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