Chapter 4 Flashcards
Bastion
Noun
A fortified place; stronghold
Atrophy
Noun
The wasting away of a body organ; any progressive decline or failure;
Verb
To waste away
Concord
Noun
A state of agreement, harmony, unanimity; a treaty, pact, covenant
Consummate
Adjective
Complete or perfect in the highest degree
Verb
To bring to a state of complete or perfection
Disarray
Noun
Disorder, confusion
Verb
To throw into disorder
Exigency
Noun often plural
Urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; an emergency
Flotsam
Noun
Floating debris; homeless, impoverished people
Frenetic
Adjective
Frenzied; highly agitated
Glean
Verb
To gather bit by bit ; to gather small quantities of grain left in the field by the reapers
Grouse
Noun
A tape of game of bird; a complaint
Verb
To complain, grumble
Incarcerate
Verb
To imprison, confine, jail
Incumbent
Adjective
Obligatory, required
Noun
One who holds a specific office at that time spoken of
Jocular
Adjective
Humorous, jesting, jolly, joking
Ludicrous
Adjective
Ridiculous, laughable, Absurd
Mordant
Adjective
Biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh
