Unit 8 Flashcards
Abnormal
Not normal
Nick Benedict had an abnormal nose.
Capsize
Flip over
He capsized a water bottle.
Catastrophe
Tragic or really bad event
He was experiencing a catastrophe in the story.
Decrease
Unincrease; lower the amount
He decreased all chances of winning the lottery by ripping his card.
Disputatious
Causing arguments
He had a book that was very disputatious.
Eject
Make something go out
He ejected the CD from the CD player.
Flourish
To be good, grow…; to wave something in the air
With one flourish of his hankerchief, the man knew he was getting a red card.
Incentive
Reward for an action, something that causes an action
He gave an incentive for working out.
Insbordinate
Wayward, rebelling
He was an insubordinate child.
Legible
Able to be read
The paper was not legible so the tracher got rid of it.
Nub
The inner and main part of something
He had the nub of his feelings hurt really badly.
Onslaught
A burst of something, a bad attack
He was surprised by an onslaught someone gave him.
Ordain
To establish
He ordained the constitution.
Outstrip
To get ahead Mr. Gilman outstripped the other class in science.
Pervade
To make it spread around
He pervaded the rumor that Bob was a genius.
