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Unit 8 Vocab

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ASSURANCE

  • Noun
  • A pledge; freedom from doubt, self-confidence
  • I had absolute assurance that the glasses were in my bag.
  • Syn: promise, sureness, poise, self-possession
  • Ant: uncertainty, doubt, insecurity
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ASSYLUM

  • Noun
  • An institution for the care of children, elderly people, etc.; a place of safety
  • Batman's insane enemies, like the joker, are sent to an asylum after they are defeated.
  • Syn: sanatorium, sanctuary, refuge
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CONSOLE

  • Verb, noun
  • (V) to comfort; (n) the keyboard of an organ; a control panel for an electrical or mechanical device
  • I tried to console the boy who lost his dog.
  • Syn: soothe, solace, alleviate
  • Ant: distress, aggravate, bother, vex, torment
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DILATE

  • Verb
  • To make or become larger or wider; to expand upon
  • Steve Jobs dilated his company to a level above many others.
  • Syn: enlarge, expand, swell, prolong
  • Ant: contract, compress, constrict
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DROSS

  • Noun
  • Refuse, waste products
  • I always dispose of dross in waste containers and I never litter.
  • Syn: rubbish, trash, detritus, dregs, scum
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DWINDLE

  • Verb
  • To lessen, diminish
  • Wood that's in a fire will slowly dwindle over time.
  • Syn: decrease, shrink, fade, peter out
  • Ant: increase, enlarge, swell, proliferate
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FLIPPANT

  • Adjective
  • Lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy
  • Johnny Manziel can have very flippant behavior on the football field.
  • Syn: frivolous, impudent, impertinent, insolent
  • Ant: serious, respectful, deferential, obsequious
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IMMUNITY

  • Noun
  • Resistance to disease; freedom from some charge or obligation
  • With a flu shot, it increases your immunity to influenza.
  • Syn: exemption, impunity
  • Ant: vulnerability, susceptibility, exposure
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INSTITUTE

  • Verb, noun
  • (V) to establish, set up; (n) an organization for the promotion of learning
  • After high school, I would like to attend an institute of orthopedics.
  • Syn: found, bring about, academy
  • Ant: terminate, discontinue, demolish, raze
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LIABILITY

  • Noun
  • A debt; something disadvantageous
  • Some people have certain liabilities and have to have special attention.
  • Syn: handicap, difficulty, impediment, drawback
  • Ant: advantage, asset
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PREPOSTEROUS

  • Adjective
  • Ridiculous, senseless
  • It's a preposterous idea to go outside when it is below 0 degrees.
  • Syn: nonsensical, absurd, incredible
  • Ant: Sensible, reasonable, realistic, plausible
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PUGNACIOUS

  • Adjective
  • Quarrelsome, fond of fighting
  • Vikings were very pugnacious and were always wanting war.
  • Syn: argumentative, combative, belligerent
  • Ant: peace-loving, friendly, amicable, congenial
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RABID

  • Adjective
  • Furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme; mad; infected with rabies
  • At soccer games, fans can get very rabid and dangerous to attract police.
  • Syn: fanatical, zealous, raving, infuriated, berzerk
  • Ant: moderate, restrained, blasé, indifferent
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REALM

  • Noun
  • A kingdom; a region or field of study
  • While astronomy falls within the realm of science, astrology does not.
  • Syn: domain, duchy, bailiwick, jurisdiction
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REJUVENATE

  • Verb
  • To make young again; to make like new
  • Here at CarWash Max, our job is to rejuvenate your vehicle.
  • Syn: revitalize, renew
  • Ant: wear out, exhaust, enervate, debilitate
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REMUNERATE

  • Verb
  • To reward, pay, reimburse
  • The owner would remunerate the person who found his dog.
  • Syn: compensate, satisfy, profit, benefit
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SPARSE

  • Adjective
  • Meager, scant; scattered
  • Despite the near metropolis, this area has a very sparse population.
  • Syn: thin, scanty, few and far between
  • Ant: plentiful, abundant, propose, teeming
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STERLING

  • Adjective
  • Genuine, excellent; made of silver of standard fineness
  • Mesut Ozil had a sterling performance with 2 goals and 2 assists.
  • Syn: first-rate, outstanding, worthy, pure
  • Ant: mediocre, shoddy, second-rate, sham
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VENTURE

  • Noun, verb
  • (N) a risky or daring undertaking; (v) to expose to danger; to dare
  • Perseus' venture to kill Medusa was considered suicide by people in that time.
  • Syn: gamble, try, chance, undertake
  • Ant: withdraw, retire, shrink from, shy away
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WARP

  • Verb, noun
  • (V) to twist out of shape; (n) an abnormality
  • I accidentally ran over his bike and I slightly warped it.
  • Syn: bend, distort, misshape, irregularity
  • Ant: straighten, unbend, rectify
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