Unit 8 Flashcards
(20 cards)
1
Q
Assurance (noun)
A
A pledge
2
Q
Asylum (noun)
A
An institution for the care of children, elderly people, ect.
3
Q
Console (verb)
A
To comfort
4
Q
Dilate (verb)
A
To make or become larger or wide
5
Q
Dross (noun)
A
Refuse, waste product
6
Q
Dwindle (verb)
A
To lesson, diminish
7
Q
Flippant (adj.)
A
Lacking in seriousness
8
Q
Immunity (noun)
A
Resistance to disease
9
Q
Institute (verb)
A
To establish, set up
10
Q
Liability (noun)
A
A debt
11
Q
Preposterous (adj.)
A
Ridiculous, senseless
12
Q
Pugnacious (adj.)
A
Quarrelsome, fond of fighting
13
Q
Rabid (adj.)
A
Furious, violently intense
14
Q
Realm (noun)
A
A kingdome, a region of feild of study
15
Q
Rejuvenate (verb)
A
To make young again
16
Q
Remunerate (verb)
A
To reward, pay reimburse
17
Q
Sparse (adj.)
A
Scattered
18
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Sterling (adj.)
A
Genuin
19
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Venture (noun)
A
A risky dareing undertake
20
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Warp (verb)
A
To Twist out of shape
