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| atone | to make up for |
| bondage | slavery; any state of being bound or held down |
| bondage | ant: freedom, liberty, independence |
| bondage | syn: servitude, captivity, subjection, dependence |
| credible | believable |
| credible | syn: plausible, acceptable, likely |
| credible | ant: unbelievable, implausible, improbable |
| defray | to pay for |
| defray | syn: settle, bear the cost, foot the bill |
| diligent | hardworking, industrious, not lazy |
| diligent | syn: assiduous, sedulous |
| diligent | ant: lazy, indolent, cursory, perfunctory |
| doleful | sad; dreary |
| doleful | syn: sorrowful, mournful, melancholy, dolorous |
| doleful | ant: cheerful, blithe, jaunty, buoyant |
| ghastly | frightful, horrible; deathly pale |
| ghastly | syn: dreadful, appalling, gruesome, grisly |
| ghastly | ant: pleasant, agreeable, attractive, delightful |
| hamper | to hold back |
| hamper | syn: hinder, obstruct, impede, inhibit |
| hamper | ant: facilitate, ease, smooth the way |
| hew | to shape or cut down with an ax; to hold to |
| hew | syn: chop, hack, fell, adhere, conform |
| impoverished | poor, in a state of poverty; depleted |
| impoverished | syn: poverty-stricken, destitute, indigent |
| impoverished | ant: rich, wealthy, affluent, prosperous |
| incessant | never stopping, going on all the time |
| incessant | syn: ceaseless, constant, uninterrupted |
| incessant | ant: occasional, sporadic, intermittent |
| lucid | easy to understand, clear, rational, sane |
| lucid | syn: limpid, intelligible |
| lucid | ant: murky, muddy, obscure, unintelligible |
| posthumous | occurring or published after death |
| posthumous | syn: postmortem |
| posthumous | ant: prenatal |
| prim | overly neat, precise, proper, or formal; prudish |
| prim | syn: fussy, fastidious, squeamish |
| prim | ant: dowdy, frumpy, sloppy, untidy, loose, lax |
| sardonic | grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic |
| sardonic | syn: caustic, mordant, wry |
| sardonic | ant: bland, mild, sacchrine, good-natured |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess |
| superfluous | syn: surplus, supererogatory |
| superfluous | ant: necessary, essential, vital, indespendable |
| supplant | to take the place of, supersede |
| supplant | syn: replace, displace, oust |
| taunt | (v.) to jeer at, mock; (n.) an insulting or mocking remark |
| taunt | syn: ridicule, deride |
| taunt | ant: cheer, applaud, acclaim |
| tenacious | holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent |
| tenacious | syn: obstinant, stubborn, dogged |
| tenacious | ant: yielding, weak, gentle, lax, slack |
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