Vocabulary Unit 4 Flashcards
Grouse (noun) (verb)
A complaint
to complain, grumble; to gripe
Flotsam (noun)
Floating debris; homeless, impoverished people.
Exigency (noun)
Urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; an emergency; requirement; crisis.
Dissary (noun) (verb)
disorder, confusion; disorganization
to throw into disorder, to dishevel, to mess up
Concord (noun)
a state of agreement, harmony, unanimity; a treaty, pact, covenant
Baston (noun)
a fortified place, stronghold, citadel
Strategem (noun)
a scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end
Nettle (noun) (verb)
a prickly or stinging plant
to irritate severely or annoy
Incumbent (noun) (adjective)
one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of
obligatory, required, mandatory, necessary
Glean (verb)
to gather bit by bit; to gather small quantities of grain left in a field by the reapers; to collect
Consummate (verb) (adjective)
to bring to a state of completion or perfection; to conclude; to clinch
complete or perfect in the highest degree; masterful
Incarcerate (verb)
to imprison or confine
Frenetic (adjective)
frenzied, highly agitated; frantic
Jocular (adjective)
humorous, jesting, jolly, joking, witty
Recumbent (adjective)
in a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting
