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15 Cards in this Set
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(n) a pledge; freedom from doubt. self-confidence
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assurance
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(n) an institution for the care of children, elderly people, etc.; a place of safety
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asylum
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(v) to comfort (n) the keyboard of an organ; a control panel for an electrical or mechanical device
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console
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(v) to make or become larger or wider; to expand upon
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dilate
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(n) refuse, waste products
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dross
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(v) to lessen, diminish
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dwindle
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(adj) lacking in seriousness,disrespectful, saucy
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flippant
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(n) resistance to disease; freedom from some charge or obligation
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immunity
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(v) to establish, set up (n) an organization for the promotion of learning
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institute
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(n) a debt; something disadvantageous
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liability
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(adj) ridiculous, senseless
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preposterous
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(adj) quarrelsome, fond of fighting
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pugnacious
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(adj) furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme; mad; infected with rabies
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rabid
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(n) a kingdom; a region or field of study
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realm
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(v) to make young again; to make like new
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rejuvenate
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