Defs Flashcards by Alyssa Ruel

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To make up for

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Atone

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Slavery; any state of being bound or held down

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Bondage

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Believable

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Credible

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To pay for

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Defray

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Hardworking, industrious, not lazy

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Diligent

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Sad,dreary

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Doleful

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Frightful, horrible,deathly pale

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Ghastly

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To hold back

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Hamper

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To shape or cut down with an ax

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Hew

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Poor, in a state of poverty; depleted

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Impoverished

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Never stopping, going on all the time

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Incessant

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Complicated, difficult to understand

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Intricate

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Easy to understand, clear, rational, sane

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Lucid

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Occurring or published after death

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Posthumous

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Overly neat, precise, proper, or formal; prudish

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Prim

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Grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic

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Sardonic

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Exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess

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Superfluous

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To take the place of, supersede

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Supplant

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To jeer at, to mock

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Taunt

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Holding fast, holding together firmly, persistent

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Tenacious