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to make up for
syn: expiate, make amends for |
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(n.)
slavery; any state of being bound or held down
syn: plausible, acceptable, likely |
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(adj.)
believable
syn: plausible, acceptable, likely |
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(v.)
to pay for
syn:settle bear the cost, foot the bill |
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(adj.)
hardworking, industrious, not lazy
syn: assiduous, sedulous |
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(adj.)
sad, dreary
syn: sorrowful, mournful, melancholy, dolorous |
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(adj.)
frightful, horrible; deathly pale
syn: dreadful, appalling, gruesome, grisly |
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(v.)
to hold back
syn: hinder, obstruct, impede, inhibit |
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(v.)
to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to
syn: chop, hack, fell, adhere, conform |
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(adj.)
poor, in a state of poverty; depleted
syn: poverty-stricken, destitute, indigent |
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(adj.)
never stopping, going on all the time
syn: ceaseless, constant, uninterrupted |
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(adj.)
complicated; difficult to understand
syn: complex, convoluted |
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(adj.)
easy to understand, clear; rational, sane
syn: limpid, intelligible |
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(adj.)
occurring or published after death
syn: postmortem |
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(adj.)
overly neat, precise, proper, or formal; prudish
syn: fussy, fastidious, squeamish |
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(adj.)
grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic
syn: caustic, mordant, acerbic, wry |
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(adj.)
exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess
syn: surplus, supererogatory |
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(v.)
to take the place of, supersede
syn: replace, displace, oust |
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(v.)
to jeer at, mock
(n.)
an insulting or mocking remark
syn: (v.) ridicule, deride |
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(adj.)
holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent
syn: obstinate, stubborn, dogged |
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