vocab 4 definitions

atrophy

wasting away of a body tissue; decline or failure (n)

bastion

a fortified place, stronghold (n)

concord

a state of agreement, harmony (n)

consummate

complete or perfect in the highest degree (adj)

disarray

disorder, confusion (v)

exigency

urgency, pressure (n)

flotsam

floating debris, homeless (n)

frenetic

frenzied, highly agitated (adj)

glean

to gather a bit (v)

grouse

(n) a type of game bird, a complaint ; to complain (v)

incarcerate

to imprision, confine (v)

incumbent

(adj) obligatory; one who holds a specific office at the time spoke of (n)

jocular

(adj) humorous, jesting, jolly, joking

ludicrous

ridiculous, laughable (adj)

mordant

biting or caustic in thought, manner or style (adj)

nettle

(n) a prickly or stinging plan; to arouse displeasure (v)

pecuniary

consisting of or measured in money (adj)

pusillanimous

contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited (adj)

recumbent

in a reclining position, lying down (adj)

stratagem

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