The wasting away of a body organ or tissue; degeneration, deterioration; wither Without practice, my piano skills began to atrophy.

Fortified place, stronghold The library was a bastion of quiet in the noisy school.

State of agreement, unanimity, treaty, harmony, pact The group finally reached concord after a long debate.

Masterful, clinch, conclude His final goal consummated the team’s comeback victory.

Disorder, confusion, dishevel, mess up My room was in complete disarray after the rushed morning.

Urgency, pressure, an emergency, crisis The exigency of the situation forced us to act fast.

floating wreckage; people society has rejected After the storm, flotsam washed up along the shore.

frenzied, highly agitated, frantic We made a frenetic dash to finish before the deadline.

to gather bit by bit, to collect, to pick up, to cull I could glean enough clues to figure out the answer.

gripe, kvetch, bellyache Students love to grouse about the amount of homework.

to imprison, confine, jail, intern, immure The judge decided to incarcerate the offender.

mandatory, necessary; one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of It’s incumbent on us to finish the project today.

waggish, facetious, droll, witty, jolly, jesting His jocular comments lightened the mood.

ridiculous, laughable, absurd, risible, preposterous The idea was so ludicrous that we all laughed.

biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh; acrimonious, acidulous, sardonic, scathing Her mordant joke left everyone a little stunned.

a prickly or stinging plant; to vex or to irritate, peeve, annoy, incense, gall, irk His constant tapping began to nettle me.

monetary, financial They argued over pecuniary responsibilities

cowardly, craven, lily-livered His pusillanimous refusal to speak up surprised me.

in reclining position; prone, prostrate, lying down I found him recumbent on the couch after practice.

scheme, ruse, trick, ploy, subterfuge Their clever stratagem helped them win the game.

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Atrophy	The wasting away of a body organ or tissue; degeneration, deterioration; wither Without practice, my piano skills began to atrophy.
Bastion	Fortified place, stronghold The library was a bastion of quiet in the noisy school.
Concord	State of agreement, unanimity, treaty, harmony, pact The group finally reached concord after a long debate.
Consummate	Masterful, clinch, conclude His final goal consummated the team’s comeback victory.
Disarray	Disorder, confusion, dishevel, mess up My room was in complete disarray after the rushed morning.
Exigency	Urgency, pressure, an emergency, crisis The exigency of the situation forced us to act fast.
Flotsam	floating wreckage; people society has rejected After the storm, flotsam washed up along the shore.
Frenetic	frenzied, highly agitated, frantic We made a frenetic dash to finish before the deadline.
Glean	to gather bit by bit, to collect, to pick up, to cull I could glean enough clues to figure out the answer.
Grouse	gripe, kvetch, bellyache Students love to grouse about the amount of homework.
Incarcerate	to imprison, confine, jail, intern, immure The judge decided to incarcerate the offender.
Incumbent	mandatory, necessary; one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of It’s incumbent on us to finish the project today.
Jocular	waggish, facetious, droll, witty, jolly, jesting His jocular comments lightened the mood.
Ludicrous	ridiculous, laughable, absurd, risible, preposterous The idea was so ludicrous that we all laughed.
Mordant	biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh; acrimonious, acidulous, sardonic, scathing Her mordant joke left everyone a little stunned.
Nettle	a prickly or stinging plant; to vex or to irritate, peeve, annoy, incense, gall, irk His constant tapping began to nettle me.
Pecuniary	monetary, financial They argued over pecuniary responsibilities
Pusillanimous	cowardly, craven, lily-livered His pusillanimous refusal to speak up surprised me.
Recumbent	in reclining position; prone, prostrate, lying down I found him recumbent on the couch after practice.
Stratagem	scheme, ruse, trick, ploy, subterfuge Their clever stratagem helped them win the game.

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