Vocabulary Workshop Level D Unit 6 – Flashcards
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atone
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(v) to make up for
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bondage
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(n) slavery; any state of being bound or held down
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credible
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(adj) believable.
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defray
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(v) to pay for
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diligent
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(adj) hardworking, industrious, not lazy
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doleful
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(adj) sad; dreary
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ghastly
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(adj) frightful, horrible; deathly pale
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hamper
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(v) to hold back
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hew
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(v) to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to
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impoverished
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(adj) poor, In a state of poverty; depleted
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incessant
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(adj) never stopping, going on all the time
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intricate
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(adj) complicated; difficult to understand
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lucid
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(adj) easy to understand, clear; rational, sane
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posthumous
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(adj) occuring or published after death
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prim
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(adj) overly neat, precise, proper, or formal; prudish
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sardonic
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(adj) grimly or scornfullly mocking, bitterly sarcastic
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superfluous
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(adj) exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess
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supplant
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(v) to take the place of, supersede
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taunt
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(v) to jeer at, mock; (n) an insulting or mocking remark
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tenacious
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(adj) holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent
