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20 Cards in this Set
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Fortitude
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determination: strength and endurance in a difficult or painful situation; bravery/ resolution
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Anticipation
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expectation or hope; foresight/ realization; to look forward to
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Infirmary
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a place of care or infirm ( place for care of sick people: a hospital or area within an institution where sick and injured people are cared for)
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Metabolism
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any basic process of organic functioning or operating
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Concession
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the act of conceding or yielding; permission-admission
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Fastidious
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excessively particular, critical or demanding; not easy to please
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Arbitrary
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subject to individual will or judgment without restriction
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Velocity
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rapidity of motion or operation; speed of an object
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Malignant
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disposed to cause harm; deadly/ lethal; having an evil influence
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Schizophrenia
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a state characterized by the co-existence of contradictory or incompatible elements
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Immoral
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violating moral principles; abandon/ dishonest
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Explicit
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Fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated; positive/ absolute
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Optimistic
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disposed to take a favorable view of events or conditions; cheerful/ positive
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Preliminary
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preceding and leading up to the main part; foundation/ initiation
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Fatal
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causing or capable of causing death; deadly
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Conviction
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an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence; the act of conviction sentiment
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Rationale
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a state of reasons; an explanation of a principle
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Voracious
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craving or consuming large quantities of food
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Inexorably
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unyielding; can not be influence by persuasion
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Quiescent
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being at rest
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