unit 8 set A

Question 1

abnormal

Answer 1

(adj.) not usual, not typical, strange

Question 2

catastrophe

Answer 2

(n.) a large-scale disaster, misfortune, or failure

Question 3

Decrease

Answer 3

(v.) to become or make less; (n.) a lessening

Question 4

flourish

Answer 4

(v.) to grow, thrive, be prosperous; to wave in the air; (n.) a dramatic gesture; a fanfare of horns

Question 5

Insubordinate

Answer 5

(adj.) disobedient, rebellious

Question 6

onslaught

Answer 6

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

Question 7

outstrip

Answer 7

(v.) to get ahead of, do better than, exceed

Question 8

prudent

Answer 8

(adj.) cautious, careful, showing good sense

Question 9

quench

Answer 9

(v.) to put out, extinguish, end

Question 10

swerve

Answer 10

(v.) to turn aside sharply; (n.) a sharp or sudden turn