English Vocab 8

Question 0

capsize

Answer 0

to turn bottom side up, upset

Syn: overturn, upend, tip over
Ant: remain upright

Question 1

abnormal

Answer 1

not usual, not typical, strange

Syn: freakish, unnatural, irregular, anomalous
Ant: normal, usual, regular, typical

Question 2

catastrophe

Answer 2

a large scale disaster, misfortune or failure

syn: calamity, tragedy, cataclysm
ant: triumph, victory, success

Question 3

decrease

Answer 3

to become or make less; a lessening

syn: less, reduce, dwindle, diminish
ant: increase, grow, develop, wax

Question 4

disputatious

Answer 4

inclined to argue or debate; provoking debate

syn: argumentative, quarrelsome, contentious
ant: nonargumentative, peaceable, pacific

Question 5

eject

Answer 5

to drive or throw out, evict

syn: oust, expel, kick out
ant: admit, let in, insert

Question 6

flourish

Answer 6

to grow, thrive, be prosperous; to wave in the air;
a dramatic gesture; a fanfare of horns

syn: prosper, burgeon, increase
ant: wither, die, fade, shrivel up

Question 7

incentive

Answer 7

a reason for doing something; something that stimulates action

syn: stimulus, spur, motive, inducement
ant: curb, check, restraint, hindrance

Question 8

insubordinate

Answer 8

disobedient, rebellious

syn: defiant, unruly, mutinous
ant: obedient, submissive, docile, tractable

Question 9

legible

Answer 9

easily read

syn: readable, clear, decipherable
ant: unreadable, indecipherable

Question 10

onslaught

Answer 10

a violent attack; a sudden rush of something

sn: assault, charge, foray, onset

Question 11

ordain

Answer 11

to establish by law; to order or command; to appoint as a priest or minister; to destine

syn: anoint, consecrate, enact, decree
ant: forbid, veto, cancel

Question 12

outstrip

Answer 12

to get ahead of, do better than, exceed

syn: outdo, outperform, outdistance, surpass
ant: trail, lag behind

Question 13

pervade

Answer 13

to spread throughout

syn: saturate, permeate, diffuse, imbue

Question 14

prudent

Answer 14

cautious, careful, showing good sense

syn: wary, sensible, judicious
ant: foolish, unwise, rash, reckless

Question 15

quench

Answer 15

to put out, extinguish, end

syn: douse, stifle, slake
ant: ignite, kindle

Question 16

remnant

Answer 16

a small part remaining behind

syn: remainder, residue, leftover, fragment

Question 17

simultaneous

Answer 17

happening or existing at the same time

syn: occurring at the same time, concurrent
ant: occurring at different times

Question 18

swerve

Answer 18

to turn aside sharply; a sharp or sudden turn

syn: veer, digress, sheer off

Question 19

By offering customers low prices and good terms, the new store hopes to ___ the competition.

Answer 19

outstrip

Question 20

Pollutants ____ the atmosphere of many of our nation’s large cities.

Answer 20

pervade

Question 21

The firefighters will ___ the flames with water.

Answer 21

quench

Question 22

It pays to make __ investments.

Answer 22

prudent

Question 23

By the end of the war, the rebels had but a ___ of their former stregnth.

Answer 23

remnant

Question 24

Be aware that if you ___ too sharply, you may lose control of the car.

Answer 24

swerve

Question 25

The diplomats put on headphones so that they could listen to a ___ translation of the speech.

Answer 25

simultaneous

Question 26

The sudden ____ of the bus caused some passengers to fall out of their seats.

Answer 26

swerve

Question 27

It is fortunate for lovers of the arts that painting and opera still ____ in Italy.

Answer 27

flourish

Question 28

The ___ soldier repeatedly interrupted his commanding officer.

Answer 28

insubordinate

Question 29

Actors often enter the stage with a ___.

Answer 29

flourish

Question 30

Because career advancement is such a strong ____, adults are usually eager and hard-working students.

Answer 30

incentive

Question 31

In keeping with the jokes, pharmacists will tell you that most doctors’ handwriting is barely ___.

Answer 31

legible

Question 32

To prepare for the ____ of winter, we replenished our supply of firewood and rock salt.

Answer 32

onslaught

Question 33

Ancient astrologers believed that the stars could ___ one’s future.

Answer 33

ordain

Question 34

The security guards arrived to ____ the troublesome spectator from the stands.

Answer 34

eject

Question 35

For my sister, who is always late, being early for an appointment would constitute an ___ situation.

Answer 35

abnormal

Question 36

The ____ senator had engaged in filibusters to block the passage of many a bill.

Answer 36

disputatious

Question 37

Anyone watching could see that it was our inexperience that caused us to ___ the canoe.

Answer 37

capsize

Question 38

The manager hopes that theft will ___ once the new security system is installed.

Answer 38

decrease

Question 39

During the COld War, the US did everything possible to avoid a nuclear _____.

Answer 39

catastrophe

Question 40

Because of a sharp ____ in sales, the company had to lay off two-thirds of its workers.

Answer 40

decrease