Unit 4 sadlier vocab

Atrophy

n) the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or faliure

v) to waste away

concord

n) state of agreement, harmony, unanimity; a treaty, ppact, covenant

disarray

n) disorder, confusion

v) to throw into disorder

frenetic

adj) frenzied, highly agitated

grouse

n) a type of game bird; a complaint

v) to complain, grumble

incumbent

adj) obligatory, required

n) one who holds a specific office at the tim spoken of

jocular

adj) humorous, jesting, jolly, joking

mordant

adj) biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh

pusillanimous

adj) contemptibly cowardly or mean spirited

stratagem

n) a scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end

bastion

a fortified place, stronghold

consummate

adj) complete or perfect in the highest degree

v) to bring to a state of completion or perfection

exigency

n) urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need'; an emergency

flotsam

n) floating debris; unimportant or discarded material

glean

v) to gather bit by bit; to gather small quantities of grain left in a field by the reapers

incarcerate

v) to imprison, confine, jail

ludicrous

adj) ridiculous, laughable, absurd

nettle

n) a prickly or stinging plant

v) to arouse displeasure impatience, or anger; to vex or irritate severely

pecuniary

adj) consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money

recumbent

adj) in a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting