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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 assurance | a pledge; freedom from doubt, self confidence; poise |
| asylum | an institution for the care of children, elderly people, ect.; a place of safety. sanatorium |
| console | to comfort; they keyboard of an organ, a control panel for an electrical or mechanical device. |
| dilate | to make or become larger or wider; to expand upon. |
| dross | refuse, waste products. rubbish, detritus, dregs |
| dwindle | to lessen, diminish |
| flippant | lacking in seriousness, disrespectful, saucy. frivolous, impertinent, insolent. |
| 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. handicapped, difficulty |
| preposterous | ridiculous, senseless. |
| pugnacious | quarrelsome, fond of fighting. combative, belligerent |
| rabid | furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme; mad, infected with rabies. fanatical, zealous, raving, infuriated, berserk. |
| realm | a kingdom; a region or field of study. domain, duchy, bailwick, jurisdiction. |
| rejuvenate | to make young again; to make like new |
| remunerate | to reward, pay, reimburse. compensate, satisfy, profit, benefit |
| sparse | meager, scant, scattered. |
| 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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