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Vocab.Unit 8
Vocabulary words for Unit 8 test. Grade 9.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Assurance | Freedom from doubt, self-confidence |
| Asylum | An institution for the care of children |
| Console | To comfort |
| Dilate | To make ir become larger or wider |
| Dross | Refuse, waste products |
| Dwindle | To lessen, diminish |
| Flippant | Lacking in seriousness; disrespectful |
| Immunity | Resistance to disease |
| Institute | To establish, set up |
| Liability | A debt |
| Preposterous | Rediculous |
| Pugnacious | Quarrelsome, fond of fighting |
| Rabit | Furious, violently intense |
| Realm | A kingdom, a region or field of study |
| Rejuvenate | To make young again, to make like new |
| Remunerate | To reward |
| Sparse | Meager, scant, scattered |
| Sterling | Genuine, excellent |
| Venture | A risky or daring undertaking |
| Warp | To twist out of shape; an abnormality |