Unit 8D

Question 0

asylum

Answer 0

an institution did the care of children, elderly people, etc; a place of safety, sanctuary

Question 1

assurance

Answer 1

a pledge; freedom from doubt, self-confidence; promise, sureness

Question 2

console

Answer 2

to comfort, solace

the keyboard of an organ; a control panel for an electronic device

Question 3

dilate

Answer 3

to make or become large or wider; to expand upon

Question 4

dross

Answer 4

refuse, waste products; dregs, scum

Question 5

dwindle

Answer 5

to lessen, diminish

Question 6

flippant

Answer 6

lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy; frivolous, insolent

Question 7

immunity

Answer 7

resistance to disease; freedom from some charge or obligation

Question 8

institute

Answer 8

to establish, set up; found

organization that promotes learning; academy

Question 9

liability

Answer 9

a debt; something disadvantageous

Question 10

preposterous

Answer 10

ridiculous, senseless; impediment

Question 11

pugnacious

Answer 11

quarrelsome, fond of fighting; belligerent

Question 12

rabid

Answer 12

furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme; mad, infuriated; infected with rabies

Question 13

realm

Answer 13

a kingdom; a region or field of study; domain, jurisdiction

Question 14

rejuvenate

Answer 14

to make young again; to make like new, renew

Question 15

remunerate

Answer 15

to reward, pay, reimburse; satisfy; benefit

Question 16

sparse

Answer 16

meagre, scant; scattered, few and far between, scanty

Question 17

sterling

Answer 17

genuine, excellent; made of silver of standard fineness; worthy, pure, first-rate

Question 18

venture

Answer 18

a risky or daring undertaking; gamble

to expose to danger; to dare, chance; undertake, try

Question 19

warp

Answer 19

to twist out shape, bend, distort

an abnormality, irregularity