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
