Vocab Unit 8 Flashcards

1
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Abnormal

A

Not usual

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2
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Catastrophe

A

Large-scale disaster

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3
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Decrease

A

To become or make less

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4
Q

Florish

A

To grow

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5
Q

Insubordinate

A

Disobedient

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6
Q

Onslaught

A

A violent attack

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7
Q

Outstrip

A

To get ahead of

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8
Q

Prudent

A

Cautious

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9
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Quench

A

To put out

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10
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Swerve

A

To turn aside sharply

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11
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Capsize

A

To turn bottom side up

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12
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Disputatious

A

Inclined to argue or debate

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13
Q

Evict

A

To force out from property; eject

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14
Q

Incentive

A

A reason for doing something

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15
Q

Legible

A

Easily read

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16
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Nub

A

The central point of something; a knob

17
Q

Ordain

A

To establish by law; to appoint as a priest or minister

18
Q

Pervade

A

To spread throughout

19
Q

Remnant

A

A small part remaining behind

20
Q

Simultaneous

A

Happening or existing at the same time