Vocab Workshop 8 Flashcards
abnormal 1
not usual, not typical; strange
S. freakish, unnatural, irregular, anomalous
A. normal, usual, regular, typical
catastrophe 1
a large-scale disaster, misfortune, or failure
S. tragedy, cataclysm
A. triumph, bictory, success
decrease 1
to become or make less
S. lessen, reduce, dwindle, diminish
A. increase, grow, develop, wax
a lessening
flourish 1
to grow, thrive, be prosperous; to wave in the air
S. prosper, bureon, increase
A. wither, die, fade, shrivel up
a dramatic gesture; a fanfare of horns
insubordinate 1
disobedient, rebellious
S. defiant, unruly, mutinous
A. obedient, submissive, docile, tractable
onslaught 1
a violent attack; a sudden rush of something
S. assault, charge, foray, onset
to get ahead of, do better than, exceed
S. outdo, outperform, outdistance, surpass
A. trail, lag behind
prudent 1
cautious, careful, showing good sense
S. wary, judicious
A. foolish, unwise, rash
quench 1
to put out, extinguish, end
S. douse, stifle
A. ignite, kindle
outstrip 1
to get ahead of, do better than, exceed
S. outdo, outperform, outdistance, surpass
A. trail, lag behind
swerve 1
to turn aside sharply
S. digress, sheer off
a sharp or sudden turn
capsize 1
to turn bottom side up, upset
S. upend, tip over
disputatious 1
inclined to argue or debate; provoking debate
S. argumentative, quarrelsome, contentious, Savannah
A. non argumentative, peaceable, pacific
evict 1
to force out from a property, eject
S. oust, expel, kick out
A. admit, insert
incentive 1
a reason for doing something; something that stimulates action
S. stimulus, spur, motive, inducement
A. curb, check, restraint, hindrance
legible 1
easily read
S. clear, decipherable
A. unreadable, indecipherable
