Chapter 8 Flashcards by Emma L

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To establish by law

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Ordain

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Inclined to argue or debate

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Disputatious

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A dramatic gesture

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Flourish

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not usual, not typical, strange

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Abnormal

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A large-scale disaster, misfortune, or failure

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Catastrophe

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The central point or heart of a matter

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Nub

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To grow, thrive, be prosperous

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Flourish

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A lessening

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Decrease

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To order or command

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Ordain

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A fanfare of horns

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Flourish

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To drive or throw out, evict

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Eject

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To turn aside sharply

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Swerve

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A reason for doing something

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Incentive

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Something that stimulates action

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Incentive

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Provoking debate

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Disputatious

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Disobedient, rebellious

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Insubordinate

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A knob

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Nub

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To appoint as a priest or minister

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Ordain

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To put out, extinguish, end

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Quench

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Easily read

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Legible

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To get ahead of, do better than, exceed

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Outstrip

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A sudden rush of something

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Onslaught

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A small part remaining behind

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Remnant

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A sharp or sudden turn

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Swerve

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Happening or existing at the same time

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Simultaneous

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Cautious, careful, showing good sense

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Prudent

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To spread throughout

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Pervade

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To destine

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Ordain

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To turn bottom side up, upset

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Capsize

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A violent attack

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Onslaught

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To wave in the air

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Flourish

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To become or make less

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Decrease