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Unit 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Assurance | (n.) a pledge; freedom from doubt, self-confidence |
| Asylum | (n.) and 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 of mechanical device |
| Dilate | (v.) to make or become larger or wider; to expand upon |
| Dross | (n.) refuse, waste product |
| Dwindle | (v.) the lessen, diminish |
| Flippant | (adj.) lacking in seriousness; respectful, saucy |
| Immunity | (n.) resistance to disease; freedom from some charge or obligation |
| Institute | (v.) to establish, set up; (n.) organization that promotes learning |
| Liability | (n.) a dept; something disadvantageous |
| Preposterous | (adj.) ridiculous, senseless |
| Pugnacious | (adj.) quarrelsome, fond of fighting |
| Rabid | (adj.) furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme; mad; infected with rabies |
| Realm | (n.) a kingdom; a region or field of study |
| Rejuvenate | (v.) to make young again; to make like new |
| Remunerate | (v.) to reward, pay, reimburse |
| Sparse | (adj.) meager, scant; scattered |
| Sterling | (adj.) genuine, excellent; made of sliver 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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