vocab unit 8

Question 0

asylum

Answer 0

an institution for the care of children, elderly, people, etc. a place of safety

Question 1

assurance

Answer 1

a pledge; freedom from doubt, self-confidence

Question 2

console

Answer 2

to comfort; the keyboard of an organ; a control panel for an electrical or mechanical device

Question 3

dilate

Answer 3

to make or become larger or wider; to expand upon

Question 4

dross

Answer 4

refuse, waster products

Question 5

dwindle

Answer 5

to lessen, diminish

Question 6

flippant

Answer 6

lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy

Question 7

immunity

Answer 7

resistance to disease; freedom from some charge or obligation

Question 8

institute

Answer 8

to establish, set up; an organization for the promotion of learning

Question 9

liability

Answer 9

a debt; something disadvantageous

Question 10

preposterous

Answer 10

ridiculous, senseless

Question 11

pugnacious

Answer 11

quarrelsome, fond of fighting

Question 12

rabid

Answer 12

furious, violently intense, unreasonable extreme; mad; infected with rabies

Question 13

realm

Answer 13

a kingdom; a region or field of study

Question 14

rejuvenate

Answer 14

to make young again; to make like new

Question 15

remunerate

Answer 15

to reward, pay, reimburse

Question 16

sparse

Answer 16

meager, scant; scattered

Question 17

sterling

Answer 17

genuine, excellent; made of silver of standard fineness

Question 18

venture

Answer 18

a risky or daring undertaking; to expose to danger; to dare

Question 19

warp

Answer 19

to twist out of shape; an abnormality