VOCAB 4-6 Flashcards

I'm cooked

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atone

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to make up for

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bondage

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slavery; being bound or held down

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credible

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believable

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defray

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to pay for

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diligent

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hardworking, not lazy

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doleful

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sad, dreary

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ghastly

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frightful, deathly pale

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hamper

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to hold back

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hew

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to hold to; to shape/cut down

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impoverished

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poor, 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

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lucid

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easy to understand, clear, sane

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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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mocking, bitterly sarcastic

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superfluous

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exceeding what is sufficient or required

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supplant

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to take the place of, supersede

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taunt

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jeer at, mock

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tenacious

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holding fast; holding together firmly, persistent