VQ Unit6
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4theloveofpigs on December 5, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 atone | to make up for |
| bondage | slavery andy state of being bound or held down |
| credible | believable |
| defray | to pay for |
| diligent | hardworking |
| doleful | sad, dreary |
| ghastly | horrible, frightful |
| hamper | to hold back |
| hew | to shape or cut down with an ax, to hold to |
| impoverished | poor, in a state of poverty |
| incessant | never stopping |
| intricate | complicated, hard to understand |
| lucid | easy to understand, clear |
| posthumous | occurring or published after death |
| prim | proper, overly neat, precise |
| sardonic | grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or required |
| supplant | to take place of |
| taunt | (v) to jeer at, to mock (n) an insulting or mocking remark |
| tenacious | holding fast, holding together firmly |
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