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Vocab 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Assurance | a pledge; freedom from doubt, self confidence |
| Asylum | An institution for the care of children, elderly people, etc; a place of saftey |
| Console | (v) to comfort (N) A control panel for an electrical drive |
| Dilate | To make or become larger or wider, to expand upon. |
| Dwindle | To lessen, diminish |
| Flippant | lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy |
| Immunity | Resistance to disease, freedom for some charge or obligation |
| Institute | (V) to establish, set up (N) an organization for the promotion of learning |
| Preposterous | Ridiculous, senseless |
| 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 | meager, scant; scattered |
| Sterling | genuine, excellent; made of silver of standard fineness |
| Venture | (N) a risky or dangerous undertaking (V)to expose to danger, to dare |
| Warp | (V) to twist out of shape (N) An abnormality |
| Pugnacious | quarrelsome, fond of fighting |
| Remunerate | to reward, pay, riemburse |
| Druss | refuse, waste products |
| Liability | a debt, something disadvantageous |