Sadler-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Level D Unit 8
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sherin8241 on March 26, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Assurance | a pledge, freedom from doubt, self-confidence |
| Asylum | an institution for the care of children, elderly people, a place of safety, |
| Console | to comfort; the keyboard of an organ, a control panel for an electrical device |
| Dilate | to make or become larger or wilder, to expand upon |
| Dross | refuse, waste products |
| Dwindle | to lessen, diminish |
| Flippant | lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy |
| Immunity | resistance to disease; freedom from some charge or obligation |
| Institute | to establish, set up; an organization for the promotion of learning |
| Liability | a debt; something disadvantageous |
| Preposterous | ridiculous, senseless |
| Pugnacious | quarrelsome, fond of fighting |
| Rabid | furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme, mad; infected with rabies |
| Realm | a kingdom; a region or field of study |
| Rejuvenate | to make young again, to make like new |
| Sparse | to reward, pay, reimburse |
| Sterling | genuine, excellent; made of silver of standard fineness |
| Venture | a risky or daring undertaking; to expose to danger; to dare |
| Warp | to twist out of shape; an abnormality |
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