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Vocabulary Unit #8
StudyStack for Vocabulary Unit #8 - Honors English 7 (May have mistakes)
| Term | Definition | Synonyms | Antonyms |
|---|---|---|---|
| abnormal | not usual, not typical, strange | Synonyms: freakish, unnatural, irregular, anomalous | Antonyms: normal, usual, regular, typical |
| capsize | to turn bottom side up, upset | Synonyms: upend, tip over | Antonyms: None |
| catastrophe | a large-scale disaster, misfortune, or failure | Synonyms: tragedy, cataclysm | Antonyms: triumph, victory, success |
| decrease | to become or make less; a lessening | Synonyms: lessen, reduce, dwindle, diminish | Antonyms: increase, grow, develop, wax |
| disputatious | inclined to argue or debate; provoking debate | Synonyms: argumentative, quarrelsome, contentious | Antonyms: nonargumentative, peaceable, pacific |
| evict | to force out from a property, eject | Synonyms: oust, expel, kick out | Antonyms: admit, insert |
| flourish | to grow, thrive, be prosperous; to wave in the air; a dramatic gesture; a fanfare of horns | Synonyms: prosper, burgeon, increase | Antonyms: wither, die, fade, shrivel up |
| incentive | a reason for doing something; something that stimulates action | Synonyms: stimulus, spur, motive, inducement | Antonyms: curb, check, restraint, hindrance |
| insubordinate | disobedient, rebellious | Synonyms: defiant, unruly, mutinous | Antonyms: obedient, submissive, docile, tractable |
| legible | easily read | Synonyms: clear, decipherable | Antonyms: unreadable, indecipherable |
| nub | the central point or heart of a matter; a knob | Synonyms: kernel, nucleus, crux | Antonyms: fringe, periphery, edge |
| onslaught | a violent attack; a sudden rush of something | Synonyms: assault, charge, foray, onset | Antonyms: None |
| ordain | to establish by law; to order or command; to appoint as a priest or minister; to destine | Synonyms: anoint, consecrate, enact, decree | Antonyms: forbid, veto, cancel |
| outstrip | to get ahead of, do better than, exceed | Synonyms: outdo, outperform, outdistance, surpass | Antonyms: trail, lag behind |
| pervade | to spread throughout | Synonyms: permeate, diffuse, imbue | Antonyms: None |
| prudent | cautious, careful, showing good sense | Synonyms: wary, judicious | Antonyms: foolish, unwise, rash |
| quench | to put out, extinguish, end | Synonyms: douse, stifle | Antonyms: ignite, kindle |
| remnant | a small part remaining behind | Synonyms: remainder, residue, leftover | Antonyms: None |
| simultaneous | happening or existing at the same time | Synonyms: occurring at the same time, concurrent | Antonyms: occurring at different times |
| swerve | to turn aside sharply; a sharp or sudden turn | Synonyms: digress, sheer off | Antonyms: None |