Vocabulary Words, Unit 2

Front 1

assurance

Back 1

n) a pledge of freedom from doubt, selfconfidence
promise, sureness, poise
uncertainty, doubt

Front 2

asylum

Back 2

n) an institution for the care of children, elderly ppl, etc a place of safety
sanatorium, sanctuary, refuge

Front 3

console

Back 3

v) to comfort
n) the keyboard of an organ; a control panel for an electrical or mechanical device
soothe, alleviate
distress, bother, vex, torment

Front 4

dilate

Back 4

v) to make or become larger, wider; to expand upon
enlarge, swell, prolong
contract, compress, constrict

Front 5

dross

Back 5

n) refuse, waste products
rubbsh, trash dregs, scum

Front 6

dwindle

Back 6

v) to lessen, diminish
decrease, shrink, fade
increase, enlarge, swell

Front 7

flippant

Back 7

adj) lacking in seriousness, disrespectful, saucy
frivolous, inprudent, insolent
serious, respectful

Front 8

immunity

Back 8

n) resistance to disease, freedom from some charge or obligation
exemption, impunity
vulnerability, exposure

Front 9

institue

Back 9

v) to establish, set up
n) an organizitation for the promotion of learning
found, bring about, academy
terminate, discontinue, raze

Front 10

liabilty

Back 10

n) a debt, something disadvantageous
handicap, drawback
advantage, asset

Front 11

preposterous

Back 11

adj) ridiculous, senseless
absurd, incredible
reasonable, realistic

Front 12

pugnacious

Back 12

adj) quarrelsome, fond of fighting
argumentative, combative
friendly, amicable

Front 13

rabid

Back 13

adj) furious, violently intnse, unreasonably extreme, mad, infected with rabies
raving, berserk
moderate, restrained, blase

Front 14

realm

Back 14

n) a kingdom; a region or field of study
domain, bailwick, ducky

Front 15

rejuvenate

Back 15

v) to make young again; to make like new
revitalize, renew
wear out, exhaust

Front 16

remunerate

Back 16

v) to reward, pay, reimburse
compensate, profit, benefit

Front 17

sparse

Back 17

adj) meager, scant, scattered
thin, scanty
plentiful, profuse, teeming

Front 18

sterling

Back 18

adj) genuine, excellent, made of silver or standard fineness
first-rate, worthy, pure
mediocre, shoddy, sham

Front 19

venture

Back 19

n) a risky or daring undertaking
v) to expose to danger
gamble, chance, try
withdraw, retire, shrink from, shy away

Front 20

warp

Back 20

v) to twist out of shape
n) an abnormality
bend, distort, misshape, irregularity
straighten, unbend, rectify