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
