Vocab Unit 8
Published on Nov 20, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
ASSURANCE
- a pledge, freedom from doubt
- syn. promise, sureness, poise
- ant.uncertainly, doubt, insecurity
- Barack Obama assuranced that he will reduce taxes for the citizens because people dont like taxes
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ASYLUM
- an institution for the care of children, elderly people
- syn.sanatorium, sanctuary
- Edward Richtofen in Call of Duty was sent to an asylum because of his evil actions
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CONSOLE
- to comfort or the keyboard of a piano
- syn.solace, alleviate
- ant.distress, aggravate, bother
- My brother was in the hospital so I gave him a teddy bear to console him
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DILATE
- to make or become larger or wider
- syn.enlarge, expand, prolong
- ant.compress, constrict
- At the doctors office, the doctor had the patient close one eye to make the other dilate
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DROSS
- refuse, waste products
- syn.trash, detritus, dregs, scum
- Many people like to dross unnecessary objects in the trash
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DWINDLE
- to lessen, diminish
- syn.decrease, shrink, fade
- ant.increase, enlarge, swell
- The cops try to dwindle the bad folks off the streets because they could cause bad things
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FLIPPANT
- lacking in seriousness
- syn.frivolous, impudent, impertinent
- ant.serious, respectful, deferential
- Clowns are usually flippant because it is their job
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IMMUNITY
- resistant to disease
- syn.exemption
- ant.vulnerability, exposure
- My friend Brian usually has immunity to illness because he cleans himself
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INSTITUTE
- to establish, set up or an organization that promotes learning
- syn.found, bring about or academy, school
- ant.terminate, discontinue, demolish
- Many children dont like institues because they think it is very boring
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LIABILITY
- a debt, something disadvantages
- syn.difficulty, impediment
- ant.advantage, asset
- Many people in Africa have liability because they are poor
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PREPOSTEROUS
- ridiculous, senseless
- syn.nonsensical, absurd, incredible
- ant.sensible, reasonable, realistic
- On Halloween, kids usually have preposterous costumes
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PUGNACIOUS
- quarrelsome, fond of fighting
- syn.combative, belligerent
- ant. peace loving, friendly, amicable
- In the movie Goon, Doug Glatt is very pugnacious because it his job
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RABID
- furious, violently intense, infected with rabies
- syn.zealous, raving, infuriated
- ant.moderate, blasé, indifferent
- Cujo is a very rabid dog because he was bitten by a rabid bat
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REALM
- a kingdom, a region or field of study
- syn.domain, duchy, bailwick
- Fort Niagara is a realm from a war back in the day
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REJUVENATE
- to make young again or to make like new
- syn. renew
- ant. wear out, exhaust, enervate
- When your done with something you borrow you can either return it or rejuvenate it
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REMUNERATE
- to reward, pay, reimburse
- syn. satisfy, profit, benefit
- Whoever finds the criminal will be rumernerated with money
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SPARSE
- meager, scant, scattered
- syn. thin, scanty, few and far between
- ant. plentiful, abundant, profuse
- When he was finished shooting the bullets were all sparsed
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STERLING
- genuine, excellent
- syn. first rate, outstanding, worthy
- ant. shoddy, second rate, sham
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VENTURE
- a risky or daring undertaking or to espose to danger
- syn. gamble or try, chance, undertake
- ant. withdraw, retire, shrink, from, shy away
- Me and Brian went on an venture to find our lost friend
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WARP
- to twist out of shape or an abnormality
- syn. bend, distort, misshape or irregularity
- ant. straighten, unbend, rectify
- Some kids in school when they are bored, they warp their pencil
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