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Sadlier Oxford Level D Lesson 8
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English
9th Grade
08/23/2010

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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 the care of children, elderly people, etc. a place of safety
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console
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to comfort; the keyboard of an organ; a control panel for an electrical device
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dilate
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to make or become larger or wider; expand; swell
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dross
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refuse; waste products; rubbish
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dwindle
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to lessen; diminish
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realm
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a kingdom; a region or field of study
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realm
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a kingdome; a region or field of study
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rejuvenate
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to make young again; renew; revitalize
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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; first-rate
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venture
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a risky 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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flippant
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lacking in seriousness; disrespectful; saucy
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immunity
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resistance to disease; impunity
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institute
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to establish; set up; an organization for the promotion of learning
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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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quarrelsome; fond of fighting; belligerent
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rabid
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furious; siolently intense; infected with rabies; raving; berserk
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