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- decrease
- (v) to become or make less; (n) a lessening SYN lesson, reduce, dwindle, diminish ANT increase, grow, develop, wax
- abnormal
- (adj) not usual, not typical, strange SYN freakish, unnatural, irregular, anomalous ANT normal, usual, regular, typical
- pervade
- (v) to spread throughout SYN saturate, permeate, diffuse, imbue
- disputatious
- (adj) inclined to argue or debate; provoking debate SYN argumentative, quarrelsome, contentious ANT nonargumentative, peaceable, pacific
- simultaneous
- (adj) happening or existing at the same time SYN occurring at the same time, concurrent ANT occuring at different times
- outstrip
- (v) to get ahead of, do better than, exeed SYN outdo, outperform, outdistance, surpass ANT trail, lag behind
- quench
- (v) to put out, extinguish, end SYN douse, stifle, slake ANT ignite, kindle
- ordain
- (v) to establish by law; to order or command; to appoint as a priest or minister; to destine SYN anoint, consecrate, enact, decree ANT forbid, veto, cancel
- legible
- (adj) easily read SYN readable, clear, decipherable ANT unreadable,indecipherable
- remnant
- (n) a small part remaining behind SYN remainder, residue, leftover, fragment
- catastrophe
- (n) a large-scale disaster, misfortune, or failure SYN calamity, tragedy, cataclysm ANT triumph, victory, success
- incentive
- (n) a reason for doing something; something that stimulates action SYN stimulus, spur, motive, inducement ANT curb, check, restraint, hindrance
- flourish
- (v) to grow, thrive be prosperous; to wave in the air; (n) a dramatic gesture; a fanfare of horns SYN prosper, burgeon, increase ANT wither, die, fade, shrivel up
- nub
- (n) the central point or heart of a matter; a knob SYN core, kernel, nucleus, crux ANT fringe, periphery, edge
- swerve
- (v) to turn aside sharply; (n) a sharp or sudden turn SYN veer, digress, sheer off
- capsize
- (v) to turn bottom side up, upset SYN overturn, upend, tip over ANT remain upright
- insubordinate
- (adj) disobediant, rebellious SYN defiant, unruly, mutinous ANT obediant, submissive, docile, tractable
- onslaught
- (n) a violent attack; a sudden rush of something SYN assault, charge, foray, onset
- eject
- (v) to drive or throw out, evict SYN oust, expel, kick out ANT admit, let in, insert
- prudent
- (adj) cautious, careful, showing good sense SYN wary, sensible, judicious ANT foolish, unwise, rash, reckless