level g vocab: unit 4 definitions

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atrophy

(n.) the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure

(v.) to waste away

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bastion

(n.) a fortified place, stronghold

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concord

(n.) a state of agreement, harmony, unanimity; a treaty, pact, covenant

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consummate

(adj.) complete or perfect in the highest degree

(v.) to bring to a state of completion or perfection

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disarray

(n.) disorder, confusion

(v.) to throw into disorder

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exigency

(n., often pl.) urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; an emergency

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flotsam

(n.) floating debris; homeless, impoverished people

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frenetic

(adj.) frenzied, highly agitated

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glean

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

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grouse

(n.) a type of game bird; a complaint

(v.) to complain, grumble

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incarcerate

(v.) to imprison, confine, jail

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incumbent

(adj.) obligatory, required

(n.) one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of

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13

jocular

(adj.) humorous, jesting, jolly, joking

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ludicrous

(adj.) ridiculous, laughable, absurd

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mordant

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

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16

nettle

(n.) a prickly or stinging plant

(v.) to arouse displeasure, impatience, or anger; to vex or irritate severly

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17

pecuniary

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

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pusillanimous

(adj.) contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited

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recumbent

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

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stratagem

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

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