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abnormal
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adj. not usual; not typical; strange: S freakish, unnatural, irregular, anomalous; A normal, regular, usual, typical
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eject
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v to drive or throw out, evict: S oust, expel, kick-out; A admit, let in, insert
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nub
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n. the central point or heart of a matter; a knob: S core, kernel, nucleus, crux; A fringe, periphery, edge
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prudent
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adj. cautious, careful, showing good sense: S wary, sensible, judicious; A foolish, unwise, rash, reckless
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capsize
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v. to turn bottom side up: S overturn, upend, tip-over; A remain upright
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flourish
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v. to grow, thrive, be prosperous, to wave in the air. n. a dramatic gesture: S prosper, burgeon, increase; A wither, die, fade, shrivel up
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onslaught
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n. a violent attack, a sudden rush of something: S assault, charge, foray, onset
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quench
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v. to put out, extinguish, end: S douse, stifle, slake; A ignite, kindle
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catastrophe
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n. a large scale disaster, misfortune, or failure: S calamity, tragedy, cataclysm; A triumph, victory, success
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incentive
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n. a reason for doing something, something that stimulates action: S stimulus, spur, motive, inducement; A curb, check, restraint, hindrance
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ordain
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v. to establish by law, to order or command, to appoint as priest or minister, to destine: S anoint, consecrate, enact, decree; A forbid, veto, cancel
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remnant
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n. a small part remaining behind: S remainder, residue, left-over, fragment; A
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decrease
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v. to become or make less, n. a lessening: S lessen, reduce, dwindle, diminish; A increase, grow, develop, wax
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insubordinate
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adj. disobedience, rebellious: S defiant, unruly, mutinous; A obedient, submissive, docile, tractable
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outstrip
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v. to get ahead of, to do better than, exceed: S outdo, outperform, outdistance, surpass; A trail, lag behind
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simultaneous
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adj. happening or existing at the same time: S occurring at the same time, current; A occurring at different time
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disputatious
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adj. inclined to argue or debate, provoking debate: S argumentative, quarrelsome, contentious; A nonargumentative, peaceable, pacific
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legible
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adj. easily read: S readable, clear, decipherable; A unreadable, indecipherable
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pervade
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v. to spread throughout: S saturate, permeate, diffuse, imbue
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swerve
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v. to turn aside sharply; n. a sharp or sudden turn: S veer, digress, sheer off
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