Vocabulary Workshop Level D Unit 8

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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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CCSS.L.5.5C

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asylum

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(n) an institution for the care of children, elderly people, a place of safety.

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CCSS.L.5.5C

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dwindle

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(v.) to lessen, diminish.

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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dilate

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(v.) to make or become larger or wider; to expand upon.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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assurance

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

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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dross

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(n.) waste or refuse; something regarded as worthless.

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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flippant

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(adj.) lacking in seriousness; disrespectful.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

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immunity

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(n.) resistance to disease; exemption from something.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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expand

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(v.) to increase in size, volume, or quantity.

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

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diminish

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(v.) to make or become less.

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C