vocab unit 8
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20 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 assurance | n. a pledge; freedom from doubt, self- confidence |
| asylum | n. n institution for the care of children, elderly people, etc.; a place of safety |
| console | v. to comfort; n. the heyboard of an organ; a control panel for an electrical or mechanical device |
| dilate | v. to make or become larger or wider; to expand upon |
| dross | n. refuse, waste products |
| dwindle | v. to lessen, diminish |
| flippant | adj. lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy |
| immunity | n. resistance to desease; freedom from such charge or obligation |
| institute | v. to establish, set up. n. organization for the promotion of learning |
| liability | n. a debt, someting disadvantageous |
| preposterous | adj. rediculous, senseless |
| pugnacious | adj. quarrelsome, fond of fighting |
| rabid | adj. furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme, mad, infected with rabies |
| realm | n. a kingdom, region, field of study |
| rejuvenate | v. to make young again; to make new |
| remunerate | to reward, pay, remburse |
| sparse | adj. meager, scant; scattered |
| sterling | adj. genuine, excellent, made of silver of standard fineness |
| venture | n. a risky or daring undertaking, v. to expose to danger, to dare |
| warp | v. to twist out of shape, n, an abnormality |
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