Unit 4 Vocabulary Flashcards
1
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Atrophy
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- Noun
- The wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure
- Verb
- To waste away
- S: Degeneration, deterioration, wither
- A: Growth, mature
2
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Bastion
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- Noun
- A fortified place, stronghold
- S: Citadel, Rampart, Parapet
3
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Concord
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- Noun
- A state of agreement, harmony, unanimity; a treaty, pact, covenant
- A: Disagreement, strife, discord
4
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Consummate
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- Adjective
- Complete or perfect in the highest degree
- Verb
- To bring to a state of completion or perfection
- S: Masterful, clinch, conclude
- A: Launch, initiate, begin, kick off
5
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Disarray
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- Noun
- Disorder, confusion
- Verb
- To throw into disorder
- S: Disorganization, dishevel, mess up
- A: Organization, order, tidiness
6
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Exigency
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- Noun, plural
- Urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; an emergency
- S: Requirement, crisis
7
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Flotsam
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- Noun
- Floating debris; homeless, impoverished people
- S: Floating wreckage
8
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Frenetic
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- Adjective
- Frenzied, highly agitated
- S: Frantic, overwrought
- A:Calm, controlled, relaxed, leisurely
9
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Glean
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- Verb
- To gather bit by bit; to gather small quantities of grain left in a field by the reapers
- S: Cull, pickup
10
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Grouse
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- Noun
- A type of game bird; a complaint
- Verb
- to complain, grumble
- S: Kvetch, bellyache
11
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Incarcerate
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- Verb
- To imprison, confine, jail
- S: Intern
- A: Liberate, free
12
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Incumbent
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- Adjective
- Obligatory, required
- Noun
- One who holds a specific office at the time spoken of
- S: Mandatory, necessary
- A: Optional, unneccesary
13
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Jocular
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- Adjective
- Humorous, jesting, jolly, joking
- S: Waggish, facetious, droll
- A: Solemn, grave, earnest, grim
14
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Ludicrous
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- Adjective
- Ridiculous, laughable, absurd
- S: Risible, preposterous
- A: Heartrending, poignant, pathetic
15
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Mordant
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- Adjective
- Biting or caustic in though, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh
- S:Acrimonious, acidulous, sardonic, scathing
- A:Bland, mild, gentle, soothing
