Unit 4 Flashcards
Def: (n.) the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure; (v.) to waste away
Syn: (n.) degeneration, deterioration; (v.) wither
Ant: (n.) growth; (v.) mature
atrophy
Def: (n.) a fortified place, stronghold
Syn: citadel, rampart, parapet
bastion
Def: (n.) a state or agreement, harmony, unanimity; a treaty, pact, covenant
Ant: disagreement, strife, discord
concord
Def: (adj.) complete or perfect in the highest degree; (v.) to bring to a state of completion or perfection
Syn: (adj.) masterful; (v.) clinch, conclude
Ant: (v.) launch, initiate, begin, kick off
consummate
Def: (n.) disorder, confusion; (v.) to throw into disorder
Syn: (n.) disorganization; (v.) dishevel, mess up
Ant: (n.) organization, order, tidiness
disarray
Def: (n., often pl.) urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; an emergency
Syn: requirement, crisis
exigency
Def: (n.) floating debris; unimportant or discarded material
Syn: floating wreckage, debris
flotsam
Def: (adj.) frenzied, highly agitated
Syn: frantic, overwrought
Ant: calm, controlled, relaxed, leisurely
frenetic
Def: (v.) to gather bit by bit; to gather small quantities of grain left in a field by reapers
Syn: cull, pick up
glean
Def: (n.) a type of game bird; a complaint; (v.) to complain, grumble
Syn: (v.) kvetch, bellyache
grouse
Def: (v.) to imprison, confine, jail
Syn: intern
Ant: liberate, free
incarcerate
Def: (adj.) obligatory, required; (n.) one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of
Syn: (adj.) mandatory, necessary
Ant: (adj.) optional, unnecessary
incumbent
Def: (adj.) humorous, jesting, jolly, joking
Syn: waggish, facetious, droll
Ant: solemn, grave, earnest, grim
jocular
Def: (adj.) ridiculous, laughable, absurd
Syn: risible, preposterous
Ant: heartrending, poignant, pathetic
ludicrous
Def: biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh
Syn: acrimonious, acidulous, sardonic, scathing
Ant: bland, mild, gentle, soothing
mordant
