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Unit 6 Vocab Flashcards

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to make up for

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atone

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atone. (v, n, a)

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verb

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slavery; any state of being bound or held down

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bondage

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bondage(v, n, a)

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noun

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believable

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Credible

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Credible (v, n, a)

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Adjective

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to pay for

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defray

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defray(v, n, a)

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verb

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hardworking, industrious, not lazy

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diligent

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diligent (v, n, a)

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adjective

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sad, dreary

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doleful

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doleful(v, n, a)

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adjective

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frightful, horrible; deathly pale

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ghastly

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ghastly (v, n, a)

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adjective

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to hold back

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hamper

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hamper (v, n, a)

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verb

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

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hew

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hew (v, n, a)

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verb

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poor, in a state of poverty

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impoverished

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impoverished (v, n, a)

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adjective

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never stopping, going on all the time

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incessant

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incessant (v, n, a)

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adjective

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complicated, difficult to understand

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intricate

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intricate (v, n, a)

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adjective

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easy to understand, clear; rational, sane

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lucid
(aka not me)

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lucid (v, n, a)

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adjective

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occurring or published after death

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posthumous

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posthumous (v, n, a)

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adjective

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overly neat, proper, or formal

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prim

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prim (v, n, a)

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adjective

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grimly mocking, bitterly, sarcastic

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sardonic

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sardonic (v, n, a)

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adjective

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exceeding what is sufficient or required excess

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superfluous

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superfluous (v, n, a)

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adjective

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to take the place of, supersede

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supplant

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supplant (v, n, a)

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verb

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to jeer at, mock

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taunt

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taunt (v, n, a)

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verb

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holding fast; holding together firmly, persistent

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tenacious

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tenacious (v, n, a)

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adjective

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At one time or another, everyone has done something for which he or she needs to _____.

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Atone

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Many people escaped the cruel _______ slavery with the help of the Underground Railroad

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bondage

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Do you have a ________ explanation completing your assignment on time?

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credible

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Corporate sponsors helped to ______ the cost of the charity’s annual telethon

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defray

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________ employees are likely to be well rewarded for their dedication and hard work

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diligent

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One look at the players’ _______ faces told me that the team had lost the championship game

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doleful

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Some people are almost afraid to go to sleep because they suffer from _______ recurring nightmares

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ghastly

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Poor grades will ______ you in your effort to get a college education

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hamper

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Even in a crisis, we must ___ to this nation’s principles of liberty equality, and justice.

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hew

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After World War ||, ____________ European countries received U.S and under the Marshall Plan

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impoverished

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The loud and _________ chatter of the people at the next table made it hard for us to hear each other

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incessant

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Our teacher took us through the _________ solution to the equation step by step

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intricate

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The ability to speak in a _____ and persuasive fashion is a great asset to a plitician

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lucid

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Mant artists and writers have been ignored during their lifetimes only to achieve __________ fame.

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posthumous

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How is it that such a ____ and tidy person and uch a messy one can be such good friends?

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prim

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Great satirists save their most ________ wit for the greedy, the corrupt, and the hypocritical

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sardonic

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Neat and well-organized people know how to eliminate all ___________ clutter

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superfluous

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Computers rapidly ________ typewriters in the workplace, just as photocopier replaced carbon papers.

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supplant

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It is not at all unusual for brothers and sisters to tease and _____ one another good-naturedly

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taunt

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Athletes must be _________ in the pursuit of excellence if they hope to become Olympic champions.

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tenacious

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