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Unit Eight

Unit Eight. Grade Seven. 1. abnormal ( adj ) not usual, not typical, strange syn : freakish, unnatural, irregular, anomalous ant : normal, usual, regular, typical Ex. It would be abnormal to have a school day where students did no work. 2. capsize (v) to turn bottom side up, upset

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Unit Eight

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  1. Unit Eight Grade Seven

  2. 1. abnormal (adj) not usual, not typical, strange syn: freakish, unnatural, irregular, anomalous ant: normal, usual, regular, typical Ex. It would be abnormal to have a school day where students did no work.

  3. 2. capsize (v) to turn bottom side up, upset syn: overturn, upend, tip over ant: remain upright Ex. The boat capsized and sent its passengers into the river.

  4. 3. catastrophe (n) a large scale disaster, misfortune, or failure syn: calamity, tragedy, cataclysm ant: triumph, victory, success Ex. Hurricane Katrina was a catastrophe on American soil.

  5. 4. decrease (v) to become or make less (n) a lessening syn: (v) lessen, reduce, dwindle, diminish ant: (v)increase, grow, develop, wax Ex. The need to learn new things does not decrease with age.

  6. 5. disputatious (adj) inclined to argue or debate; provoking debate syn: argumentative, quarrelsome, contentious ant: nonargumentative, peaceable, pacific Ex. A debate would be unsuccessful if the people were not disputatious.

  7. 6. eject (v) to drive or throw out, evict syn: oust, expel, kick out ant: admit, let in, insert Ex. The player fouled out and was ejected from the game.

  8. 7. 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 Ex. The fertilizer caused the flowers to flourish.

  9. 8. incentive (n) a reason for doing something; something that stimulates action syn: stimulus, spur, motive, inducement ant: curb, check, restraint, hindrance Ex. The offer of bonus points often serves as incentive for students to complete an assignment.

  10. 9. insubordinate (adj) disobedient, rebellious syn: defiant, unruly, mutinous ant: obedient, submissive, docile, tractable Ex. The child was insubordinate to his parents and was punished for his defiance.

  11. 10. legible (adj) easily read syn: readable, clear, decipherable ant: unreadable, indecipherable Ex. One’s handwriting must be legible on a job application.

  12. 11. nub (n) the central point or heart of a matter; a knob syn: core, kernel, nucleus, crux ant: fringe, periphery, edge Ex. The nub of the persuasive essay was stated in the thesis statement.

  13. 12. onslaught (n) a violent attack; a sudden rush of something syn: assault, charge, foray, onset Ex. The onslaught of mosquitoes was prevented by bug spray.

  14. 13. 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 Ex. The Constitution was ordained by the founding fathers.

  15. 14. outstrip (v) to get ahead of, do better than, exceed syn: outdo, outperform, outdistance, surpass ant: trail, lag behind Ex. To outstrip the competition, one must work harder and give 100 percent.

  16. 15.pervade (v) to spread throughout syn: saturate, permeate, diffuse, imbue Ex. The scent of the lilacs pervaded the room and obliterated all remaining traces of the fish served for dinner.

  17. 16. prudent (adj) cautious, careful, showing good sense syn: wary, sensible, judicious ant: foolish, unwise, rash, reckless Ex. It was prudent to approach the strange dog carefully.

  18. 17. quench (v) to put out, extinguish, end syn: douse, stifle, slake ant: ignite, kindle Ex. Quench your thirst with Gatorade.

  19. 18. remnant (n) a small part remaining behind syn: remainder, residue, leftover, fragment Ex. The carpet remnant was enough to cover the small area.

  20. 19. simultaneous (adj) happening or existing at the same time syn: occurring at the same time, concurrent ant: occurring at different times Ex. The yearbook meeting and drama rehearsal cannot occur simultaneously since Mrs. Frow cannot be in two places at the same time.

  21. 20. swerve (v) to turn aside sharply (n) a sharp or sudden turn syn: veer, digress, sheer off Ex. The boys had to swerve in the hallway to miss the group of giggling girls who had stopped to gossip.

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