English vocab-Lesson 8 -10-28-08
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- sparse
- meager, scant; scattered
- pugnacious
- quarrelsome, fond of fighting
- rejuvenate
- to make young again; to make like new
- institute
- to establish, setup; an organization for the promotion of learning
- sterling
- genuine, excellent; made of silver of standard fineness
- flippant
- lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy
- preposterous
- ridiculous, senseless
- warp
- to twist out of shape; an abnormality
- venture
- a risky or daring undertaking; to expose to danger; to dare
- dilate
- to make or become larger or wider; to expand upon
- dwindle
- to lessen, diminish
- dross
- refuse, waste products
- liability
- a debt; something disadvantageous
- remunerate
- to reward, pay, reimburse
- console
- to comfort; the keyboard of an organ; a control panel for an electrical or mechanical device
- assurance
- a pledge; freedom from doubt, self-confidence
- realm
- a kingdom; a region or field of study
- asylum
- an institution for the care of children, elderly people, etc.; a place of safety
- rabid
- furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme; mad; infected with rabies
- immunity
- resistance to disease; freedom from some charge or obligation