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Vocab Unit 8
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6th Grade
02/14/2011

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Abnormal
Definition

Adj. Not usual, not typical,strange

 

Synonyms: Freakish, unnatural, irregular,anomalous

Antonyms: normal, usual, regular, typical

Term
Capsize
Definition

V. To turn bottom side up, upset

 

Synonyms: Overturn, Upend, Tip Over

Antonyms: remain upright

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Catastrophe
Definition

N. A large scale disaster, misfortune, or failure

 

Synonyms: Calamity, Tragedy, Cataclysm

Antonyms: Triumph, Victory, Success

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Decrease
Definition

V. To become or make less, N. A lessering

 

Synonyms: Lessen, reduce, dwindle, diminish

Antonyms: increase, grow, develop, wax

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Disputatious
Definition

Adj. Inclined to argue or debate, provoking debate

 

Synonyms: argumentative, quarrelsome, contentious

Antonyms: Nonargumentative, peaceable, pacific

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Eject
Definition

V. To drive or throw out, evict

 

Synonyms: Oust, Expel, Kick out

Antonyms: Admit, let in, insert

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Flourish
Definition

V. To grow, thrive, be prosperous; to wave in the air

N. A dramatic gesture, a fanfare of horns

 

Synonyms: Prosper, Burgeon, increase

Antonyms: Wither, die, fade, shrivel up

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Incentive
Definition

N. A reason for doing something, something that stimulates action

 

Synonyms: Stimulus, spur, motive, inducement

Antonyms: Curb, check, restraint, hindrance

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