Vocab+G+-+Unit+4

=Vocab G - Unit 4= = = =1. atrophy, n. the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; a progressive decline= =v. to waste away= =2. bastion, n. - a fortified place= =3. concord, n. - a state of agreement, harmony; a treaty, covenant= =4. consummate, adj. - complete or perfect in the highest degree;= =v. - to bring to completion or perfection= =5. disarray, n. - disorder, confusion. v. - to throw into disorder= =6. exigency, n. (often plural) - urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; an emergency= =7. flotsam, n. - floating debris; homeless, impoverished people= =8. frenetic, adj. - frenzied, highly agitated= =9. glean, v. - to gather bit by bit; to gather small quantities of grain left in a field by the reapers= =10. grouse, n. - a type of game bird; a complaint. v. - to complain, grumble= =11. incarcerate, v. - to imprison, confine, jail= =12. incumbent, adj. - obligatory, required; n. - one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of= =13. jocular, adj. - humorous, jolly, joking= =14. ludicrous, adj. - ridiculous, laughable, absurd= =15. mordant, adj. - biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh= =16. nettle, n. - a prickly, stinging plant; v. - to arouse displeasure, impatience, or anger; to vex or irritate severely= =17. pecuniary, adj. - consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money= =18. pusillanimous, adj. - contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited= =19. recumbent, adj. - in a reclining position, lying down= =20. stratagem, n. - a scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end=