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Unit 8 Vocab 7th grd
7th grade Vocabulary Unit 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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; (n) a lessening |
| Disputatious | (adj) inclined to argue or debate; provoking debate |
| Eject | (v) to drive or throw out, evict |
| Flourish | (v) to grow, thrive, be prosperous; to wave in the air; (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 |
| Pervade | (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; (n) a sharp or sudden turn |