| A | B |
|---|
| assurance | noun; pledge; freedom from doubt |
| asylum | noun; an institution for the care of children or the elderly |
| console | verb or noun; to comfort; the keyboard of an organ |
| dilate | verb; to make or become larger or wider |
| dross | noun; waste products; refuse |
| dwindle | verb; to lessen; to diminish |
| flippant | adjective; lacking in seriousness |
| immunity | noun; resistance to disease |
| institute | verb or noun; to establish; to set up; an organization that promotes learning |
| liability | noun; a debt |
| preposterous | adjective; ridiculous |
| pugnacious | adjective; quarrelsome |
| rabid | adjective; furious; mad; infected with rabies |
| realm | noun; kingdom |
| rejuvenate | verb; to make young again |
| remunerate | verb; to pay; to reward |
| sparse | adjective; meager; scant |
| sterling | adjective; genuine; excellent |
| venture | noun or verb; a risky or daring undertaking; to expose to danger |
| warp | verb or noun; to twist out of shape; an abnormality |
| ante- | before, in front of, early |
| counter- | against |
| dys- | ill, difficult, bad |
| hyper- | over |
| inter- | between |
