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