Vocab Unit 7D Flashcards

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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

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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, 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; to hold to

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Impoverished

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poor, in a state 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

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lucid

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easy to understand, clear; rational, sane

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14
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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, precise, 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

19
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Taunt

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to jeer at, mock; an insulting or mocking remark

20
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Tenacious

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holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent