Chap 4 Flashcards

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Concord

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A state of agreement

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Bastion

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A fortified place

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Consummate

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Complete or perfect

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Atrophy

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The wasting away of a body organ

To waste away

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Disarray

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Chaotic

Disorganized

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Exigency

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Pressure to do something in a hurry

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Flotsam

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Floating garbage

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Frenetic

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Highly agitated

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Grouse

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A type of game bird

A complaint

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Incarcerate

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To imprison,confine

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Incumbent

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One who holds a specific office at the time of the speaker

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Jocular

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Humerous

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Incredulous

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Ridiculous

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Mordant

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Bitter

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Nettle

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A prickly or stingy plant

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Glean

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To gather bit by bit

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Pusillanimous

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Cowardly

Mean spirited

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Recumbent

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In a reclining position

Lying down

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Stratagem

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A scheme to outwit an opponent

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Pecuniary

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Measured in money