Unit 4 Vocab Synonyms

bastion

a citadel, stronghold, rampart, bulwark

stratagem

a ruse, trick, ploy, subterfuge

concord

agreement, unanimity; a pact, covenant

mordant

caustic, acrimonious, acidulous, sardonic

pusillanimous

cowardly, craven, lily-livered

atrophy

degeneration, deterioration; to wither

disarray

disorder, confusion disorganization

flotsam

floating wreckage, debris

frenetic

frenzied, frantic

pecuniary

monetary, financial

incumbent

obligatory, mandatory, required

recumbent

prone, prostrate, supine; inactive

ludricous

risible, ridiculous, laughable, absurd

asseverate

to aver, avow, affirm, avouch

consummate

to clinch, conclude; masterful

glean

to collect, cull, pick up, gather

grouse

to gripe, complain, kvetch, belllyache

incarcerate

to imprison, jail, intern, immure

nettle

to peeve, vex, annoy, incense, gall, irk

exigency

urgency; a need, demand, requirement

jocular

waggish, facetious, droll, witty

prepossessing

winsome, engaging, captivating