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| atone | to make up for |
| bondage | 1. slavery; 2. any state of being bound or held down |
| credible | believable |
| defray | to pay for |
| diligent | hardworking, industrious, not lazy |
| doleful | sad, dreary |
| ghastly | 1. frightful, horrible; 2. deathly pale |
| hamper | to hold back |
| hew | 1. to shape or cut down with an ax; 2. to hold to |
| impoverished | 1. poor, in a state of poverty; 2. depleted |
| incessant | never stopping, going on all the time |
| intricate | complicated, difficult to understand |
| lucid | 1. easy to understand, clear; 2. rational, sane |
| posthumous | occurring or published after death |
| prim | 1. overly neat, precise, proper, or formal; 2. prudish |
| sardonic | grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess |
| supplant | to take the place of, supersede |
| taunt (v.) | to jeer at, mock |
| taunt (n.) | an insulting or mocking remark |
| tenacious | 1. holding fast; 2. holding together firmly; 3. persistent |