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Vocab Workshop Unit 8
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English
7th Grade
01/20/2008

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Term

assurance

Definition

n.  a pledge; freedom from doubt

s.  promise, sureness

a.  uncertainty, doubt

Term
asylum
Definition

n.  an institution for the care of children, elderly, etc.

a placed of safety

s.  sanatorium

 refuge

Term
console
Definition

v.  to comfort

n.  the keyboard of an organ

a control panel

s.  soothe, alleviate

a.  distress, bother, vex

Term
dilate
Definition

v.  to make or become larger or wider

s.  enlarge

a.  contract, constrict

Term
dross
Definition

n.  refuse, waste products

s.  rubbish, trash

Term
dwindle
Definition

v.  to lessen, diminish

s.  decrease, shrink

a.  increase, enlarge

Term
flippant
Definition

adj.  lacking in seriousness, saucy

s.  impudent, insolent

a.  serious

Term
immunity
Definition

n.  resistance to disease, freedom from charge

s.  exemption, impunity

a.  susceptibility

Term
institute
Definition

v.  to establish, set up

n .  an organization for the promotion of learning

s.  found, bring about

a.  terminate, discontinue, raze

Term
liability
Definition

n.  a debt, something disadvantageous

s.  handicap, difficulty

a.  advantage

Term
preposterous
Definition

adj.  ridiculous

s.  absurd

a.  sensible

Term
pugnacious
Definition

adj.  quarrelsome, fond of fighting's.  argumentative

a.  friendly, amicable, congenial

Term
rabid
Definition

adj.  furious, mad, infected with rabies

s.  fanatical

a.  moderate, restrained

Term
realm,
Definition

n.  a kingdom, a region

s.  domain, jurisdiction

Term
rejuvenate
Definition

v.  to make young again

s.  renew

a.  wear out

Term
remunerate
Definition

v.  to reward, pay

s.  compensate

Term
sparse
Definition

adj.  meager, scant

s.  thin

a.  plentiful

Term
sterling
Definition

adj

genuine, made of silver of standard fineness

synonym  - first-rate

a.  mediocre

Term
venture
Definition

n.  a risky undertaking

v.  to expose to danger

s.  gamble, try

a.  withdraw

Term
warp
Definition

v.  to twist out of shape

n.  an abnormality

s.  bend, irregularity

a.  straighten

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