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20 Cards in this Set
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strained; tense
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taut
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someone who obtains pleasure from recieving punishment
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masochist
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having a proud and unbroken spirit; willing to face danger
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mettlesome
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lacking in rigor, strickness, or firmness
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lax
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to lengthen in extent
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prolong
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to obtain or recieve from a source
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derive
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steady and persistent
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relentless
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abnormal or anomalous formation or structure; deformity
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malformation
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required or necessary as a prior condition
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prerequisite
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affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm
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convulsive
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to faint
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swoon
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to make amends; to supply an equivalent
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compensate
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marked by the ability to recover readily
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resilient
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to increase; make better or more attractive
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enhance
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to bear; to uphold; to support
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sustain
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to make sure or certain
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ensure
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an inclanation to do something
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tendency
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the amount that can be contained
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capacity
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an unreal or misleading appearance
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illusion
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of, relating to, or occurring at the beginning; first
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initial
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