unit 6 vocab Flashcards
1
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atone
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to make up for
2
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bondage
A
slavery
3
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credible
A
believable
4
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defray
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to pay for
5
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diligent
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hardworking, industrious, not lazy
6
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doleful
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sad, dreary
7
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ghastly
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frightful, horrible; deathly pale
8
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hamper
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to hold back
9
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hew
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to shape or cut down with an ax, to hold to
10
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impoverished
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poor, in a state of poverty, depleted
11
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incessant
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never stopping, going on all the time.
12
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intricate
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complicated, difficult to understand.
13
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lucid
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easy to understand, clear; rational, sane.
14
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posthumous
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occurring or published after death
15
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prim
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overly neat, precise, proper, or formal.
16
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sardonic
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grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic
17
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superfluous
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exceeding what is sufficient or required.
18
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supplant
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to take the place of
19
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taunt
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to jeer at, mock; an insulting comment
20
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tenacious
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holding fast, holding together firmly, persistent.
