Vocab #8

Assurance

NOUN

Pledge, freedom from doubt, self confidence

Sym: promise, sureness, POISE, self-possession

Ant: Uncertainty, doubt, insecurity

Asylum

NOUN

Institution for the care of children/elderly; a place of safety.

Sym: SANATORIUM sanctuary, refuge

Console

VERB and NOUN

V: To comfort

N: Keyboard of an organ; control panel for an electronic or mechanical device

Sym: Sooth, solace, alleviate

Ant: Distress, aggravate, bother, VEX, torment

Dialte

VERB

To make or become larger or wider; to expand upon

Sym: Enlarge, expand, swell, PROLONG

Ant: Contract, compress, constrict

Dross

NOUN

Refuse, waste products

Sym: Rubbish, trash, DETRITUS, DREGS, scum

Dwindle

VERB

To lessen, diminish

Sym: Decrease, shrink, fade, PETER OUT

Ant: Increase, enlarge, swell, PROLIFERATE

Flippiant

ADJ

Lacking in seriousness, disrespectful; saucy

Sym: Frivolous, impudent, impertinent, insolent

Any: Serious, respectful, deferential, obsequious

Immunity

NOUN

Resistance to a disease; freedom from some change or obligation

Sym: Exemption, impunity

Ant: Vulnerability, susceptibility, exposure

Institue

VERB or NOUN

(v.) To establish, set up (n.) An organization for the promotion of learning

Sym: (v.) Found, bring about (n.) acadamy

Ant: (v.) terminate, discontinue, demolish

Liability

NOUN

A debt; something disadvantageous

Sym: Handicap, difficulty, impediment, drawback

Ant: Advantageous, assist

Prepostorus

ADJ

Ridiculous, senseless

Sym: Nonsensical, absurd, incredible

Ant: Sensible, reasonable, realistic, plausible

Pugnacious

ADJ

Quarrelsome, fond of fighting

Sym: Argumentative, combative, belligerent

Ant: peace-loving, friendly, amicable, congenial

Rabid

ADJ

Furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme, mad, infected with rabies

Sym: Fanatical, zealous, raving, infuriated, berserk

Ant: Moderate, restrained, blase

Realm

NOUN

A kingdom; region or field of study

Sym: Domain, duchy, bailiwick, jurisdiction

Rejuvinate

VERB

To make young again; to make like new

Sym: Revitalize, renew

Ant: Wear out, exhaust, enervate, debilitate

Remunerate

VERB

To reward, pay, reimburse

Sym: Compensate, satisfy, profit, benifit

Sparse

ADJ

Meager, scant; scattered

Sym: Thin, scanty, few and far between

Ant: Plentiful, abundant, profuse, teeming

Sterling

ADJ

Geniune, excellent; made of silver, of standard fineness

Sym: First-rate, outstanding, worthy, pure

Ant: Mediocre, shoddy, second-rate, sham

Venture

NOUN and VERB

(n.) A risky or daring undertaking; (v.) to expose to danger; to dare

Sym: (n) gamble (v) try, chance, undertake

Ant: (v) withdraw, retire, shrink from, shy away

Warp

VERB or NOUN

(V) To twist out of shape (N) an abnormality

Sym: (v) bend, distort, misshape; (n) irregularity

Ant: (v) straighten, unbend, rectify