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
