| A | B |
| abnormal | not usual; not typical; strange |
| capsize | to turn bottom side up; upset |
| catastrophe | a large-scale disaster, misfortune or failure |
| decrease | to become or make less |
| disputatious | inclined to argue or debate |
| eject | to drive or throw out; evict |
| flourish | to grow, thrive, be propserous |
| incentive | a reason for doing something |
| insubordinate | disobedient; rebellious |
| legible | easily read |
| nub | the central point or heart of a matter |
| onslaught | a violent attack |
| ordain | to establish by law |
| outstrip | to get ahead of |
| pervade | to spread throughout |
| prudent | cautious, careful, showing good sense |
| quench | to put out, extinguish |
| remnant | a small part remaining behind |
| simultaneous | happenng or existing at the same time |
| swerve | to turn aside sharply |