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Vocab 8
| 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 |
| Disputatious | inclined to argue or debate; provoking debate |
| Eject | To drive or throw out, evict |
| 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 matter, knob |
| Onslaught | A violent attack; a sudden rush of something |
| Ordain | TO establish a law; to order or command |
| Outstrip | To get ahead of, do better than, exceed |
| Pervade | To spread throughout |
| Prudent | Cautious, careful, showing good sense |
| Quench | To put out, extinguish, end |
| Remnant | A small part remaining behind |
| Smultaneous | Happening or existing at the same time |
| Swerve | To turn aside sharply |