Unit 4 Flashcards
Atrophy
Wasting away of an organ. No nourishment
Bastion
a Giant fort to protect
Concord
A state of agreement, Harmony
Consummate
Complete or perfect,to make official,make marriage official with sex
Disarray
Not organized, disorganization,confusion
Exigency
Urgency,pressure,an emergency
Flotsam
Floating debris,unimportant
Frenetic
Frenzy,crazy,highly agitated
Glean
to gather bit by bit,to gather in small quantities
Grouse
to complain,a type of game bird
Incarcerate
to imprison,confine,jail
Incumbent
have to do it,obligatory,required
Jocular
joke,humorous,jesting,jolly
Ludicrous
ridiculous,laughable
Mordant
evil,morbid,sharply bitter
Nettle
needle,stick,a prickly or stinging plant, to anger
Pecuniary
consisting of or measured in money
Pusillanimous
cowardly, or mean spirited
Recumbent
reclining,lying down
Stratagem
plotting, a scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain