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Assurance
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(n.) a pledge; freedom from doubt, self-confidence
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Asylum
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(n.) an institution for care of children, elderly people, etc.; a place of safety
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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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Dilate
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(v.) to make or become larger or wider; to expand upon
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Dross
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(n.) refuse, waste products
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Dwindle
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(v.) to lessen, diminish
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Flippant
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(adj.) lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy
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Immunity
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(n.) resistance to disease; freedom from some charge or obligation
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Institute
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(v.) to establish, set up; (n.) an organization for the promotion of learning
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Liability
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(n.) a debt; something disadvantageous
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Preposterous
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(adj.) ridiculous, senseless
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Pugnacious
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(adj.) quarrelsome, fond of fighting
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Rabid
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(adj.) furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme; mad; infected with rabies
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Realm
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(n.) a kingdom; a region or field of study
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Rejuvenate
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(v.) to make young again; to renew
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