Unit 8 Flashcards
1
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assurance
A
a pledge; a freedom from doubt, self confident
2
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asylum
A
an institution for the care of children, elderly, etc; a place of safety
3
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console
A
to comfort
4
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dilate
A
to make or become larger or wider; to expand
5
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dross
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refuse, waste products
6
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dwindle
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to lessen or diminish
7
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flippant
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lacking in seriousness, disrespect, saucy
8
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immunity
A
resistence to disease; freedom from some charge or obligation
9
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institute
A
to establish, set up
10
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institute
A
to establish, set up
11
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liability
A
a debt; the sate of being responsible for something
12
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preposterous
A
ridiculous, senseless
13
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pugnacious
A
quarrelsome, fond of fighting
14
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rabid
A
furious, violently intense; unreasonably, extreme; mad
15
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realm
A
a kingdom; a region or field study
