Vocabulary 8 Flashcards
(20 cards)
(verb)nto turn bottom side up, upset
SYNONYMS upend, tip over
capsize
(noun) a large-scale disaster, misfortune, or failure.
SYNONYMS tragedy, cataclysm
ANTONYMS triumph, victory, success
catastrophe
(verb) to become or make less.
(noun) a lessening
SYNONYMS lessen, reduce, dwindle, diminish
ANTONYMS increase, grow, develop, wax
decrease
(adjective) inclined to argue or debate; provoking debate
SYNONYMS argumentative
ANTONYMS peaceful
disputatious
(verb) to force out from a property, eject
SYNONYMS oust, expel, kick out
ANTONYMS admit, insert
evict
(verb) grow, thrive, to wave in the air
(noun) a dramatic gesture, a fanfare of horns.
SYNONYMS prosper, burgeon, increase
ANTONYMS wither, die, fade, shrivel up
flourish
(noun) a reason for doing something.
SYNONYMS stimulus, spur, motive, inducement
ANTONYMS curb, check, restraint, hindrance
incentive
(adjective) disobedient, rebellious
SYNONYMS defiant, unruly, mutinous
ANTONYMS obedient, submissive, docile, tractable
insubordinate
(adjective) easily read
SYNONYMS clear
ANTONYMS unreadable
legible
(noun) the central part or heart of a matter; a knob
SYNONYMS kernel, nucleus, crux
ANTONYMS fringe, edge
nub
(noun) a violent attack; a sudden rush of something.
SYNONYMS assault, charge, foray, onset
onslaught
(verb) to establish by law; to order or command; to appoint as a priest or minister
SYNONYMS anoint, consecrate, enact, decree
ANTONYMS forbid, veto, cancel
ordain
(verb) to get ahead of, do better than
SYNONYMS outdo, ourperform, outdistance, surpass
ANTONYMS trail, lag behind
outstrip
(verb) to spread throughout
SYNONYMS permeate, diffuse, imbue
pervade
(adjective) cautious, careful, showing good sense.
SYNONYMS wary, judicious
ANTONYMS foolish, unwise, rash
prudent
(verb) to put out, extinguish, end
SYNONYMS douse, stifle
ANTONYMS ignite, kindle
quench
(noun) a small part remaining behind
SYNONYMS remainder, residue, leftover
remnant
(adjective) happening or existing at the same time.
SYNONYMS occurring at the same time
ANTONYMS occurring at different times
simultaneous
(verb) to turn aside sharply
(noun) a sharp or sudden turn
SYNONYMS digress, sheer off
swerve
(adjective) not usual, not typical
SYNONYMS freakish, unnatural, irregular, anomalous
ANTONYMS normal, usual, regular, typical
abnormal
