UNIT 8

ASSURANCE

• (N.) a pledge; freedom from doubt, self cofidence
• Synonym- promise, surness, poise, self posessiom
• Antonym- uncertainly, doubt, insecurity
• I was reassured when my mom told me she planned everything for a party.

ASSYLUM

• (N.) an institution for the care of children, elderly, etc. place of safety
• Synonyms- sanatorium, sanctuary
• The grandfather was livid when his daughter put him to the safiest assylum she could find.

CONSOLE

• (V.) to comfort; (N.) the keyboard of the organ; a control panel for an elictrical or mechanical device
• Synonyms- solace, alliviate
• Antonyms- distress, aggravate, bother, vex, torment
• The therapist tried to console Eric when his father died.

DILATE

• (V.) to become larger or wider; to expand upon
• Synonyms- enlarge, expand, prolong
• Antonyms- compress, contrast
• The flashlight made my eyes dilate.

DROSS

• (N.) refuse, waste products
• Synonyms- trash, detritus, dregs, scum
• The dross of the oil spill still hasn't cleaned up.

DWINDLE

• (V.) to lessen; diminshed
• Synonyms- decrease, shrink, fade, peter out
• Antonyms- increase, enlarge, swell, proliferate
• His talents at basketball dwindled after he turned 30.

FLIPPANT

• (Adj.) lacking in seriouness; disrespectful, saucy
• Synonyms- frivilous, impudent, impertinent, Insolent
• Antonyms- serious, respectful, deferential, Obseqous
• I found Ron being flippant when he was telling jokes at his uncle's funeral.

IMMUNITY

• (N.) resistance to disease; freedom from some charge or obligation
• Synonyms- exemption
• Antonyms- vulnerability, exposure
• Flu shots help you become immune to the influenza virus.

INSTITUTE

• (V.) to established, set up; (N.) organization that promotes learning.
• Synonyms- found, bring about, academy
• Antonyms- terminate, discontinue, demolish, raze
• When Mrs. hogan came back she instituted a new set of rules.

LIABILITY

• (N.) a debt, something disadvantageous
• Synonyms- difficulty, impediment
• Antonyms- advantage assets
• My sister was a liability when she tagged along for the movies.

PREPOSTEROUS

• (Adj.) ridiculous, sensless
• Synonyms- nonsensical, absurd, incredible
• Antonyms- sensible, reasonable, realistic
• Early people had a preposterous idea that the earth was flat.

PUGNACIOUS

• (Adj.) quarrelsome, fond of fighting
• Synonyms- combative, belligerent
• Antonyms- peace-loving, friendly, amicable, congial
• After the fight at the Super Bowl many people found seahawk players pugnacious

RABID

• (Adj.) furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme; mad; infected with rabies
• Synonyms- zealous, raving, infuriated, berserk
• Antonyms- moderate, blasé, indifferent
• The rabid dog was put to sleep because he terrorized the neighborhood.

REALM

• (N.) a kingdom;'a region or field of study
• Synonyms- domain, duchy, bailiwick, jurisdiction
• King Charles said "Any unwelcome guest that enters my realm shall be beheaded.".

REJUVENATE

• (V.) to make young again; to make like new
• Synonym- renew
• Antonyms- wear out, exhaust, enervate, debilitate
• Her face mask is helping her rejuvanate her skin.

REMUNERATE

• (V.) to reward, pay, reimburse
• Synonyms- satisfy, profit, benefit
• My friend remunerated me for paying for lunch.

SPARSE

• (adj.) meager, scant; scattered
• Synonyms- thin, scanty, few and far between
• Antonyms- plentiful, abundant, profuse, teeming
• There is a sparse amount of comforters, so many of you to share.

STERLING

• (adj.) genuine, excellent; made of silver of standard fitness.
• Synonyms- first-rate, outstanding, worthy, pure
• Antonyms- shoddy, second-rate, sham
• His sterling attitude attracted all of the girls around the town.

VENTURE

• (V.) A risky or daring undertaking; (V.) to expose to danger; dare
• Synonyms- gamble, try, chance, undertake
• Antonyms- withdraw, retire, shrink from, shy away
• The young man decided to venture out and jump of a huge snowbank.

WARP

• (V.) to twist out of shape (N.) an abnormally
• Synonyms- bend, distort, misshape irregularities
• Antonyms- straighten, unbend, rectify
• The worp of his spine worried the doctors.