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Lesson 6 Vocabulary
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Atone (v.) To make amends for expiate
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Bondage (n.) slavery; any state of being bound or held down
servitude, subjection, dependence
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Credible (adj.) Believable Plausible, acceptable, likely
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Defray (v.) to pay for Bear the cost Foot the bill
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Diligent (adj.) hardworking, industrious, not lazy Assiduous, sedulous
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Doleful (adj.) sad; dreary Sorrowful, mournful, dolorous
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Ghastly (adj.) frightful, horrible; deathly pale
Dreadful, appalling, grisly
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Hamper (v.) To hold back Hinder, obstruct, impede, inhibit
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Hew (v.) To shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to
Chop, hack, fell, Adhere, conform
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Impoverished (adj.) poor, in a state of poverty; depleted
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Incessant (adj.) Never stopping, going on all the time
Ceaseless, constant, uninterrupted 12
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Intricate (adj.) complicated; difficult to understand 13
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Lucid (adj.) easy to understand; clear; rational; sane
Limpid; intelligible 14
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Posthumous (adj.) occurring or published after death 15
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Prim (adj.) Overly neat, proper, or formal; prudish
Fussy; fastidious; squeamish 16
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Sardonic (adj.) grimly or scornfully mocking; bitterly sarcastic
Mordant, acerbic, wry 17
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Superfluous (adj.) exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess
Surplus, supererogatory 18
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Supplant (v.) to take the place of, supersede Replace, displace, oust
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Taunt (v.) to jeer at, mock; (n.) an insulting or mocking remark
(v.) ridicule (n.) insult 20
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Tenacious (adj.) holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent
Obstinate, stubborn, dogged 21
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