Slide 2 Vocab B: Unit 8 Slide 3 1. Abnormal (adj.) Unusual
Strange Weird Not normal Ex: It is abnormal to see a snake with two
heads. Slide 4 2. Capsize (v.) To turn upside down Like a boat Ex:
The boat had a leak and eventually capsized. Slide 5 3. Catastrophe
(n.) A disaster A big problem Ex: The recent tornado in the U.S.
was a huge catastrophe. Slide 6 4. Decrease (v., n.) To become less
To go down in number Ex: The number of students in detention has
decreased since last month. Slide 7 5. Disputatious (adj.) Likes to
argue Often debates Ex: My disputatious brother is always trying to
argue with me. Slide 8 6. Eject (v.) To take out To throw out Ex:
Please eject the DVD from the player. Slide 9 7. Flourish (v.,n.)
To grow A dramatic movement Ex: My garden has flourished due to the
sun and rain we have gotten. Slide 10 8. Incentive (n.) Reason for
doing something Stimulus Ex: Money and happiness are the incentives
for working hard. Slide 11 9. Insubordinate (adj.) Disobedient
Against the rules Ex: If you use your phone in school, you are
being insubordinate. Slide 12 10. Legible (adj.) Easily read Clear
writing Legible Not legible Slide 13 11. Nub (n.) The main point of
a topic A knob Ex: Lets get to the nub of the issue! Slide 14 12.
Onslaught (n.) An attack A sudden rush (a lot of) something Ex:
When lunch is let out, there is an onslaught of students in the
hallway. Slide 15 13. Ordain (v.) To establish by law To order To
appoint officially Ex: At the end of the training, she was ordained
as a police officer. Slide 16 14. Outstrip (v.) To get ahead To do
better than Ex: The North Penn swim team outstripped the other team
and won. Slide 17 15. Pervade (v.) To spread around Ex: The smell
of her perfume pervades the hallway. Slide 18 16. Prudent (adj.)
Careful Making good choices Ex: Please be prudent as you take your
test so you dont make any silly mistakes. Slide 19 17. Quench (v.)
To put out To get rid of To end Ex: On a hot, summer day, I like to
quench my thirst with lemonade. Ex: The fireman quenched the fire
with the hoses. Slide 20 18. Remnant (n.) A small part A leftover
Ex: There was only a remnant of pizza left after the party. Slide
21 19. Simultaneous (adj.) Happening at the same time Ex: Right
now, there are simultaneous classes at NP. Slide 22 20. Swerve (v.,
n.) To turn sharply A sharp turn Ex: I had to swerve my car to miss
the deer in the road. Slide 23 Practice 1.Red eyes and green hair
are _________. 2.______ a DVD or CD from the drive. 3.Write one
example of a catastrophe. 4.Write one incentive for coming to
school. 5.The core of an apple. Your heart. 6.Do this to a fire or
your thirst. 7.Be _____ when you drive or take a test. 8.Perfume,
soldiers, pollution, water 9.He never agrees with anything! He is
so _____! 10.If you want to lose weight, ____ your calories. Slide
24 11. plants, people, animals, flowers 12. There was a ____ of
food left after the party. 13. Make sure to use ____ handwriting on
the quiz. 14. Police officers, priests, teachers, marriages 15.
Cell phones, Ipods, food outside the caf 16. Name something that
could capsize. 17. Two reasons you would swerve your car. 18.
waterfall, attack, shoppers on black Friday 19. Classes at NPHS
right now are _____. 20. An A _____ a B on the test.
