Vocabulary Workshop Level D Unit 8

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console

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(v.) to comfort; (n.) the keyboard of an organ; a control panel for an electrical or mechanical device.

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asylum

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(n) an institution for the care of children, elderly people, a place of safety.

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dwindle

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(v.) to lessen, diminish.

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dilate

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(v.) to make or become larger or wider; to expand upon.

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assurance

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(n.) a pledge; freedom from doubt, self-confidence.

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dross

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(n.) waste or refuse; something regarded as worthless.

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flippant

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(adj.) lacking in seriousness; disrespectful.

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immunity

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(n.) resistance to disease; exemption from something.

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expand

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(v.) to increase in size, volume, or quantity.

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diminish

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(v.) to make or become less.