Unit 8 Test- Level B

Abnormal

adj.- not usual, not typical, strange

Capsize

v.- to turn bottom side up, upset

Catastrophe

n.- a large-scale disaster, misfortune, or failure

Decrease

v.- to become or make less; n.- a lessening

Disputatious

adj.- inclined to argue or debate; provoking debate

Evict

v.- to force out from a property, eject

Flourish

v.-to grow, thrive, be prosperous; to wave in the air;
n.- a dramatic gesture; a fanfare of horns

Incentive

n.- a reason for doing something; something that simulates action

Insubordinate

adj.- disobedient, rebellious

Legible

adj.- easily read

Nub

n.- the central point or heart of a matter; a knob

Onslaught

n.- a violent attack; a sudden rush of something

Ordain

v.- to establish by law; to order or command; to appoint as a priest or minister; to destine

Outstrip

v.- to get ahead of, do better than, exceed

Pervade

v.- to spread throughout

Prudent

adj.- cautious, careful, showing good sense

Quench

v.- to put out, extinguish, end

Remnant

n.- a small part remaining behind

Simultaneous

adj.- happening or existing at the same time

Swerve

v.- to turn aside sharply;
n.- a sharp or sudden turn