VCJH. English 7. Vocabulary Unit 8

Question 0

capsize

Answer 0

upset, turn bottom side up, upend, tip over

Question 1

abnormal

Answer 1

not usual, not typical, strange. Unnatural, irregular, freakish.

Question 2

catastrophe

Answer 2

large-scale disaster, misfortune or failure. Tragedy

Question 3

decrease

Answer 3

to become or make less. Reduce, diminish

Question 4

disputatious

Answer 4

inclined to argue or debate; provoking debate. Argumentative, quarrelsome, contentious

Question 5

evict

Answer 5

kick out, expel, oust. to force out from a property, eject

Question 6

flourish

Answer 6

to grow, thrive. Be prosperous or increase. To wave in the air.

Question 7

Incentive

Answer 7

reason for doing something. Something that stimulates action. Motive, inducement

Question 8

Insubordinate

Answer 8

Rebellious, disobedient. Defiant, unruly, mutinous.

Question 9

Legible

Answer 9

Easily read. Clear, decipherable.

Question 10

Nub

Answer 10

Central point or heart of a matter.

Question 11

Onslaught

Answer 11

Violent attack; a sudden rush of something. Assault, charge, onset.

Question 12

Ordain

Answer 12

Appoint as a minister or priest.
To establish by law; to order or command
To destine Astrologers believe that the stars ordain one’s future.

Question 13

Outstrip

Answer 13

Outdo, outperform, outdistance, surpass, exceed. To get ahead of or do better than.

Question 14

Pervade

Answer 14

To spread throughout, permeate.

Question 15

Prudent

Answer 15

Cautious, careful, showing good sense. Wary, judicious.

Question 16

Quench

Answer 16

Extinguish, end, to put out. Douse, stifle

Question 17

Remnant

Answer 17

A small part remaining behind. Remainder, residue, leftover

Question 18

Simultaneous

Answer 18

Happening or existing at the same time.

Question 19

Swerve

Answer 19

Sharp or sudden turn. To turn aside sharply.