Unit 4 Flashcards

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Bastion

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Stronghold, fortified place

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Atrophy

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The wasting away of a body organ or tissue, to waste away

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Concord

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State of agreement, harmony, treaty or covenant

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Consummate

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Complete or perfect in the highest degree, to bring a state of perfection

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Disarray

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Disorder, confusion, to throw into disorder

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Exigency

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Urgency, pressure, urgent demand

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Flotsam

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Floating debris, homeless people

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Frenetic

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Frenzied, highly agitated

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Glean

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Gather bit by bit

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Grouse

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Type of bird, to complain or grumble

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Incarcerate

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To imprison or confine

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Incumbent

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Obligatory or required; one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of

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Jocular

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Humorous, joking, jolly

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Ludicrous

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Ridiculous or laughable or absurd

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Mordant

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Bitter or caustic in thought; bitterly harsh

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Nettle

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A prickly plant; to arouse displeasure or irritate severely

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Pecuniary

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Consisting of measured in money, related to money

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Pusillanimous

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Contemptibly cowardly or mean spirited

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Recumbent

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In a reclining position or lying down

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Stratagem

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A scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent