Unit 8 Vocabulary (A & B)

an institution for the care of children, elderly people, etc; a place of safety

• console

• flippant

• asylum

• sterling

(v) to comfort

(n) the keyboard of an organ; a control panel for an electrical device

• console

• dwindle

• pugnacious

• realm

(v) to lessen, diminish

• dwindle

• console

• flippant

• rejuvenate

(adj) lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy

• dwindle

• flippant

• pugnacious

• realm

(n) a debt; something disadventageous

• pugnacious

• realm

• sterling

• liability

(adj) quarrelsome, fond of fighting

• liability

• flippant

• pugnacious

• sterling

(n) a kingdom; a region or field of study

• realm

• asylum

• sterling

• warp

(v) to make young again; to make like new

• warp

• sterling

• pugnacious

• rejuvenate

(adj) genuine, excellent; made of silver of standard fineness

• pugnacious

• realm

• console

• sterling

(v) to twist out of shape

• flippant

• dwindle

• warp

• asylum