| A | B |
| abnormal | adj: not usual, not typical, strange (ANT: normal, usual, regular) |
| capsize | v: to turn bottom side up, to upset (ANT: remain uppright) |
| catastrophe | n: a large-scale disaster or misfortune (ANT: triumph, victory, success) |
| decrease | v: to become or make less; n: a lessening (ANT: increase, grow, develop) |
| disputatious | adj: inclined to argue; provoking debate (ANT: nonargumentative, peaceable) |
| eject | v: to drive or throw out; evict (ANT: admit, let in) |
| flourish | v: to grow; be prosperous, to wave in the air; n: a dramatic gesture; a fanfare of horns (ANT: wither, die, fade) |
| incentive | n: reason for doing something; something that stimulates action (ANT: curb, check, restraint) |
| insubordinate | adj: disobedient, rebellious (ANT: obedient, submissive, docile) |
| legible | adj: easily read (ANT: unreadable) |
| nub | n: the central point or heart of the matter; a knob (AND: fringe, edge) |
| onslaught | n: a violent attack; a sudden rush of something |
| ordain | v: to establish by law; to order or command; to appont as a priest (ANT: forbid, veto) |
| outstrip | v: to get ahead of; exceed (ANT: trail, lag behind) |
| pervade | v: to spread throughout |
| prudent | adj: cautious, careful; showing good sense (ANT: foolish, unwise, rash) |
| quench | v: to put out, extinguish, end (ANT: ignite, kindle) |
| remnant | n: a small part remaining behind |
| simultaneous | adj: happening or existing at the same time (ANT: occurring at different times) |
| swerve | v: to turn aside sharply; n: a sharp or sudden turn |