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Unit 5 Vocab
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English
11th Grade
09/10/2015

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n. ability to contain or absorb
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capacity
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v. to make up for; to repay
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compensate
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adj. spasmodic; contracting uncontrollably
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convulsive
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v. to get or trace from a source
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derive
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v. to make greater in value
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enhance
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v. to guarantee; to protect
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ensure
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n. unreal or misleading appearance
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illusion
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adj. first; beginning
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initial
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adj. loose; not strict
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lax
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n. irregular formation of a part; deformation
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malformation
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n. person who gets pleasure from inflicting pain on himself or herself
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masochist
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adj. courageous; hardy; spirited
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mettlesome
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n. requirement
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prerequisite
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v. to lengthen; to extend
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prolong
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adj. unyielding; persistent
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relentless
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adj. flexible; elastic; adaptable
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resilient
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v. to maintain; to prolong; to support
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sustain
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v. to faint; to feel strong emotion
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swoon
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adj. tightly stretched
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taut
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n. inclination; disposition
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tendency
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