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Unit 8 Vocab
Mr. Wolfe
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English
9th Grade
11/11/2008

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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, eyc.; 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 or mechanical device
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dilate
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to make or become larger or wider; to expand upon
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dross
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refuse, waste products
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dwindle
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to lessen, diminish
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flippant
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lacking in seriousness; disrepectful, saucy
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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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a debt 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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ridiculoud, senseless
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pugnacious
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quarrelsome, 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 of field of study
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rejuvenate
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to make young again; to make like new
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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, made of silver of standard fitness
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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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