9 Vocabulary 8 Flashcards
1
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a pledge; freedom from doubt; self-confidence
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assurance
2
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an institution for the care of children, elderly people, etc.; a place of safety
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asylum
3
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to comfort
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console
4
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to make or become larger or wider; to expand upon
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dilate
5
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trash; waste products
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dross
6
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to lessen or diminish
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dwindle
7
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lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy
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flippant
8
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resistance to disease
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immunity
9
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to establish, set up
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institute
10
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a debt; something disadvantageous
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liability
11
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ridiculous; senseless
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preposterous
12
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quarrelsome, fond of fighting
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pugnacious
13
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furious, violently intense, unreasonable extreme; mad; infected with rabies
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rabid
14
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a kingdom; a region or field of study
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realm
15
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to make young again; to make like new
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rejuvenate
