Unit 8 Vocabulary

1. a kingdom; a region or field of study
4. furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme; mad; infected with rabies
6. to establish, set up; organization that promotes learning;
7. a risky or daring undertaking; to expose to danger; dare
9. lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy;
11. to lessen; diminish
12. meager, scant, scattered
13. to make or become larger or wider; to expand upon;
15. to comfort; the keyboard of an organ; a control panel for an electrical or mechanical device
18. a debt; something disadvantageous;
19. quarrelsome, fond of fighting;

1. to reward, pay, reimburse
2. resistance to disease; freedom from some charge or obligation;
3. refuse; waste products;
5. to make young again; to make like now
8. ridiculous, senseless;
10. a pledge; freedom from doubt; self confidence;
14. an institution for the care of children, elderly people, etc; a place of safety
16. genuine, excellent, made of silver of standard fineness
17. to twist out of shape; an abnormality