- assurance: a pledge; freedom from doubt
- asylum: an institution for the care of children, elderly people
- console: to comfort; the keyboard of an organ or control panel
- dilate: to make or become larger or wider; to expand
- dross: refuse, waste products
- dwindle: to lessen, diminish
- flippant: lacking in seriousness; disrespectful
- immunity: resistance to disease; freedom from obligation
- institute: to establish, set up; an organization promoting learning
- liability: a debt; something disadvantageous
- preposterous: ridiculous, senseless
- pugnacious: quarrelsome, fond of fighting
- rabid: furious, violently intense, infected with rabies
- realm: a kingdom; a field of study
- rejuvenate: to make young again; to make like new
- remunerate: to reward or pay back
- sparse: meager, scant; scattered
- sterling: genuine, excellent
- venture: a risky or daring undertaking; to expose to danger
- warp: to twist out of shape; an abnormality