abnormal

(adj) not usual, not typical, strange

s:  freekish, unnatural, irregular, anomalous

a:  normal, usual, regular, tpypical

capsize

(v) to turn bottom side up, upset

s:  overturn, upend, tip over

a:  remain upright

catastrophe

(n) a large-scale disaster, misfortune, or failure

s:  calamity, tragedy, cataclysm

a:  triumph, victory, success

decrease

(v) to become or make less; (n) a lessening

s:  (v) lessen, reduce, dwindle, diminish

a:  (v) increase, grow, develop, wax

disputatious

(adj)  inclined to argue or debate, provoking debate

s:  argumentative, quarrelsome, contentious

a:  nonargumentative, peaceable, pacific

eject

(v) to drive or throw out, evict

s:  oust, expel, kick out

a:  admit, let in, insert

flourish

(v) to grow, thrive, be prosperous, to wave in the air. 

(n) a dramatic gesture, a fanfare of home

s:  (v) prosper, burgeon, increase

a:  (v) wither, die, fade, shrivel up

incentive

(n) a reason for doing something; something that stimulates action

s:  stimulus, spur, motive, inducement

a:  curb, check, restraint, hindrance

insubordinate

(adj) disobedient, rebellious

s:  defiant, unruly, mutinous

a:  obedient, submissive, docile, tractable

legible

(adj) easily read

s:  readable, clear, decipherable

a:  unreadable, indecipherable

nub

(n) the central point or heart of a matter; a knob

s:  core, kernel, nucleus, crux

a: fringe, periphery, edge

onslaught

(n) a violent attach, a sudden rush of something

s:  assault, charge, foray, onset

ordain

(v) to establish by law, to order or command, to appoint as a preist or minister; to destine

s:  anoint, concecrate, enact, decree

a:  forbid, veto, cancel

outstrip

(v) to get ahead of, do better than, exceed

s:  outdo, outperform, outdistance, surpass

a:  trail, lag behind

pervade

(v) to spread throughout

s:  saturage, permeate, diffuse, imbue

prudent

(adj) cautious, careful, showing good sense

s:  wary, sensible, judicious

a:  foolish, unwise, rash, reckless

quench

(v) to put out, etinguish, end

s:  douse, stifle, slake

a:  ignite, kindle

remnant

(n) a small part remaining behind

s:  remainder, residue, leftover, fragment

simultaneous

(adj) happening or existing at the same time

s:  occurring at the same time, concurrent

a:  occurring at different times

swerve

(v) to turn aside sharply; (n) a sharp or sudden turn

s:  (v) veer, digress, sheer off