Vocabulary 8 Unit
Published on Nov 21, 2015
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ASSURANCE
- Def: a pledge, freedom from doubt
- Syn: sureness, self-confidence
- Ant: insecurity
- I was given an assurance and i promised to play hard for him.
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ASYLUM
- Def:An institution for the care of children, elderly people, etc.
- Syn: a place of safety
- Ant: expulsion
- My mom use to work for immigration and her job was to find alsyums for foreign kids.
CONSOLE
- Def: (v) to comfort
- Def2: (n) a control panel for an electrical or mechanical device
- Syn: soothe or heart of computer
- Ant: vex or mouse
- I constantly feel the need to console someone after a death or serious injury.
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DILATE
- Def: To make or become larger or wider, to expand upon
- Syn: enlarge
- Ant: compress
- Whenever I have to go to the eye doctor, he has to dilate my pupil to examine it.
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DROSS
- Def: refuse, waste promise
- Syn: trash and detritus
- Ant: valuables
- On the other side of town, the dross is a minimum and the town is spotless.
DWINDLE
- Def: to lessen, diminish
- Syn: fade away
- Ant: increase
- As my pug, Betty, grew in age her eyesight and hearing dwindled drastically.
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FLIPPANT
- Def: lacking in seriousness
- Syn: disrespect
- Ant: serious
- It is unacceptable to have a flippant attitude when you're attending a funeral.
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IMMUNITY
- Def: resistance to disease, freedom from some charge or obligation
- Syn: exemption
- Ant: exposed
- I have always been told that even when you receive a vaccine shot, you're not getting immunity and can still get sick.
- ... Get sick.
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INSTITUTE
- Def: (v) to set up
- Def2: (n) organization that promotes learning
- Syn: establish or academy
- Ant: terminate
- When my best friend moved into my house, we instituted a number of simple rules.
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LIABILITY
- Def: A debt, something disadvantageous
- Syn: impediment
- Ant: asset
- My nephew is often a liability of mine, he is always asking for something.
PREPOSTEROUS
- Def: ridiculious, senseless
- Syn: absurd
- Ant: realistic
- It is very preposterous that he managed to rack up 30 units in one class.
PUGNACIOUS
- Def: quarrelsome, fond on fighting
- Syn: combative
- Ant: friendly
- He becomes pugnacious very quickly and begins slamming things!
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RABID
- Def: violently intense, extremely mad; or infected with rabies
- Syn: furious
- Ant: moderate
- When I shattered the screen of my phone, I became rabid and went crazy.
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RELAM
- Def: a kingdom, a region or field of study
- Syn: domain or branch
- Ant:
- When I get to college I plan to study in the realm of medicince and science.
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REJUVENATE
- Def: to make young again, to make new again
- Syn: renew, reset
- Ant: wear out
- After I got solid 8 hours of sleep, I woke up and felt rejuvenated and sprightly.
REMUNERATE
- Def: to reward
- Syn: pay
- Ant: charge
- My sister makes sure she remunerates me when i babysit her kids.
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SPARSE
- Def: scattered, scant
- Syn: meager
- Ant: plentiful
- Toward the end of the school year, I always end up with a sparse amount of pens.
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STERLING
- Def: genuine, excellent; made of silver of standard fineness
- Syn: worthy, pure
- Ant: shoddy
- I got a sterling grade on my test and my average boosted up 6 points.
VENTURE
- Def: (n) a risky or daring undertaking
- Def2: (v) to expose to danger
- Syn: gamble or chance
- Ant: be safe from
- I had to man-up and gain the confidence to venture and go to a new school.
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WARP
- Def: (v) twist out of shape
- Def2: (n) an abnormality
- Syn: bend or irregularity
- Ant: straighten
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