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Level D
Unit 6
20
General Vocab
9th Grade
10/12/2008

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Atone (v)
Definition
to make up for
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Bondage (n)
Definition
slavery, any state of being bound or held down
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Credible (adj)
Definition
believable
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Defray (V)
Definition
to pay for
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diligent (adj)
Definition
hardworking,industrious not lazy
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doleful (adj)
Definition
sad dreary
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ghastly (adj)
Definition
frightful horrible deathly pale
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hamper (V)
Definition
to hold back
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hew (V)
Definition
to shape or cut down with an ax to hold to
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impoverished (adj)
Definition
poor in a state of poverty
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incessant (adj)
Definition
never stop going on all the time
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intricate (adj)
Definition
complicated difficult to understand
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posthumous (adj)
Definition
occurring or published after death
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lucid (adj)
Definition
easy to understand,clear, rational,sane
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prim (adj)
Definition
overly neat precise proper or formal prudish
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sardonic (adj)
Definition
grimly or scornfully mocking bitterly sarcastis
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superfluous (adj)
Definition
exceeding what is sufficient or required exeese
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supplant (V)
Definition
to take the PLACE OF SUPERSEDE
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taunt (V,N)
Definition
to jeer at mock an insulting or mocking remark
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(adj)
Definition
holding fast holding together firmly persistent
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