| A | B |
|---|
| assurance | (n.) a pledge; freedom from doubt, self-confidence |
| asylum | (n.) an institution for care of children, elderly people, etc.; a place of safety |
| console | (v.) to comfort ; (n.) the keyboard of an organ; a control panel for an electrical of mechanical device |
| dilate | (v.) to make or become larger or wider; to expand upon |
| dross | (n.) refuse, waste products |
| dwindle | (v.) to lessen, diminish |
| flippant | (adj.) lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy |
| immunity | (n.) resistance to disease; freedom from some change or obilgation |
| institute | (v.) to establish, set up ; (n.) an organization for the promotion of learning |
| liability | (n.) a debt; something disadvantageous |
| preposterous | (adj.) ridiculous, senseless |
| pugnacious | (adj.) quarrelsome, fond of fighting |
| rabid | (adj.) furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme; mad; infected with rabies |
| realm | (n.) a kingdom; a region or field of study |
| rejuvenate | (v.) to make young again; to renew |
| remunerate | (v.) to reward, pay, reimburse |
| sparse | (adj.) meager, scant; scattered |
| sterling | (adj.) geunine, excellent; of standard quality |
| venture | (n.) a risky or daring undertaking; (v.) to expose to danger; to dare |
| warp | (v.) to twist out of shape; (n.) an abnormally |
