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Unit 8 Vocabulary
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Undergraduate 2
01/30/2006

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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 lessen, 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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