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21 Cards in this Set
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assurance
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a pledge, freedom from doubt, self confidence
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dross
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waste products
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dilate
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to make or become larger, to expand upon
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asylum
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an institution for the care of children, elderly people, etc, a place of safty
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prepeposterous
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ridiculous, senseless
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pugnacious
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fond of fighting
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institute
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to establish set up, (n) an organization for the promotion of learning
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filppant
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lacking in seriousness
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liability
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a debt, something disadvamtageous
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immunity
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resistance to disease, freedom from some charge or obligation
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institute
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to establish set up, (n) an organization for the promotion of learning
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rabid
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violently intense, wild, mad, unreasonably extreme
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realm
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a kingdom, a field of study
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dwindle
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to lessen, diminish
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remunerate
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to reward, pay, reimburse
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sterling
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genuine, excellent, of standard quality
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rejuvenate
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to make young again
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sparse
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meager, scant, scattered
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console
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(v.) to comfort, (n) the keyboard of an organ, a control panel for an electrical device
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venture
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a risky or daring undertaking, (v) to expose to danger, to dare
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warp
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to twist out of shape
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