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Vocab Unit 8 Level B
Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop
Level B
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| abnormal | (adj) not usual, not typical, strange (syn) freakish, unnatural, irregular, anomalous (ant) normal, usual, regular, typical |
| capsize | (v) to turn bottom side up, upset (syn) overturn, upend, tip over (ant) remain, upright |
| catastrophe | (n) a large-scale disaster, misfortune, or failure (syn) calamity, tragedy, cataclysm (ant) triumph, victory, success |
| decrease | (v) to become or make less;(n) a lessening (syn)(v) lessen, reduce, dwindle, diminish (ant)(v) increase, grow, develop, wax |
| disputatious | (adj) inclined to argue or debate;provoking debate (syn) argumentative, quarrelsome, contentious (ant) nonargumentative, peaceable, pacific |
| eject | (v) to drive or throw out, evict (syn)oust, expel, kick out (ant) admit, let in, insert |
| flourish | (v) to grow, thrive, be prosperous. to wave in the air;(n) a dramatic gesture;a fanfare of horns (syn)(v) prosper, burgeon, increase (ant)(v) wither, die, fade, shrivel up |
| incentive | (n) a reason for doing something; something that stimulates action (syn) stimulus, spur, motive, inducement (ant)curb, check, restraint, hindrance |
| insubordinate | (adj) disobedient, rebellious(syn)defiant, unruly, mutinous (ant) obedient, submissive, docile,tractable |
| legible | (adj) easily read (syn) readable, clear, decipherable (ant) unreadable, indecipherable |
| nub | (n) the central point or heart of a matter, a knob (syn) core, kernel, nucleus, crux (ant) fringe, periphery, edge |
| onslaught | (n) a violent attack; a sudden rush of something (syn) assault, charge, foray, onset |
| 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 |
| outstrip | (v) to get ahead of, do better than, exceed (syn) outdo, outperform, outdistance, surpass (ant) trail, lag behind |
| pervade | (v)to spread throughout (syn) saturate, permeate, diffuse, imbue |
| prudent | (adj) cautious, careful, showing good sense (syn) wary, sensible, judicious (ant) foolish, unwise, rash, reckless |
| quench | (v) to put out, extinguish, end (syn) douse, stifle, slake (ant) ignite, kindle |
| remnant | (n) a small part remaining behind (syn) remainder, residue, leftover, fragment |
| simultaneous | (adj) happening or existing at the same time (syn) occurring at the same time, concurrent (ant) occurring at different times |
| swerve | (v) to turn aside sharply; (n) a sharp or sudden turn (syn)(v) veer, digress, sheer off |
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