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GJHS English 7.8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Flourish | to grow, thrive, to be prosperous; a dramatic gesture |
| Incentive | a mission for doing something, something that stimulates action |
| Insubordinate | disobedient, rebellious |
| Legible | easily read |
| Nub | the central point or heart of a matter; knob |
| Onslaught | a violent attack, a sudden rush of something |
| Ordain | to establish by law, to order or command; to appoint as in a priest or minister |
| 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 |
| Disputatious | inclined to argue or debate |
| Eject | to drive or throw out, evict |
| Outstrip | to get ahead of, to do better than |
| Pervade | to spread throughout |
| Prudent | cautious careful, showing good sense |
| Quench | to put out, extinguish |
| Remnant | a small part remaining behind |
| Simultaneous | happening or existing at the same time |
| Swerve | to turn aside sharply, a sharp, sudden turn |