Vocabulary Section-4 Flashcards
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1.) Atrophy
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To waste away
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2.) Bastion
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A fortified place
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3.) Concord
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A state of agreement harmony
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4.) Consummate
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Complete or perfect in the highest degree
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5.) Disarray
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To throw into disorder
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6.) Exigency
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Pressure
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7.) Flotsam
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Impoverished people
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8.) frenetic
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Frenzied
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9.) glean
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To gather bit by bit
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10.) grouse
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To complain, grumble
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11.) incarcerate
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To imprison
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12.) incumbent
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One who holds a specific office at the time spoken of
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- ) jocular
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Humorous
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14.) ludicrous
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Ridiculous
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15.) mordant
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Sharply or bitterly harsh
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16.) nettle
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A arouse displeasure
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17.) pecuniary
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Consisting of or measured in money
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18.) pusillanimous
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Cowardly or mean-spirited
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19.) recumbent
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In reclining position
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20.) stratagem
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A scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end
