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20 Cards in this Set

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Assurance

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

Asylum

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

Console

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

Dilate

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

Dross

(n.) refuse, waste products

Dwindle

(v.) to lessen, diminish

Flippant

(adj.) lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy

Immunity

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

Institute

(v.) to establish, set up; (n.) an organization for the promotion of learning

Liability

(n.) a debt; something disadvantageous

Preposterous

(adj.) ridiculous, senseless

Pugnacious

(adj.) quarrelsome, fond of fighting

Rabid

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

Realm

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

Rejuvenate

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

Remunerate

(v.) to reward, pay, reimburse

Sparse

(adj.) meager, scant; scattered

Sterling

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

Venture

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

Warp

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