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Vocab Unit 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abnormal | not usaual |
| capsize | to turn bottom up |
| catastrophe | a large-scale disaster |
| decress | to become or make less |
| disputatious | inclined to argue or debate |
| eject | to drive or throw out |
| flourish | to grow, thrive, to be prosperous |
| incentive | a reason for doing something |
| insubordinate | disobeident |
| legible | easily read |
| nub | the central point or heart of a matter |
| onslaught | a violent attack |
| ordain | to establish by law |
| outstrip | to get ahead of, to do better than |
| prevade | to spread throught |
| prudent | cautious, careful |
| quench | to put out extinguish |
| remnant | a small part remaining behind |
| simultaineous | happening or existing at the same time |
| swerve | to turn aside sharply, a sharp or sudden turn |