| A | B |
|---|
| assurance | (n.) a pledge; self-confidence |
| asylum | (n.) an institution for the care of children, elderly people; a place of safety |
| console | (v.) to comfort; (n.) a keyboard or control panel for a mechanical device |
| dilate | (v.) to make or become larger or wider; to expand |
| dross | (n.) refuse, waste products |
| dwindle | (v.) to lessen, diminish |
| flippant | (adj.) disrespectful; lacking in seriousness |
| immunity | (n.) a resistance to disease; freedom from charge or obligation |
| institute | (v.) to establish, set up (n.) an organization |
| liability | (n.) a disadvantage; a debt |
| preposterous | (adj.) senseless, ridiculous |
| pugnacious | (adj.) quarrelsome, fond of fighting |
| rabid | (adj.) furious, violently intense, mad; infected with rabies |
| realm | (n.) a kingdom; a region or field of study |
| rejuvenate | (v.) to make like new, to make young again |
| remunerate | (v.) to reward, pay, reimburse |
| sparse | (adj.) meager, scant; scattered |
| sterling | (adj.) genuine, excellent; made of silver |
| venture | (n.) a risky or daring undertaking (v.) to dare, expose to danger |
| warp | (v.) to twist out of shape (n.) an abnormality |
