Unit 6D Flashcards

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bondage

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slavery; any state of being bound or held down

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atone

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to make up for

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credible

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believable, plausible

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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, dolorous

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gashtly

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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; to hold to

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impoverished

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poor, in a star of poverty; 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; convoluted

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lucid

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easy to understand; clear, rational, sane; limpid

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posthumous

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occurring 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; ridicule

an insulting or mocking remark; insult

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tenacious

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holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent; obstinate, stubborn