Vocabulary Workshop Level G Unit 4 – Flashcards
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Atrophy
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the wasting away of a body organ or tissue
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Bastion
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a fortified place
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Concord
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a state of agreement, harmony, a treaty or pact
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Consummate
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complete or perfect in the highest degree
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Disarray
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disorder, confusion
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Exigency
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urgency, pressure; an emergency
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Flotsam
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floating debris/homeless or impoverished people
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Frenetic
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frenzied, highly agitated
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Glean
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to gather bit by bit, collect
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Grouse
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a type of game bird/to complain grumble
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Incarcerate
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to imprison, fail
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Incumbent
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obligatory, required/one who holds a specific office
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Jocular
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humorous, jesting, 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 or manner, sharply or bitterly harsh
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Nettle
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a prickly plant/ to irritate severely
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Pecuniary
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consisting of or measured in money
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Pusillanimous
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cowardly or mean spirited
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Recumbent
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reclining position
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Stratagem
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a scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent
