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Unit 6 Vocabulary
English 9 CP
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9th Grade
02/24/2011
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atone (v.)

 

 

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 Definition

 to make up for

 

 to make ammends
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bondage (v.)

 


 Definition

 slavery; being held down

 
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credible (adj.)
 Definition
believable, trustworthy
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defray (v.)
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 to pay for
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diligent (adj.)
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hardworking; not lazy
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doleful (adj.)
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sad or dreary, sorrowful
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ghastly (adj.)
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 frightful, horrible; deathly pale
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hamper (v.)
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to hold back, hinder
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 hew (v.)
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to shape or cut down with an ax
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impoverished (adj.)
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poor; in a state of poverty
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incessant (adj.)
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never stopping, going on all the time
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intricate (adj.)
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complicated, difficult to understand
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lucid (adj.)
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easy to understand, clear; rational
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posthumous (adj.)
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occuring after death
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prim (adj.)
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overly neat, proper, exact
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sardonic (adj.)
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grim, sarcastic
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superfluous (adj.)
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more than what is required

excess
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taunt (v.)
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jeer or mock; insult
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tenacious (adj.)
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holding together

stubborn
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supplant (v.)
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to take the place of
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