Unit 8 Vocab Quiz

What does the word "abnormal" mean?

• To turn bottom side up

• Easily read

• Not usual, not typical, strange

• A violent attack

What is the meaning of "capsize" as a verb?

• To grow, thrive, be prosperous

• To turn bottom side up, upset

• To establish by law

• To spread throughout

What does "catastrophe" refer to?

• A lessening

• A large-scale disaster, misfortune, or failure

• A reason for doing something

• The central point or heart of a matter

Choose the correct meaning of "decrease" as a verb.

• To argue or debate

• To drive out or throw out

• To become or make less

• To get ahead of, do better than

What does "disputatious" mean?

• Inclined to argue or debate; provoking debate

• Disobedient, rebellious

• Easily read

• A sudden rush of something

What is the definition of "eject" as a verb?

• To grow, thrive, be prosperous

• To establish by law

• To drive out or throw out, evict

• To spread throughout

What does "flourish" mean?

• A reason for doing something

• To turn bottom side up, upset

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

• A large-scale disaster, misfortune, or failure

What is an "incentive"?

• A lessening

• A violent attack; a sudden rush of something

• A reason for doing something; something that stimulates action

• The central point or heart of a matter

What does "insubordinate" mean?

• Easily read

• Disobedient, rebellious

• To establish by law

• To get ahead of, do better than

What does "legible" mean?

• To turn bottom side up, upset

• To grow, thrive, be prosperous

• Easily read

• A violent attack; a sudden rush of something