Definitions

Question 1

assurance

Answer 1

(n.) a pledge; freedom from doubt, self-confidence

Question 2

asylum

Answer 2

(n.) an institution for the care of children, elderly people, etc.; a place of
safety

Question 3

console

Answer 3

(v.) to comfort; (n.) the keyboard of an organ; a control panel for an
electrical or mechanical device

Question 4

dilate

Answer 4

(v.) to make or become larger or wider; to expand upon

Question 5

dross

Answer 5

(n.) refuse, waste products

Question 6

dwindle

Answer 6

(v.) to lessen, diminish

Question 7

flippant

Answer 7

(adj.) lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy

Question 8

immunity

Answer 8

(n.) resistance to disease; freedom from some charge or obligation

Question 9

institute

Answer 9

(v.) to establish, set up; (n.) organization that promotes learning

Question 10

liability

Answer 10

(n.) a debt; something disadvantageous

Question 11

preposterous

Answer 11

(adj.) ridiculous, senseless

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pugnacious

Answer 12

(adj.) quarrelsome, fond of fighting

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rabid

Answer 13

(adj.) furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme; mad infected with rabies

Question 14

realm

Answer 14

(n.) a kingdom; a region or field of study

Question 15

rejuvenate

Answer 15

(v.) to make young again; to make like new

Question 16

remunerate

Answer 16

(v.) to reward, pay, reimburse

Question 17

sparse

Answer 17

(adj.) meager, scant; scattered

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sterling

Answer 18

(adj.) genuine, excellent; made of silver of standard fineness

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venture

Answer 19

(n.) a risky or daring undertaking; (v.) to expose to danger; to dare

Question 20

warp

Answer 20

(v.) to twist out of shape; (n.) an abnormality