Vocab Unit 8 Flashcards
(20 cards)
1
Q
Abnormal
A
Not usual
2
Q
Catastrophe
A
Large-scale disaster
3
Q
Decrease
A
To become or make less
4
Q
Florish
A
To grow
5
Q
Insubordinate
A
Disobedient
6
Q
Onslaught
A
A violent attack
7
Q
Outstrip
A
To get ahead of
8
Q
Prudent
A
Cautious
9
Q
Quench
A
To put out
10
Q
Swerve
A
To turn aside sharply
11
Q
Capsize
A
To turn bottom side up
12
Q
Disputatious
A
Inclined to argue or debate
13
Q
Evict
A
To force out from property; eject
14
Q
Incentive
A
A reason for doing something
15
Q
Legible
A
Easily read
16
Q
Nub
A
The central point of something; a knob
17
Q
Ordain
A
To establish by law; to appoint as a priest or minister
18
Q
Pervade
A
To spread throughout
19
Q
Remnant
A
A small part remaining behind
20
Q
Simultaneous
A
Happening or existing at the same time
