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20 Cards in this Set
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a support built against a wall for reinforcement
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buttress
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capable of being protected or defended
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defensible
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sturdy or long-lasting
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durable
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to strengthen or make secure
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fortify
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to fill with life, energy, or strength
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invigorate
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powerful; strong
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potent
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to put down by force; to overpower
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quell
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stubbornly refusing to do something; not following orders
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recalcitrant
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opposed to or defending against; able to withstrand or remain the same despite outside forces
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resistant
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courage or boldness
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valor
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to throw away
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discard
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to rid one's mind of an idea
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dispel
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to scatter in different directions
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disperse
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removed from a place
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displaced
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to declare unfit to participate
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disqualify
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to force out of a place
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evict
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to cut out, or to remove as if by cutting
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excise
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forced removal from one's country
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exile
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to put out a fire or a light; to end to
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extinguish
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purify; completely get rid of something harmful
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purge
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