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