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Sadlier Oxford Level D
Unit 8
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English
9th Grade
01/22/2007

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assurance
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(n.)a pledge; feedom 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 lessen, diminish
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flippant
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(adj.) lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy
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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, excellendt; 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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