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vocab 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| syn: tragedy, cataclysm ant: triumph, victory, success | catastrophe |
| syn: freakish, unnatural, irregular, anomalous ant: normal, usual, regular, typical | abnormal |
| syn: upend, tip over | capsize |
| syn: (v.) lessen, reduce, dwindle, diminish ant: (v.) increase, grow, develop, wax | decrease |
| syn: argumentative, quarrelsome, contentious ant: nonargumentative, peaceable, pacific | disputatious |
| syn: oust, expel, kick out ant: admit, insert | evict |
| syn: (v.) prosper, burgeon, increase ant: (v.) wither, die, fade, shrivel up | flourish |
| syn: stimulus, spur, motive, inducement ant: curb, check, restraint, hindrance | incentive |
| syn: defiant, unruly, mutious ant: obedient, submissive, docile, tractable | insubordinate |
| syn: clear, decipherable ant: unreadable | legible |
| syn: kernel, nucleus, crux ant: fringe, periphery, eddge | nub |
| syn: assault, charge, foray, onset | onslaught |
| syn: anoint, consecrate, enact, decree ant: forbid, veto, cancel | ordain |
| syn: outdo, outperform, outdistance, surpass ant: trail, lag behind | outstrip |
| syn: permeate, diffuse, imbue | pervade |
| syn: wary, judicious ant: foolish, unwise, rash | prudent |
| syn: douse, stifle ant: foolish, unwise, rash | quench |
| syn: remainder, residue, leftover | remnant |
| syn: occuring at the same time, concurrent ant: occuring at different times | simultaneous |
| syn: digress, sheer off | swerve |