7-9 vocab cards

Amiss

faulty, imperfect, not as it should be

Brawl

A noisy quarrel or fight

Detest

To hate, dislike very much, loathe

Domestic

Native to a country

Flagrant

Extremely bad, glaring

Flaw

A slight fault, defect

Fledgling

An inexperienced person, beginner

Fluster

To make or become confused, agitated

Foremost

Chief, most important

Momentum

The force or speed with which something moves

Notable

Striking, remarkable

Nurture

To bring up, care for, train

Paradox

A self-contradictory statement that on closer examination

Perjury

The act of swearing to a lie

Presume

To take for granted, assume or suppose

Prior

Earlier, former

Proficient

Skilled, expert, capable in any field

Salvo

A burst of gunfire or cannon shot, often as a tribute or a salute

Vigilant

Wide awake, alert, volley

Wrath

Intense anger

Abnormal

(adj) Not usual, not typical, strange

Capsize

(V) to turn bottom side up

Catastrophe

(n) A sudden disaster or failure causing great damage or suffering.

Decrease

(v) To become less or smaller in size, amount, or intensity.

Disputatious

(adj) Likely to cause an argument or debate; inclined to dispute.

Evict

(v) To force someone to leave a property or place, typically due to nonpayment of rent or violation of terms.

Flourish

(v) to grow, thrive, be prosperous

Incentive

(n) a reason for doing something

Insubordinate

(adj) disobedient, rebellious

Legible

(adj) easily read

Nub

(N) the central point or heart of matter

Onslaught

(n) a violent attack; a sudden rush

Ordain

(v) to establish by law; to order or command; to appoint as a priest or minister

Outstrip

(v) to exceed or surpass in quality, value, or performance; to outdo.

Pervade

(v) to spread throughout; to fill

Prudent

(adj) cautious, careful, showing good sense

Quench

(v) to put out, extinguish, end

Remnant

(n) a small part remaining behind

Simultaneous

(adj) happening or existing at the same time

Swerve

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

Accelerate

V to speed up, cause to move faster

Bystander

n one who looks on or observes, a person present but not taking part

canvass

to go through an area in order to procure votes or opinions from people.

casual

happening by change or on an irregular basis; showing little concern; informal

Downtrodden

treated unfairly and cruelly, oppressed

entice

to attract, tempt

erode

to wear away gradually

flounder

to thrash about in a clumsy or ineffective way

graphic

lifelike, vivid; relating to the pictorial arts

gruesome

horrible, revolting, ghastly

Melancholy

sad, gloomy, unhappy

Ordeal

a difficult or painful experience

Parch

to make dry or thirsty

persist

to continue steadily in a course of action

puny

of less than normal strength or size

quibble

to evade or belittle a point by twisting words or raising Minor objections

ratify

to approve, give formal approval to

regal

royal, king like; fit for a king

stifle

to smother, prevent from breathing; to hold back or choke off

vital

having life, living; necessary to life, essential; key crucial