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Vocabulary Notes
| Words | Synonyms |
|---|---|
| Abnormal | adj. freakish, unnatural, irregular, anomalous |
| Capsize | v. overturn, upend, tip over |
| Catastrophe | n. calamity, tragedy, cataclysm |
| Decrease | v. lessen, reduce, dwindle, diminish |
| Disputatious | adj. argumentative, quarrelsome, contentious |
| Eject | v. oust, expel, kick out |
| Flourish | v. prosper, burgeon, increase |
| Incentive | n. stimulus, spur, motive, inducement |
| Insubordinate | adj. defiant, unruly, mutinous |
| Legible | adj. readable, clear, decipherable |
| Nub | n. core, kernel, nucleus, crux |
| Onslaught | n. assault, charge, foray, onset |
| Ordain | v. annoint, consecrate, enact, decree |
| Outstrip | v. outdo, outperform, outdistance, surpass |
| Pervade | v. saturate, permeate, diffuse, imbue |
| Prudent | adj. wary, sensible, judicious |
| Quench | v. douse, stifle, slake |
| Remnant | n. remainder, residue, leftover, fragment |
| Simultaneous | adj. occurring at the same time, concurrent |
| Swerve | v. veer, digress, sheer off |