Vocab 8
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Turtledawg21 on February 13, 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, etc.; a place of safety |
| Console | (v.) to comfort; (n.) the keyboard of an organ; a control panel for an electrical or mechanical device |
| Dilate | to make larger or wider; 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 | (v.) to establish, set up; (n.) 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 |
| Remunerate | to reward, pay, reimburse |
| Sparse | meager, scant; scattered |
| Sterling | 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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