| WORDVocab. B - Unit 8 | DEFINITION |
| abnormal | (adj.) not usual, not typical, strange |
| capsize | (v.) to turn bottom side up, upset |
| catastrophe | (n.) a large-scale diaster, misfortune, or failure |
| decrease | (v.) to become or make less; (n.) a lessening |
| disputatious | (adj.) inclined to argue or debate; provoking debate |
| eject | (v.) to drive or throw out, evict |
| flourish | (v.) to grow, thrive, be prosperous; to wave in the air; (n.) a dramatic gesture; a fanfare of horns |
| incentive | (n.) a reason for doing something; something that stimulates action |
| insubordinate | (adj.) disobedient, rebellious |
| legible | (adj.) easily read |
| nub | (n.) the central point or heart of a matter; a knob |
| onslaught | (blank) |