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Assurance
(n.) a pledge; freedom from doubt, self-confidence
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Asylum
(n.) an institution for the care of children, elderly people, etc.; a place of safety
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Console
(v.) to comfot; (n.) the keyboard of an organ; a control panel for an electrical or mechanical device
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Dilate
(v.) to make or become larger or wider; to expand upon
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Dross
(n.) refuse, waste products
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Dwindle
(v.) to lessen, diminish
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Flippant
(adj.) lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy
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Immunity
(n.) resistance to disease; freedom from some charge or obligation
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Institute
(v.) to establish, set up; (n.) an organization for the promotion of learning
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Liability
(n.) a debt; something disadvantageous
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Preposterous
(adj.) ridiculous, senseless
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Pugnacious
(adj.) quarrelsome, fond of fighting
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Rabid
(adj.) furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme; mad; infected with rabies
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Realm
(n.) a kingdom; a region or field of study
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Rejuvenate
(v.) to make young again; to make like new
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Remunerate
(v.) to reward, pay, reimburse
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Sparse
(adj.) meager, scant; scattered
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Sterling
(adj.) genuine, excellent; made of silver of standard fineness
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Venture
(n.) a risky or daring undertaking (v.) to expose to danger; to dare
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Warp
(v.) to twist out of shape; (n.) an abnormality
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