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Vocab Unit 6
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Education
10th Grade
12/31/2013

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atone
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verb- to make up for
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bondage
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noun- slavery, any state of being bound or held down
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credible
Definition
adjective- believable
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defray
Definition
verb- to pay for
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diligent
Definition
adjective- hard-working, industrious, not lazy
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doleful
Definition
adjective-sad, dreary
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ghastly
Definition
adjective-frightful, horrible; deathly pale
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hamper
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verb- to hold back
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hew
Definition
verb- to cut down or shape with an ax; to hold to
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impoverished
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adjective-poor, in a state of poverty; depleted
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incessant
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adjective-never stopping; going on all the time
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intricate
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adjective- complicated; difficult to understand
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lucid
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adjective- easy to understand, clear; rational, sane
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posthumous
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adjective-occurring or published after death
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prim
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adjective- overly neat, proper, or formal; prudish
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sardonic
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adjective- grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic
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superfluous
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adjective- exceeding what is sufficient or required; excess
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supplant
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verb- to take the place of, supercede
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taunt
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verb- to jeer at, mock

noun- an insulting or mocking remark

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tenacious
Definition
adjective-holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent
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