List 4 Flashcards
Atrophy
(At-ro-phy)
(n) the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure
(v) to waste away
Bastion
(Bas-tion)
(n) a fortified place; stronghold
Concord
(Con-kerd)
(n) a state of agreement, harmony, or unanimity; a treaty, pact, or covenant
Consummate
(adj) (con-su-mmate)
(v) (con-summate)
(adj) complete or perfect in the highest degree
(v) to bring to a state of perfection or completion
Exigency
(Ex-i-gen-cy)
(n) urgency or pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; emergency
Flotsam
(n) floating debris; homeless or impoverished people
Frenetic
(Fre-net-ic)
(adj) frenzied, highly agitated
Grouse
(Grou-ss)
(n) a type of game bird; a complaint
(v) to complain, grumble
Jocular
(Joc-ular)
(adj) humorous, jesting, jolly, joking
Mordant
(Mord-ant)
(adj) biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh
Nettle
(Net-tle)
(n) a prickly or stinging plant
(v) to arouse displeasure, impatience, or anger; to vex or irritate severely
Pecuniary
(Pe-cu-ni-ar-y)
(adj) consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money
Pusillanimous
(Pu-sil-lan-i-mous)
(adj) contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited
Recumbent
(Re-cum-bent)
(adj) in a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting
Stratagem
(Strat-a-gem)
(adj) a scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end
