Level B Unit 8 Synonyms and Antonyms

abnormal

s. freakish, unnatural, irregular,anomalous

a.normal, usual, regular, typical

capsize

s. overturn,upend, tip over

a.remain upright

CATASTROPHE

s. calamity, tragedy, cataclysm

a. triunph, victory, success

decrese

s. lesson, reduce, dwindle, diminsh

a.increase, grow, develop, wax

disputatious

s. argumentative, quarrelsome, contentious

a. nonargulentative, peaceful,pacific

eject

s. oust, expel, kick out

a. admit, let in, insert

flourish

s. phoser, burgeon, increase

a. wither, die, fade, shrivel up

incentive

s. stimulus, spur, motive, inducement

a. curb, check, restraint, hindrance

insubordinate

s. defiant, unruly, mutinous

a.obediant,submissive, docile, tractable

legible

s.readable, clear,deciphereable

a. unreadable,indeciphereable

nub

s. core, kernel, nucleus, crux

a. fringe,periphery,edge

onslaught

s. assault, charge, foray, onset

ordain

s. anoint, consecrate, enact, decree

a. forbid, veto, cancel

outstrip

s.outdo, outperform, outdistance, surpass

a. trail, lag behind

prudent

s.wary, sensible, judicious

a.foolish, unwise, rash, reckless

pervade

s. saturate, permeate, diffuse, imbue

quench

s. douse, stifle, slake

a. idnite, kindle

remnant

s. remainder, residue, leftover, fragment

simultaneous

s. occuring at the same time, concurrent

a.occuring at different times

swerve

s. veer, digress, sheer off