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Vocab Unit 4 Flashcards

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urgency, pressure, urgent demand, pressing need; an emergency

A

exigency
noun
1st syllable
syn: requirement, crisis

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to gather bit by bit; to gather small quantities of grain left in a field by the reapers

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glean
verb
syn: cull, pick up

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the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure; to waste away

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atrophy
noun and verb 
1st syllable 
syn: degeneration, wither 
ant: growth, mature
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disorder, confusion; to throw into disorder

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disarray 
noun and verb 
3rd syllable 
syn: dishevel, mess up
ant: order, organization
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complete or perfect in the highest degree; to bring to a state of completion or perfection

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consummate 
adj. and verb 
1st syllable 
syn: masterful, conclude 
ant: launch, begin
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floating debris; homeless, impoverished people

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flotsam
noun
1st syllable
syn: floating wreckage

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a type of bird game; a complaint; to complain, grumble

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grouse
noun and verb
syn: kvetch, bellyache

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ridiculous, laughable, absurd

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ludicrous 
adj. 
1st syllable 
syn: risible, preposterous 
ant: heartrending, pathetic
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consisting of or measure in money; of or relating to money

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pecuniary
adj.
2nd syllable
syn: monetary

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frenzied, highly agitated

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frenetic 
adj. 
2nd syllable 
syn: frantic, overwrought 
ant: calm, relaxed
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contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited

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pusillanimous 
adj. 
3rd syllable 
syn: craven, lily-livered 
ant: stouthearted, courageous
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a fortified place, stronghold

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bastion
noun
1st syllable
syn: rampart, parapet

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in a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting

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recumbent
adj. 
2nd syllable 
syn: prone, inactive 
ant: erect, energetic
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a scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end

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stratagem
noun
1st syllable
syn: trick, ploy

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humorous, jesting, jolly, joking

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jocular 
adj. 
1st syllable 
syn: facetious, waggish 
ant: solemn, grim
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a state of agreement, harmony, unanimity; a treaty, pact, covenant

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concord
noun
1st syllable
ant: strife, disagreement

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to imprison, confine, jail

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incarcerate 
verb 
2nd syllable 
syn: inter 
ant: liberate, free
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obligatory, required; one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of

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incumbent 
adj. and noun 
2nd syllable 
syn: mandatory, necessary 
ant: unnecessary, optional
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biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh

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mordant 
adj. 
1st syllable 
syn: acrimonious, scathing 
ant: bland, mild
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a prickly or stinging plant; to arouse displeasure, impatience, or anger; to vex or irritate severely

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nettle 
noun and verb
1st syllable 
syn: peeve, annoy
ant: please, delight

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