U8 1-10 Flashcards
not usual, not typical, strange;
syn - freakish, unnatural, irregular, anomalous
ant - normal, usual, regular, typical
abnormal
to turn bottom side up, upset
syn - upend, tip over
capsize
a large-scale disaster, misfortune, or failure
syn - tragedy, cataclysm
ant - triumph, victory, success
catastrophe
to become or make less; a lessening
syn - lessen, reduce, dwindle, diminish
ant - increase, develop, grow, wax
decrease
inclined to argue or debate; provoking debate
syn - argumentative, quarrelsome, contentious
ant - nonargumentative, peaceable, pacific
disputatious
to force out from a property, eject
syn - oust, expel, kick out
ant - admit, insert
evict
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
flourish
a reason for doing something; something that stimulates action;
syn - stimulus, spur, motive, inducement
ant - curb, check, restraint, hindrance
incentive
disobedient, rebellious
syn - defiant, unruly, mutinous
ant - obedient, submissive, docile, tractable
insubordinate
easily read
syn - clear, decipherable
ant - unreadible, indecipherable
legible