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vocab unit 4
english vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Fenetic | adj. frenzied, frantic, highly agitated |
| disarray | n. disorder v. to throw into disorder |
| atrophy | n. the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline/failure v. to waste away |
| asserverate | v. to affirm easrnestly and with emphasis |
| glean | v. to gather bit by bit |
| consumate | adj. complete or perfect in the highest degree v. to bring to a state of completion or prefection |
| grouse | n. a type of game bird, a complaint v. to complain |
| bastion | n. a fortified place, stronghold |
| exigency | n. urgency, pressure; an emergency |
| flotsam | n. floating debris; homeless people |
| concord | n. a state of agreement, harmony; a treaty |
| prepossessing | adj. pleasing, tending to create a favorable impression |
| recumbent | adj. in a reclining position, lying down |
| incarcerate | v. to imprision, confine |
| ludacrous | adj. ridiculous, absurd |
| mordant | adj. biting or caustic in thought, manner/style; sharply or bitterly harsh |
| pusillanimous | adj. contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited |
| nettle | n. a prickly or stinging plant v. to arouse displeasure/impatience |
| stratagem | n. a scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end |
| incumbent | adj. obligatory, required n. one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of |
| pecuniary | adj. consisting of or measured in money; of or releated to money |
| jocular | adj. humorous, jolly, joking |