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Enhance Your Vocabulary: Mnemonics for Confidence and Mental Health Terms

Dive into Unit 8 of vocabulary mnemonics focused on strengthening your language skills. This guide explores terms related to self-confidence, mental health, and more, using engaging visuals and clever word associations. Discover the meanings of words like "assurance," "console," "dwindle," "pugnacious," and "rejuvenate" through memorable mnemonics. Strengthen your understanding of linguistic nuances while improving your communication and comprehension abilities. Master these essential words for personal and academic growth!

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Enhance Your Vocabulary: Mnemonics for Confidence and Mental Health Terms

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  1. Vocabulary Mnemonics – Unit 8

  2. assurance • “I’m sure!” – self confidence

  3. asylum • “insane” asylum – rather mental hospital an institution for the care of children, elderly people or mentally ill

  4. console • to comfort – sole = of a comfortable shoe

  5. dilate • to become larger – (not very nice, but it works!)

  6. dross • Waste products = trash Toss the dross into the trash can

  7. dwindle • To lessen, diminish dwarf, diminish, dwindle

  8. flippant • Lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy • flip of the hair – “snotty” • back flips – lacking in seriousness

  9. immunity • Resistance to disease; freedom from some charge or obligation • immune system - immunization

  10. institute • To establish, set up; an organization for the promotion of learning • ITT – Technical Institute

  11. liability • ability to pay – a debt • liable something disadvantageous

  12. preposterous • ridiculous

  13. pugnacious • A pug is a dog – fond of fighting

  14. rabid • Furious, violently intense; mad; infected with rabies

  15. realm • a REAL big kingdom • a region or field of study

  16. rejuvenate • to make young again • juvenile

  17. remunerate • mun = money – to reward or pay; reimburse

  18. sparse • meager, scant; scattered

  19. sterling • genuine – made of silver of standard fineness • sterling silver

  20. venture • a risky or daring undertaking or to expose to danger = • adventure

  21. warp • To twist out of shape – time warp or warp a vinyl record in the sun

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