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Vocab Unit 8 Level D
Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop
Level D
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| assurance | (n) a pledge, freedom from doubt, self-confidence (syn) promise, sureness, poise, self-possession (ant) uncertainty, doubt, insecurity |
| asylum | (n) an institution for the care of children, elderly people, etc.; a place of safety (syn) sanatorium, sanctuary, refuge |
| console | (v) to comfort, (n) the keyboard of an organ; a control panel for an electrical or mechanical device (syn)(v) soothe, solace, alleviate (ant) (v) distress, aggravate, bother, vex, torment |
| dilate | (v) to make or become larger or wider; to expand upon (syn) enlarge, expand, swell, prolong (ant) contract, compress, constrict |
| dross | (n) refuse, waste products (syn) rubbish, trash, detritus, dregs, scum |
| dwindle | (v) to lessen, diminish (syn) decrease, shrink, fade, peter out (ant) increase, enlarge, swell, proliferate |
| flippant | (adj) lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy (syn) frivolous, impudent, impertinent, insolent (ant) serious, respectful, deferential, obsequious |
| immunity | (n) resistance to disease; freedom from some charge or obligation (syn) exemption, impunity (ant) vulnerability, susceptibility, exposure |
| institute | (v) to establish, set up; (n) an organization for the promotion of learning (syn) (v) found, bring about; (n) academy (ant) (v) terminate, discontinue, demolish, raze |
| liability | (n) a debt; something disadvantageous (syn) handicap, difficulty, impediment, drawback (ant) advantage, asset |
| preposterous | (adj) ridiculous, senseless (syn) nonsensical, absurd, incredible (ant) sensible, reasonable, realistic, plausible |
| pugnacious | (adj) quarrelsome, fond of fighting (syn) argumentative, combative, belligerent (ant) peace-loving, friendly, amicable, congenial |
| rabid | (adj) furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme; mad; infected with rabies (syn) fanatical, zealous, raving, infuriated, berserk (ant) moderate, restrained, blasé, indifferent |
| realm | (n) a kingdom; a region or field of study (syn) domain, duchy, bailwick, jurisdiction |
| rejuvenate | (v) to make young again; to make like new (syn) revitalize, renew (ant) wear out, exhaust, enervate, debilitate |
| remunerate | (v) to reward, pay, reimburse (syn) compensate, satisfy, profit, benefit |
| sparse | (adj) meager, scant, scattered (syn) thin, scanty, few and far between (ant) plentiful, abundant, profuse, teeming |
| sterling | (adj) genuine, excellent; made of silver of standard fineness (syn) first-rate, outstanding, worthy, pure (ant) mediocre, shoddy, second-rate, sham |
| venture | (n) a risky or daring undertaking; (v) to expose to danger; to dare (syn) (n) gamble, (v) try, chance, undertake (ant) (v) withdraw, retire, shrink from, shy away |
| warp | (v) to twist out of shape; (n) an abnormality (syn) (v) bend, distort, misshape; (n) irregularity (ant) (v) straighten, unbend, rectify |
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