vocab unit 4 Flashcards

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Atrophy

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(n. ) the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure
(v. ) to waste away

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Bastion

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(n.) a fortified place, stronghold

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Concord

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(n.) a state of agreement, harmony, unanimity; a treaty, pact, covenant

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4
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Consummate

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(adj. ) complete or perfect in the highest degree;

(v. ) to bring to a state of completion or perfection

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5
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Disarray

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(n. ) disorder, confusion;

(v. ) to throw into disorder

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Exigency

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(n. often plural) urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; an emergency

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7
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Flotsam

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(n.) floating debris; homeless, impoverished people

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8
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Frenetic

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(adj.) frenzied, highly agitated

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9
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Glean

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(v.) to gather bit by bit; to gather small quantities of grain left in a field by the reapers

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10
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Grouse

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(n. ) a type of game bird

(v. ) to complain, grumble

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11
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Incarcerate

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(v.) to imprison, confine, jail

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12
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Incumbent

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(adj. ) obligatory, requirement

(n. ) one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of

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13
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Jocular

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(adj.) humorous, jesting,jolly, joking

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14
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Ludicrous

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(adj.) ridiculous, laughable, absurd

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15
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Mordant

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(adj.) biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh

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16
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Nettle

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(n. ) a prickly or stinging plant

(v. ) to arouse displeasure, impatience, or anger; to vex or irritate severely

17
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Pecuniary

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(adj.) consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money

18
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Pusillanimous

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(adj.) contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited

19
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Recumbent

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(adj.) in a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting

20
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Stratagem

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(n.) a scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end