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vocab
test 3/21/14
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abnormal | not usual, not typical, strange |
| capsize | to turn bottom side up, upset |
| catastrophe | a large-scale disaster, misfortune, or failure |
| decrease | to become or make less; a lessening |
| disputatious | inclined to argue or debate; provoking debate |
| evict | to force out from a property, eject |
| flourish | to grow, thrive, be prosperous; to wave in the air |
| incentive | a reason for doing something; something that stimulates action |
| insubordinate | disobedient, rebellious |
| legible | easily read |
| nub | the central point or heart of a matter; a knob |
| onslaught | a violent attack; a sudden rush of something |
| ordain | to establish by law; to order or command; to appoint as a priest or minister; to destine |
| outstrip | to get ahead of, do better than, exceed |
| prevade | to spread throughout |
| prudent | cautious, careful, showing good sense |
| quench | to put out, extinguish, end |
| remnant | a small part remaining behind |
| simultaneous | happening or existing at the same time |
| swerve | to turn aside sharply; a sharp or sudden turn |