Unit 8 Vocab Flashcards
assurance
a pledge, freedom from doubt, confidence
asylum
an institution for care of children, elderly people, etc. place of safety.
console
to comfort, the keyboard of an organ or control panel
dilate
to make or become larger or wider, to expand upon
dross
refuse, waste products
dwindle
to lessen, diminish in size
flippant
lacking in seriuousness, disrespectful, saucy
immunity
resistance to disease, freedom from charge or obligation.
institute
to establish, set up, an organization for the promotion of learning.
liability
a debt, something disadventagous
preposterous
ridiculous, senseless
pugnacious
quarrelsome, fond of fighting
rabid
furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme, mad, infected with rabies.
realm
a kingdom, a region or feild of study
rejuvenate
to make young again, to renew
remunerate
to reward, pay, reimberse
sparse
meager,scant,scattered
sterling
genuine, excellent, of standard quality
venture
a risky or daring undertaking, to expose to danger, to dare
warp
to twist out of shape, an abnormality.
