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20 Cards in this Set
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Assurance |
(n.) a pledge; freedom from doubt, self-confidence |
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Asylum |
(n.) an institution for care of children, elderly people; a place of safety |
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Console |
(v.) to comfort (n.) the keyboard of an organ; a control panel for an electrical or mechanical device. |
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Dilate |
(v.) to make or become larger |
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Dross |
(n.) refuse, waste products |
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Dwindle |
(v.) to lessen, diminish |
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Flippant |
(adj.) lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy |
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Immunity |
(n.) resistance to disease; freedom from some charge or obligation |
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Institute |
(v.) to establish, set up (n.) an organization for the promotion of learning |
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Liability |
(n.) a debt; something disadvantageous |
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Preposterous |
(adj.) ridiculous, senseless |
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Pugnacious |
(adj.) quarrelsome, fond of fighting |
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Rabid |
(adj.) furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme; mad; infected with rabies |
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Realm |
(n.) a kingdom; a region or field of study |
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Rejuvenate |
(v.) to make young again; to renew |
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Remunerate |
(v.) to reward, pay, reimburse |
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Sparse |
(adj.) meager, scant; scattered |
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Sterling |
(adj.) genuine, excellent; of standard quality |
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Venture |
(n.) a risky or daring undertaking (v.) to expose to danger; to dare |
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Warp |
(v.) to twist out of shape (n.) an abnormality |
