Vocabulary 8

Question 1

(verb)nto turn bottom side up, upset

SYNONYMS upend, tip over

Answer 1

capsize

Question 2

(noun) a large-scale disaster, misfortune, or failure.
SYNONYMS tragedy, cataclysm
ANTONYMS triumph, victory, success

Answer 2

catastrophe

Question 3

(verb) to become or make less.
(noun) a lessening
SYNONYMS lessen, reduce, dwindle, diminish
ANTONYMS increase, grow, develop, wax

Answer 3

decrease

Question 4

(adjective) inclined to argue or debate; provoking debate
SYNONYMS argumentative
ANTONYMS peaceful

Answer 4

disputatious

Question 5

(verb) to force out from a property, eject
SYNONYMS oust, expel, kick out
ANTONYMS admit, insert

Answer 5

evict

Question 6

(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

Answer 6

flourish

Question 7

(noun) a reason for doing something.
SYNONYMS stimulus, spur, motive, inducement
ANTONYMS curb, check, restraint, hindrance

Answer 7

incentive

Question 8

(adjective) disobedient, rebellious
SYNONYMS defiant, unruly, mutinous
ANTONYMS obedient, submissive, docile, tractable

Answer 8

insubordinate

Question 9

(adjective) easily read
SYNONYMS clear
ANTONYMS unreadable

Answer 9

legible

Question 10

(noun) the central part or heart of a matter; a knob
SYNONYMS kernel, nucleus, crux
ANTONYMS fringe, edge

Answer 10

nub

Question 11

(noun) a violent attack; a sudden rush of something.

SYNONYMS assault, charge, foray, onset

Answer 11

onslaught

Question 12

(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

Answer 12

ordain

Question 13

(verb) to get ahead of, do better than
SYNONYMS outdo, ourperform, outdistance, surpass
ANTONYMS trail, lag behind

Answer 13

outstrip

Question 14

(verb) to spread throughout

SYNONYMS permeate, diffuse, imbue

Answer 14

pervade

Question 15

(adjective) cautious, careful, showing good sense.
SYNONYMS wary, judicious
ANTONYMS foolish, unwise, rash

Answer 15

prudent

Question 16

(verb) to put out, extinguish, end
SYNONYMS douse, stifle
ANTONYMS ignite, kindle

Answer 16

quench

Question 17

(noun) a small part remaining behind

SYNONYMS remainder, residue, leftover

Answer 17

remnant

Question 18

(adjective) happening or existing at the same time.
SYNONYMS occurring at the same time
ANTONYMS occurring at different times

Answer 18

simultaneous

Question 19

(verb) to turn aside sharply
(noun) a sharp or sudden turn
SYNONYMS digress, sheer off

Answer 19

swerve

Question 20

(adjective) not usual, not typical
SYNONYMS freakish, unnatural, irregular, anomalous
ANTONYMS normal, usual, regular, typical

Answer 20

abnormal