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English Vocab 8
Unit 8
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English
9th Grade
06/12/2011

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assurance
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a pledge, freedom from doubt, self confidence
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asylum
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an institution for care of children or elderly people, a place of safety
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console
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to comfort
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dilate
Definition
to make or become larger or wider
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dross
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refuse, waste products
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dwindle
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lessen or diminsh
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flippant
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lacking in seriousness
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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
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liability
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a debt, something disadvantageous
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preposterous
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ridiculous, senseless
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pugnacious
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fond of fighting
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rabid
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furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme, mad, infected with rabies
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realm
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a kingdom, a region, field of study
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rejuvenate
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to make young again, renew
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remunerate
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to reward, pay, reimburse
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sparse
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meager, scant, scattered
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sterling
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genuine, excellent, of standard quality
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venture
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a risky or daring undertaking, to expose to danger, to dare
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warp
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to twist out of shape, an abnormality
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