vocab 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
(n.) a state of agreement, harmony, unanimity; a treaty, pact, covenant
Consummate
(adj. ) complete or perfect in the highest degree;
(v. ) to bring to a state of completion or perfection
Disarray
(n. ) disorder, confusion;
(v. ) to throw into disorder
Exigency
(n. often plural) urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; an emergency
Flotsam
(n.) floating debris; homeless, impoverished people
Frenetic
(adj.) frenzied, highly agitated
Glean
(v.) to gather bit by bit; to gather small quantities of grain left in a field by the reapers
Grouse
(n. ) a type of game bird
(v. ) to complain, grumble
Incarcerate
(v.) to imprison, confine, jail
Incumbent
(adj. ) obligatory, requirement
(n. ) one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of
Jocular
(adj.) humorous, jesting,jolly, joking
Ludicrous
(adj.) ridiculous, laughable, absurd
Mordant
(adj.) biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh