Unit 8 Flashcards
Asylum
An institution for the care of children, elderly people, ect.
Console (v.)
To comfort
Console (n.)
The keyboard or control panel for a mechanical device
Dilate
To make or become larger or wider( to expand upon
Dross
To refuse, waste products
Dwindle
To lessen, diminish
Flippant
Lacking in seriousness, disrespectful, saucy
Immunity
Resistance to disease: freedom from some charge or obligation
Institute (v.)
To establish
Institute (n.)
Organization that promotes learning
Liability
A debt; something disadvantageous
Preposterous
Ridiculous, senseless
Pugnacious
Quarrelsome, fond of fighting
Rabid
Furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme; mad
Realm
A kingdom; a region or field of study
Rejuvenate
To make young again; to make like new
Remunerate
To reward, pay, reimburse
Sparse
Meager, scant; scattered
Sterling
Genuine, excellent; made of silver of standard fineness
Venture (n.)
A risky or daring undertaking
Warp (v.)
To twist out of shape
Warp (n.)
An abnormality
Assurance
A pledge; freedom from doubt; self-confidence
