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Semicolons are among the punctuations that are misused and misunderstood most than any other punctuation marks. This is because they have been dropped dramatically in the modern literature. Normally semi colons were used in every ten words but today is not the case, because you will come across a semi colon after about ten pages.
Therefore in the given excert, semicolons are used to indicate a long and complicated list that contain individual points that are beneficial and in a continuous form.
I got arrested for downloading the whole wikipedia. I told them I could explain everything.
Answer:
1. If you default on a loan, that means you have not paid it yet (you still owe it).
2. A desert is more desolate, because it is more barren with less plant and animal life.
3. A spiderweb is more inextricable, because it is carefully crafted, and has a complicated, detailed pattern.
4. If you have earned redemption, that means you are saved from evil. Being saved from redemption is a theme throughout the bible, because you are saved and can go to Heaven.
5. If a person degenerates, they are regressing. For example, a degenerative illness is something that causes someone to function worse and worse.