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7-8 Vocabulary

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abnormaladj: not usual, not typical, strange (ANT: normal, usual, regular)
capsizev: to turn bottom side up, to upset (ANT: remain uppright)
catastrophen: a large-scale disaster or misfortune (ANT: triumph, victory, success)
decreasev: to become or make less; n: a lessening (ANT: increase, grow, develop)
disputatiousadj: inclined to argue; provoking debate (ANT: nonargumentative, peaceable)
ejectv: to drive or throw out; evict (ANT: admit, let in)
flourishv: to grow; be prosperous, to wave in the air; n: a dramatic gesture; a fanfare of horns (ANT: wither, die, fade)
incentiven: reason for doing something; something that stimulates action (ANT: curb, check, restraint)
insubordinateadj: disobedient, rebellious (ANT: obedient, submissive, docile)
legibleadj: easily read (ANT: unreadable)
nubn: the central point or heart of the matter; a knob (AND: fringe, edge)
onslaughtn: a violent attack; a sudden rush of something
ordainv: to establish by law; to order or command; to appont as a priest (ANT: forbid, veto)
outstripv: to get ahead of; exceed (ANT: trail, lag behind)
pervadev: to spread throughout
prudentadj: cautious, careful; showing good sense (ANT: foolish, unwise, rash)
quenchv: to put out, extinguish, end (ANT: ignite, kindle)
remnantn: a small part remaining behind
simultaneousadj: happening or existing at the same time (ANT: occurring at different times)
swervev: to turn aside sharply; n: a sharp or sudden turn


St. Thomas More School
Chapel Hill, NC

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