Vocab 8

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

Question 11

Capsize

Answer 11

(V) to turn bottom side up, upset

Question 12

Disputatious

Answer 12

(Adj) inclined to argue or debate; provoking debate

Question 13

Evict

Answer 13

(V) to force out. From a property, eject

Question 14

Incentive

Answer 14

(N) a reason for doing something; something that stimulates action

Question 15

Legible

Answer 15

(Adj) easily read

Question 16

Nub

Answer 16

(N) the central point or heart of a matter; a knob

Question 17

Ordain

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Pervade

Answer 18

(V) to spread throughout

Question 19

Remnant

Answer 19

(N) a small part remaining behind

Question 20

Simultaneous

Answer 20

(Adj) happening or existing at the same time