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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, elderly people, etc.; a place of safety.
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console
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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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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. to refuse, waste products
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dwindle
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v. to lesson, 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 same charge or obligation
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institute
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v. to establish, set up; N. an organization fro the promotion of learning
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liability
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n. a dept; 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 like new
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remunerate
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v. to reward, pay, reimburse
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spare
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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 fitness
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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; n. an abnormality
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