Vocabulary 8 Flashcards
1
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Not usual, not typical, strange
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Abnormal
2
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To force out from property, eject
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Evict
4
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A large-scale disaster, misfortune, or failure
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Catastrophe
5
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Inclined to argue or debate
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Disputatious
6
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To grow, thrive, be prosperous; to wave in the air
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Flourish
8
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A reason for doing something; something that stimulates action
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Incentive
9
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Disobedient, rebellious
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Insubordinate
10
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Easily read
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Legible
11
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The central point or heart of a matter; a knob
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Nub
12
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a violent attack; a sudden rush of something
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Onslaught
13
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To establish by law; to order or command; to appoint as a priest or minister; to destine
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Ordain
14
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To get rid of, do better than, exceed
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Outstrip
15
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To spread throughout
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Pervade
16
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Cautious, careful, showing good sense
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Prudent
17
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To turn aside sharply
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Swerve
