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Sheldon Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| (n) the wasting away of a body organ or tissue(v) to waste away | Atrophy |
| a fortified place, stronghold | Bastion |
| A state of agreement, harmony | Concord |
| Complete or perfect in the highest degree | Consummate |
| Disorder, confusion(v) to throw into disorder | Disarray |
| Urgency, pressure: urgent demand | Exigency |
| Floating debris; homeless | Flotsam |
| Frenzied, highly agitated | Frenetic |
| To gather bit by bit; to gather small quantities of grain | Glean |
| A type of game bird; a complaint(v) to complain | Grouse |
| To imprison | Incarcerate |
| Obligatory, required(n) one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of | Incumbent |
| Humorous, jesting, jolly, joking | Jocular |
| Ridiculous, laughable, absurd | Ludicrous |
| Biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style | Mordant |
| A prickly or stinging plant(v) to arouse displeasure | Nettle |
| Consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money | Pecuniary |
| Contemptibly cowardly or mean spirited | Pusillanimous |
| In a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting | Recumbent |
| A scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end | Stratagem |