Unit 6 Flashcards by Jose Luis Delgado Takenaka

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Atone

A

to make up for

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Bondage

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slavery; any state of being bound or held down

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Credible

A

believable

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Defray

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to pay for

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Diligent

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Hardworking, industrious, not lazy

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Doleful

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Sad; dreary

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Ghastly

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frightful, horrible; deathly pale

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Hamper

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to hold back

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Hew

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to shape or cut down with an ax; adhere, to hold to

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Impoverished

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poor; depleted

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Incessant

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never stopping, going on all the time

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Intricate

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complicated; difficult to understand

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Lucid

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easy to understand, clear; rational, sane

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Posthumous

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occuring or published after death

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Prim

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overly neat, proper or formal; prudish

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Sardonic

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grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic

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Superfluous

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exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess

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Supplant

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to take the place
of, supersede

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Taunt

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to jeer at, mock; an insulting remark

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Tenacious

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holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent