Vocabulary Workshop Level D Sadlier-Oxford Unit 8 Sentences
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Terms | Definitions |
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 assurance | The airport was built with the ___ that all the people displaced by its construction would be fairly compensated. |
| asylum | Some refugees are political fugitives who have fled their homeland to seek ___ in another country. |
| console | A neighbor tried to ___ the sobbing child whose cat had wandered away. |
| dilate | The ophthalmologist said she would ___ the pupil before examining the injured eye. |
| dross | The ___ from the manufacturing process turned out to be highly toxic. |
| dwindle | During the coldest weeks of winter, the pile of firewood slowly ___ until there were no logs left. |
| flippant | Parents and other adults are often upset by a teenager's ___ responses. |
| immunity | Most babies are vaccinated so that they develop an ___ to measles. |
| institute | Congress has been reluctant to ___ new guidelines for campaign spending. |
| liability | A limited attention span is his biggest ___ as a student. |
| preposterous | The teory that Stonehenge was constructed by alien life forms, is utterly ___. |
| pugnacious | The fox terrier is a particularly ___ breed of dog known for its aggressive behavior. |
| rabid | Police arrived in force to quell the riot se off by ___ soccer fans. |
| realm | While astronomy falls within the ___ of science, astrology does not. |
| rejuvenate | A few minutes of conversation with my best friend helped to ___ my flagging spirits. |
| remunerate | The couple promised to ___ the artist handsomely for a portrait of their child. |
| sparse | Unlike its neighboring metropolis, the area has quite a ___ population. |
| sterling | The reviewer noted the young actor's ___ performance in A midsummer Nights Dream. |
| venture | An overseas voyage was a daunting ___ during the age of exploration |
| warp | The carpenter explained that humidity caused the kitchen door to ___. |
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