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