Vocabulary 8 Flashcards
Not usual, not typical, strange
Abnormal
To force out from property, eject
Evict
A large-scale disaster, misfortune, or failure
Catastrophe
Inclined to argue or debate
Disputatious
To grow, thrive, be prosperous; to wave in the air
Flourish
A reason for doing something; something that stimulates action
Incentive
Disobedient, rebellious
Insubordinate
Easily read
Legible
The central point or heart of a matter; a knob
Nub
a violent attack; a sudden rush of something
Onslaught
To establish by law; to order or command; to appoint as a priest or minister; to destine
Ordain
To get rid of, do better than, exceed
Outstrip
To spread throughout
Pervade
Cautious, careful, showing good sense
Prudent
To turn aside sharply
Swerve
To become or make less
Decrease
To put out, extinguish, end
Quench
A small part remaining behind
Remnant
Happening or existing at the same time
Simultaneous
To turn bottom side up, upset
Capsize