Vocab Unit 4 Book G

Atrophy (n) -Wasting away of body organ or tissue; Any progressive decline or failure. (v)-To waste away. Syn- degeneration, deterioration Ant- groth, development

Bastion (n)- Fortified place, stronghold. Syn- Citadel, rampart, bulwark

Concord (n)- A state of agreement, harmony, unanimity; Treaty, pact, covenant. Ant- Disagreement, strife, discord

Consummate (adj)- Complete to perfect in highest degree. (v)- To bring a state on completion or perfection. Masterful Ant- launch, initiate, begin, kick off

Disarray (n)- Disorder, confusion. (v)- To throw into disorder. Syn-Disorganization, Ant- Organization, order

Exigency (n)- Urgency, pressure; demand, pressing needs, an emergency. Syn- Requirement, crisis

Flotsam (n)- Floating debris, homeless, impoverish people. Syn- floating wreckage

Frenetic (Adj)- Frenzied, highly agitated. Syn- frantic, overwrought Ant- calm, controlled, relax

Glean (v)- To gather bit by bit; to gather small quantities of grain left by reapers. Syn- gripe, bellyache

Grouse (n)- A type of game bird; complaint. (v)- To complain, grumble.

Incarcerate (v)- To imprison, confine, jail.

Incumbent (adj)- Obligatory, require. (n)- One who rules specific office at the time of spoken.

Jocular (Adj)- Humorous, jesting, jolly, joking.

Ludicrous (adj)- Ridiculous, laughable, absurb.

mordant (Adj)- biting or caustic in thought, manner or style; bitterly harsh

nettle (N)- a prickly or stinging plant (V)- to arouse displeasure, impatience or anger; to vex or irritate severely

pecuniary (Adj)- consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money

Pusillanimous (Ad)- contemptability, cowardly or means spirited

Recumbant (Adj)- in a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting

Stratagem (N)- a scheme to out wit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end