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Unit 8 Vocabulary Terms
20 Terms
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English
9th Grade
01/07/2010

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Assurance
Definition
Noun
-A pledge; freedom from drought, self-confidence
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Asylum
Definition
Noun
-An institution for the care of children, elderly people, etc.; A place of safety
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Console
Definition
Verb
-To comfort
Noun
-The keyboard of an organ; a control panel for an electrical or mechanical device
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Dilate
Definition
Verb
-To make or to become larger or wider; to expand upon
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Dross
Definition
Noun
-Refuse, waste products
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Dwindle
Definition
Verb
-To lessen, to diminish
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Flippant
Definition
Adjective
-Lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy
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Immunity
Definition
Noun
-Resistance to disease; freedom from some charge or obligation
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Institution
Definition
Verb
-To establish, to set up
Noun
-Organization for the promotion of learning
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Liability
Definition
Noun
-A debt, something disadvantageous
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Preposterous
Definition
Adjective
-Ridiculous, senseless
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Pugnacious
Definition
Adjective
-Quarrelsome, fond of fighting
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Rabid
Definition
Adjective
-Infected with rabies, furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme; mad
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Realm
Definition
Noun
-A kingdom; a region or field of study
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Rejuvenate
Definition
Verb
-To make young, to make light move
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Remunerate
Definition
Verb
-To reward, to pay, to reimburse
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Sparse
Definition
Adjective
-Meager, scant; scattered
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Sterling
Definition
Adjective
-Genuine, excellent; made of silver of standard fineness
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Venture
Definition
Noun
-A risky or daring undertaking
Verb
-To expose to danger; to dare
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Warp
Definition
Verb
-To twist out of shape
Noun
-An abnormality
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