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Vocab Unit 4
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English
10th Grade
11/08/2008

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Atrophy
Definition
the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure.
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Bastion
Definition
a fortified place, stronghold.
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Concord
Definition
a state of agreement, harmony, unanimity; a treaty, pact, covenant.
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Consummate
Definition
complete or perfect in the highest degree; to bring to a state of completion or perfection.
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Disarray
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disorder, confusion; to throw into disorder.
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Exigency
Definition
urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; an emergency.
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Flotsam
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floating debris; homeless, impoverished people.
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Frenetic
Definition
frenzied, highly agitated.
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Glean
Definition
to gather bit by bit; to gather small quantities of grain left in a field by the reapers.
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Grouse
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a type of game bird; a complaint; to complain, grumble.
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Incarcerate
Definition
to imprison, confine, jail.
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Incumbent
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obligatory, required; one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of.
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Jocular
Definition
humorous, jesting, jolly, joking.
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Ludicrous
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ridiculous, laughable, absurd.
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Mordant
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biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh.
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Nettle
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a prickly or stinging plant; to arouse displeasure, impatience, or anger; to vex or irritate severely.
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Pecuniary
Definition
consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money.
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Pusillanimous
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contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited.
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Recumbent
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in a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting.
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Stratagem
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a scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end.
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