Vocabulary Workshop - Level D - Unit 8
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
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(v.) to twist out of shape;
(n.) an abnormality - warp
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(adj.) meager, scant;
scattered - sparse
- (adj.) quarrelsome, fond of fighting
- pugnacious
- (adj.) ridiculous, senseless
- preposterous
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(n.) a debt;
something disadventurous - liability
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(n.) a kingdom;
a religion or field of study - realm
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(n.) a pledge;
freedom from doubt, self-confidence - assurance
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(n.) an institution for the care of children, elderly people, etc.;
a place of safety - asylum
- (n.) refuse, waste products
- dross
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(n.) resistant to disease;
freedom from some charge or obligation - immunity
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(v.) to comfort
(n.) the keyboard of an organ;
a control panel for an electrical or mechanical device - console
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(v.) to establish, set up;
(n.) an organization for the promotion of learning - institute
- (v.) to lessen, diminish
- dwindle
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(v.) to make or become larger or wider;
to expand upon - dilate
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(v.) to make young again;
to make like new - rejuvenate
- (v.) to reward, pay, reimburse
- remunerate
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(adj.) curious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme;
mad;
infected with rabies - rabid
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(adj.) genuine, excellent;
made of silver of standard fineness - sterling
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(n.) a risky or daring undertaking;
(v.) to expose to danger;
to dare - venture
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(adj.) lacking in seriousness;
disrespectful, saucy - flippant