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