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RHHS Vocab - D
Unit 8
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English
9th Grade
10/21/2010

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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.) 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 some charge or obligation
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Institute
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(v.) to establish, set up; (n.) an organization for the promotion of learning
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Liability
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(n.) a debt; 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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Sparse
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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 fineness
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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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