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Vocab. Lev. B
Unit 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abnormal | (adj.) not usual, not typical, strange |
| capsize | (v.) to turn bottom-side-up, upset |
| catastrophe | (n.) large-scale disaster, 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 out or to throw out, evict |
| flourish | (v.) to grow, to thrive, to be prosperous; to wave in the air (n) a dramatic gesture or fanfare of horns |
| incentive | (n.) a reason for doing something; something that stimulates action |
| insubordinate | (adj.) disobedient and rebellious |
| legible | (adj.) easily read |
| nub | (n.) the center point or heart of the matter; a knob |
| onslaught | (n.) a violent attack or a sudden rush of something |
| ordain | (v.) to establish by law; to order or command,to appoint as priest or minister; to destine |
| outstrip | (v.) to get ahead of or do better than, exceed |
| pervade | (v.) to spread throughout |
| prudent | (adj.) cautious, careful and showing good sense |
| quench | (v.) to put out, extinguish, end |
| remnant | (n.) a small part remaining behind |
| simultaneous | (adj.) happening or existing at the same time |
| swerve | (v.) to turn aside sharply (n.) a sharp or sudden turn |
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