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Unit 8 Flashcards

1
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Assurance

A

A pledge, freedom from doubt, self-confidence

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Asylum

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A place of safety; an institution for the care of children, elderly people, Etc

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Console (as a verb)

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To comfort

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Console (as a noun)

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The keyboard of an organ; a control panel for an electrical or mechanical device

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5
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Dilate

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To make or become larger or wider

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Dross

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waste products; refuse

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7
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Flippant

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Lacking in seriousness: disrespectful, saucy

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8
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Immunity

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Resistance

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9
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Immunity PART2

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Freedom from some charge or obligation

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Institute

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To establish, set up

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Institute PART2

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An organization for the promotion of learning

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12
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Liability

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A debt, something disadvantageous

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Preposterous

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Ridiculous, senseless

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Pungnacious

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Quarrelsome, fond of fighting

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Rabid

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Furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme, mad

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Rabid PART_2

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Infected with rabies.

17
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Realm

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A kingdom; a region or field of study

18
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Rejuvenate

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To make young again; to make like new.

19
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Remunerate

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To reward, pay, reimburse.

20
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Sparse

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Meager, scant; scattered.

21
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Sterling

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Genuine, excellent

22
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Venture as a noun

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A risky or daring undertaking

23
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Venture as a Verb

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To expose to danger; to dare

24
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Warp as a verb

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To twist out of shape

25
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Warp as a noun

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An abnormality

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