Harvesting a Higher VocabularyEnglish 9 Unit 8

• asylum (n.) • an institution for care of children, elderly

people, etc.; a place of safety• liability (n.) • a debt; something disadvantageous• rejuvenate (v.) • to make young again; to renew

• warp • (v.) to twist out of shape; • (n.) an abnormality • sparse (adj.) • meager, scant; scattered• dross (n.) • refuse, waste products

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

confidence• venture • (n.) a risky or daring undertaking; • (v.) to expose to danger; to dare

• pugnacious (adj.) • quarrelsome, fond of fighting

• flippant (adj.) • lacking in seriousness; disrespectful,

saucy

Allowing certain people to touch fire is a liability.

• (v.) to twist out of shape; • (n.) an abnormality • warp • meager, scant; scattered• sparse (adj.) • refuse, waste products• dross (n.)

• a pledge; freedom from doubt, self-confidence

• assurance (n.)

• (n.) a risky or daring undertaking; • (v.) to expose to danger; to dare • venture

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

• asylum (n.) • a debt; something disadvantageous• liability (n.) • to make young again; to renew• rejuvenate (v.)

• quarrelsome, fond of fighting • pugnacious (adj.)

• lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy

• flippant (adj.)

The couple rejuvenated their landscaping with gigantic statues.

• console • (v.) to comfort; • (n.) the keyboard of an organ; a control

panel for an electrical or mechanical device

• preposterous (adj.) • ridiculous, senseless

• institute • (v.) to establish, set up; • (n.) an organization for the promotion of

learning

• realm (n.) • a kingdom; a region or field of study

• dilate (v.) • to make or become larger or wider; to

expand upon

• immunity (n.) • resistance to disease; freedom from

some charge or obligation

• dwindle (v.) • to lessen, diminish

• rabid (adj.) • furious, violently intense, unreasonable

extreme; mad; infected with rabies

• remunerate (v.) • to reward, pay, reimburse

• sterling (adj.) • genuine, excellent; of standard quality

The idea that your pants could run from you is preposterous.

• to make or become larger or wider; to expand upon

• dilate (v.)

• resistance to disease; freedom from some charge or obligation

• immunity (n.)

• (v.) to establish, set up; • (n.) an organization for the promotion of

learning• institute

• a kingdom; a region or field of study• realm (n.)

• (v.) to comfort; • (n.) the keyboard of an organ; a control

panel for an electrical or mechanical device

• console

• ridiculous, senseless• preposterous (adj.)

• to reward, pay, reimburse• remunerate (v.)

• genuine, excellent; of standard quality• sterling (adj.)

• to lessen, diminish• dwindle (v.)

• furious, violently intense, unreasonable extreme; mad; infected with rabies

• rabid (adj.)

Somehow the significance of the trip dwindled with Lincoln out to lunch.