vocab. 8
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- 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
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v. to become or make less
n. a lessening - disputatious
- adj. inclined to argue or debate; provoking debate
- eject
- v. to drive out, evict
- swerve
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v. to turn aside sharply
n. a sharp or sudden turn - flourish
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v. to grow, thrive, be prosperous; to wave in the air
n. a dramatic gesture; a fanfare of horns - simultaneous
- adj. happening or exsisting at the same time
- incentive
- n. a reason for doing something; something that stimulates action
- remnant
- n. a small part remaining behind
- insubordinate
- adj. disobedient, rebellious
- quench
- v. to put out, extinguish, end
- legible
- adj. easily read
- prudent
- adj. cautious, careful, showing good sense
- nub
- n. the central point or heart of the matter; a knob
- pervade
- v. to spread throughout
- onslaught
- n. a violent attack; a sudden rush of something
- outstrip
- v. to get ahead of, do better than, exceed
- ordain
- v. to establish by law; to order by command; to appoint as a priest or a minister; to destine