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Vocabulary Unit 8
English 9 Vocabulary Unit 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| (n) a pledge; freedom from doubt, self-confidence | assurance |
| (n) an institution for the care of children, elderly people, etc.; a place of safety | asylum |
| (v)to comfort; (n) the keyboard of an organ; a control panel for an electrical or mechanical device. | console |
| (v)to make or become larger or wider; to expand upon. | dilate |
| (n)refuse, waste products | dross |
| (v) to lessen, diminsh | dwindle |
| (adj) lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy | flippant |
| (n)resistance to disease; freedom from some charge or obligation | immunity |
| (v)to establish, set up;(n)an organization for the promotion of learning | institute |
| (n)a debt;something disadvantageous | liability |
| (adj)ridiculous, senseless | preposterous |
| (adj) quarrelsome, fond of fighting | pugnacious |
| (adj)furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme; mad; infected with rabies | rabid |
| (n)a kingdom; a region or field of study | realm |
| (v)to make young again; to make like new | rejuvenate |
| (v)to reward, pay, reimburse | remunerate |
| (adj)meager,scant;scattered | sparse |
| (adj) genuine, excellent; made of silver of standard fineness | sterling |
| (n) a risky or daring undertaking; (v) to expose to danger; to dare | venture |
| (v) to twist out of shape; (n) an abnormality | warp |