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Published on Dec 02, 2015
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1.
ASSURANCE
(N.) a pledge
Syn. - promise
Ant. - uncertainty
Is it possible to provide assurance that this food is safe to consume.
Photo by
Joe Shlabotnik
2.
ASYLUM
(N) an institution for care of children, elderly people, etc.
Syn. - sanatorium
We had to take our grandmother to an asylum due to her illness.
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Darwin Bell
3.
CONSOLE
(V) to comfort
Syn. - solace
Ant. - distress
I needed to console my friend after he got a bad grade.
Photo by
Bev Goodwin
4.
DILATE
(V) to make or become larger
Syn. - enlarge
Ant. - compress
After getting hit in hockey, his pupils began to dilate.
Photo by
Hugo Quintero
5.
DROSS
(N) refuse, waste products
Syn - trash
We have to remove the dross from the backyard and dispose of it properly.
Photo by
@yakobusan Jakob Montrasio 孟亚柯
6.
DWINDLE
(V) to lessen, diminish
Syn. - decrease
Ant. - increase
His grades dwindled as he stopped doing his homework.
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YoTuT
7.
FLIPPANT
(Adj) lacking in seriousness
Syn - frivolous
Ant - serious
The teacher was angry because the class was very flippant.
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unloveablesteve
8.
IMMUNITY
(N) resistance to disease
Syn - exemption
Ant. - vulnerability
The boy had immunity towards the deadly disease.
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~Oryctes~
9.
INSTITUTE
(V) to establish, set up
Syn - found
Ant - terminate
We faced St. Joes Collegiate Institute in hockey the other day.
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Onasill ~ OFF/FAMILY
10.
LIABILITY
(N) a debt
Syn - difficulty
Ant. - advantage
A limited attention span is his biggest liability.
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jollyUK
11.
PREPOSTEROUS
(Adj) rediculous, senseless
Syn- absurd
Ant- sensible
The fact that scientists thought the Earth was flat is preposterous.
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Danielle Scott
12.
PUGNACIOUS
(Adj) quarrelsome, fond of fighting
Syn- combative
Ant- peace-loving
The football player was very pugnacious and got a five yard penalty.
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Ed Yourdon
13.
RABID
(Adj) furious
Syn- zealous
Ant- moderate
The fight that broke out was very rabid.
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smerikal
14.
REALM
(N) a kingdom
Syn- domain
Starting a new marking period may feal like entering a new realm.
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Peter E. Lee
15.
REJUVENATE
(V) to make young again
The 90's style was recently rejuvenated
Syn - freshen
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Stuck in Customs
16.
RENUMERATE
(V) To pay an equivalent for
Syn - compensate
The landlord must remunerate the homeless.
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EJP Photo
17.
SPARSE
(Adj) scattered
Syn - scant
Ant - abundant
Open land is sparse around here.
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Horia Varlan
18.
STERLING
(Adj) genuine
syn. Quality
Ant. Cheap
The leather from Ralph Lauren was sterling.
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Joachim S. Müller
19.
VENTURE
(N) risky or daring
Syn. - gamble
Ant - withdraw
It took a lot of courage to venture out into the wilderness.
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Matt. Create.
20.
WARP
V. To twist out of shape
Syn- bend
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