Unit 8 Flashcards
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Asylum
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An institution for the care of children, elderly people, etc.: a place of safety
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Assurance
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A pledge; freedom from doubt, self confidence
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Console
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To comfort
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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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Refuse, waste products
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Dwindle
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To lessen, diminish
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Flippant
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Lacking in seriousness; disrespect, saucy
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Immunity
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Resistance to disease; freedom from some charge or obligation
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Institute
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To establish, set up
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Liability
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A debt
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Preposterous
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Ridiculous, senseless
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Pugnacious
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Quarrelsome, fond of fighting
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Rabid
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Furious, violently intense, mad; infected with rabies
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Realm
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A kingdom; a region or field of study
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Rejuvenate
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To make young again; to make like new
