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assurance
Noun
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An assurance is a strong promise, usually given when the listener has doubts.
She had been here before and could give assurance that they were on the right course.
Despite assurances from the contractor that everything was going well, we still felt nervous.
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Assurance is the feeling of self confidence.
Cocteau in his trademark suit stared with absolute assurance into the camera.
collection
Noun
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A collection is a group of things of the same type. They are usually special in some way.
He has one of the biggest collections of paintings by Van Gogh.
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If you take a collection, you ask many people for money, for a particular reason.
The school took a collection for new books.