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20 Cards in this Set
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assurance
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a pledge, freedom from doubt
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speak with ______________ on various topics
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asylum
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an institution for care of children; a place of safety
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offer ______________ to the oppressed
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console
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to comfort; the keyboard of an organ
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tried to ___________ the grieving child
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dilate
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to make or become larger or wider
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___________ the pupil of the injured eye
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dross
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refuse, waste products
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throw away the ________
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dwindle
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to lessen, diminish
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__________ in size
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flippant
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lacking in seriousness
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resent their ___________ attitude
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immunity
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resistance to disease
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build up an ______________ to the flu
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institute
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to establish, set up
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________________ a new policy
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liability
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a debt, something disadvantageous
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became a _____________ to the company
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preposterous
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ridiculous, senseless
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a _______________ notion
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pugnacious
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quarrelsome, fond of fighting
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put off by his _________________ attitude
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rabid
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furious, violently intense
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a _______ rabid baseball fan
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realm
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a kingdom, a region or field of study
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in the ___________ of science
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rejuvenate
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to make young again; to renew
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______________ one's flagging spirits
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remunerate
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to reward, pay, reimburse
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_______________ him handsomely for his work
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sparse
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meager, scant; scattered
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an area with a __________ population
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sterling
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genuine, excellent; of standard quality
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man of ____________ character
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venture
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a risky or daring undertaking
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______________ forth at night
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warp
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to twist out of shape
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a ________ of mind
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