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Vocab 4
| Answer | |
|---|---|
| atrophy | the wasting away of a body organ or tissue |
| bastion | fortified place, stronghold |
| concord | a state or agreement, harmony |
| consummate | complete or perfect |
| disarray | disorder; confusion |
| exigency | urgency, pressure. |
| flotsam | floating debris; homeless |
| frenetic | frenzied; highly agitated |
| glean | to gather bit by bit; to gather small quantities |
| grouse | a complaint; to complain |
| incarcerate | to imprison, confine, jail |
| incumbent | obligatory, required |
| jocular | humorous |
| ludicrous | ridiculous, laughable, absurd |
| mordant | sharply, bitterly harsh |
| nettle | a prickly or stinging plant |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
| pusillanimous | cowardly or mean-spirited |
| recumbent | in a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting |
| stratagem | a scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent |