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20 Cards in this Set
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assurance
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n. a pledge; freedom from doubt, self confidence
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asylum
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n. an institution for the care of children and elderly people. a place of safety
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console
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v. to comfort
n. keyboard of an organ, control panel for an electrical or mechanical devise |
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dilate
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v. to make or become larger or wider, to expand upon
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dross
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n. refuse, waste products
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dwindle
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v. to lessen, diminish
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flippant
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adj. lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy
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immunity
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n. resistance to disease, freedom from some charge or obligation
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institute
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v. to extablish, set up
n. an orginization for the promotion of learning |
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liability
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n. a debt, something disadvantageous
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preposterous
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adj. ridiculous, senseless
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pugnacious
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adj. quarrelsome, fond of fighting
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rabid
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adj. furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme; mad; infected with rabies
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realm
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n. a kingdom, a region or field of study
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rejuvenate
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v. to make young again; to make new life
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remunerate
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v. to reward, pay, reimberse
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sparse
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adj. meager, scant, scattered
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sterling
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adj. genuine, excellent, made of silver of standard fineness
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venture
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n. a risky or daring undertaking
v. to expose to danger, to dare |
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warp
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v. to twist out of shape
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