Unit 4 Flashcards
Atrophy
(n.) the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure; (v.) to waste away
Bastion
(n.) A fortified place, stronghold
Concord
State of agreement, harmony, unanimity; a treaty, pact, covenant
Consummate
Complete or perfect to the highest degree; to bring to a state of completion or perfection
Disarray
Disorder, confusion; to throw into disorder
Exigency
Urgency pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; an emergency
Flotsam
Floating debris; homeless, impoverished people
Frenetic
Frenzied, highly agitated
Glean
To gather bit by bit; together small quantities of grain left in the field by the reapers
Grouse
A type of gamebird; a complaint; to complain, grumble
Incarcerate
To imprison, confine, jail
Incumbent
Obligatory, required; One who old is specific office at the time spoken of
Jocular
Humorous, Jesting, jolly, joking
Ludicrous
Ridiculous, laughable, absurd
Mordant
biting or caustic and thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh