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Vocabulary Workshop Level D Unit 8
Unit 8 Definitions, synonyms, antonyms
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Literature
9th Grade
12/13/2010

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assurance
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a pledge; freedom from doubt, self-confidence
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assurance (ant)
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uncertainty, doubt, insecurity
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asylum
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an institution for the care of children, elderly people, etc; a place of safety
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console
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to comfort; the keyboard of an organ; a control panel for an electrical or mechanical device
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console (ant)
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distress, aggravate, bother, vix, torment
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dilate
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to make or bocome larger or wider; to expand upon
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dilate (ant)
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contract, compress, constrict
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dross
Definition
refuse, waste products
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dwindle
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to lesson, diminish
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dwindle (ant)
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increase, enlarge, swell, proliferate
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flippant
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lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy
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flippant (ant)
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serious, respectful, deferential, obsequious
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immunity
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resistance to disease; freedom from some charge or obligation
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immunity (ant)
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vulnerability, susceptibility, exposure
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institute
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to establish, setup; an organization for the promotion of learning
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institute (ant)
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terminate, discontinue, demolish, raze
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liability
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a debt; something adventageous
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liability (ant)
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advantage, asset
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preposterous
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ridiculous, senseless
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preposterous (ant)
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sensible, reasonable, realistic, plausible
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pugnacious
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quarrelsome, fond of fighting
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pugnacious (ant)
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peace-loving, friendly, amicable, congenial
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rabid
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furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme, mad; infected with rabies
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rabid (ant)
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moderate, restrained, blase, indifferent
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realm
Definition
a kingdom; a region or field of study
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rejuvenate
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to make young again; to make like new
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rejuvenate (ant)
Definition
wear out, exhaust, enervate, debilitate
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remunerate
Definition
to reward, pay, reimburse
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sparse
Definition
meager, scant; scattered
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sparse (ant)
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plentiful, abundant, profuse, teeming
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sterling
Definition
genuine, excellent, made of silver of standard fineness
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sterling (ant)
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mediocre, shoddy, second-rate, sham
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venture
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a risky or daring undertaking; to expose to danger, to dare
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venture (ant)
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withdraw, retire, shrink from, shy away
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warp
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to twist out of shape; an abnormality
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warp (ant)
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straighten, unbend, rectify
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assurance (syn)
Definition
(n) promise, sureness, poise, self-possession
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asylum (syn)
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(n) sanatorium, sanctuary, refuge
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console (syn)
Definition
(v) soothe, solace, alleviate
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dilate (syn)
Definition
(v) enlarge, expand, swell, prolong
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dross (syn)
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(n) rubbish, trash, detritus, dregs, scum
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dwindle (syn)
Definition
(v) decrease, shrink, fade, peter out
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flippant (syn)
Definition
(adj) frivolous, impudent, impertinent, insolent
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immunity (syn)
Definition
(n) exemption, impunity
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institute (syn)
Definition
(v)found, bring out; (n) academy
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liability (syn)
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(n) handicap, difficulty, impediment, drawback
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preposterous (syn)
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(adj) nonsensical, absurd, incredible
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pugnacious (syn)
Definition
(adj)argumentative, combative, belligerent
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rabid (syn)
Definition
(adj) fanatical, zealous, raving, infuriated, berzerk
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realm (syn)
Definition
(n) domain, duchy, bailiwick, juridiction
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rejuvenate (syn)
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(v) revitalize, renew
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remunerate (syn)
Definition
(v) compesate, satisfy, profit, benefit
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sparse (syn)
Definition
(adj) thin, scanty, few and far between
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sterling (syn)
Definition
(adj)first-rate, outstanding, worthy, pure
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venture (syn)
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(n) gamble; (v) try, chance, undertake
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warp (syn)
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(v) bend, distort, misshape; (n) irregularity
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