vocab #4 Flashcards
(20 cards)
the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure
atrophy
a fortified place, stronghold
bastion
a state of agreement, harmony, unanimity; a treat, pact, convenant
concord
complete or perfect in the highest degree
consummate
disorder, confusion
disarray
urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; an emergency
exigency
floating debris; homeless, impoverished people
flotsam
frenzied pace; urgency
frenetic
to gather bit by bit; to gather small quantities of grain left in a field by the reapers
glean
a type of game bird; a complaint
grouse
to imprison, confine, jail
incarcerate
obligatory, required
incumbent
humorous, jesting, jolly, joking
jocular
ridiculous, laughable, absurd
ludicrous
biting or caustic in through, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh
mordant
a prickly or stinging plant
nettle
consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money
pecuniary
contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited
pusillanimous
in a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting
recumbent
a scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end
stratagem
