Unit 4 - Atrophy

Ludicrous

Ridiculous, laughable, absurd

Incumbent

obligatory, required; one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of

Concord

A state of agreement, harmony, unanimity, a treaty, pact, covenant

Grouse

A type of game bird; a complaint; to complain, grumble

Bastion

A fortified place. stronghold

Nettle

A prickly or stinging plant; to arouse displeasure, impatience or anger; to vex or irritate severely

Stratagem

A scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end

Mordant

Biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh

Consummate

Complete or perfect and the highest degree. To bring to a state of completion or perfection.

Pecuniary

Consisting of or measured in money, of or related to money

Pusillanimous

Contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited

Disarray

Disorder, confusion. To throw into disorder.

Flotsam

Floating debris, homeless, impoverished people

Frenetic

Frenzied, highly agitated

Jocular

Humorous, jesting, jolly, joking

Recumbent

In reclining position, lying down, in the posture of the one sleeping or resting

Atrophy

The wasting away of a body organ or tissue. any progressive decline or failure. To waste away.

Glean

To gather bit by bit; to gather small quantities of grain left in a field by the reapers

Incarcerate

To imprison, confine, jail

Exigency

Urgency, pressure urgent, demand,pressing need, an emergency