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Unit 8
Term | Definition |
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Abnormal | ADJ. not usual/typical, strange |
catastrophe | N. a large scale disaster |
decrease | V. to make less |
decrease | N. a lessening |
flourish | V. to grow, thrive, be prosperous; to wave in the air |
flourish | N. a dramatic gesture; a fanfare of horns |
insubordinate | ADJ. disobedient, rebellious |
onslaught | N. a violent attack |
outstrip | V. to get ahead of, do better than, exceed |
prudent | ADJ. cautious, careful |
quench | V. to put out, extinguish, end |
swerve | V. to turn aside sharply |
swerve | N. a sharp or sudden turn |
capsize | V. to turn bottom side up, upset |
disputatious | ADJ. inclined to argue or debate; provoking debate |
evict | V. to force out from a property , eject |
incentive | N. a reason for doing something; something that simulates action |
legible | ADJ. easily read |
nub | N. the central point or heart of a matter; a knob |
ordain | V. to establish by law; to order or command; to appoint as a priest or minister; to destine |
pervade | V. to spread throughout |
remnant | N. a small part remaining behind |
simultaneous | ADJ. happening or existing at the time |