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RHHS - Vocab D
Unit 6
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9th Grade
10/05/2010

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atone
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(v.) to make up for
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bondage
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(n.) slavery; any state of being bound or held down
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credible
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(adj.) believable
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defray
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(v.) to pay for
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diligent
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(adj.) hardworking, industrious, not lazy
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doleful
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(adj.) sad; dreary
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ghastly
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(adj.) frightful, horrible, deathly pale
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hamper
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(v.) to hold back
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hew
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(v.) to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to
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impoverished
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(adj.) poor, in a state of poverty, depleted
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incessant
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(adj.) never stopping, going on all the time
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intricate
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(adj.) complicated; difficult to understand
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lucid
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(adj.) easy 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 scournfully 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; persistent
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