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English
8th Grade
02/09/2006

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