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Unit 4 Vocabulary!!!

Unit 4 Vocabulary!!!. Atrophy. Noun The wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure Verb To waste away Synonyms (n) degeneration, deterioration; (v) wither Antonyms (n) growth, development; (v) mature, develop. Bastion. Noun A fortified place; stronghold

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Unit 4 Vocabulary!!!

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  1. Unit 4 Vocabulary!!!

  2. Atrophy Noun • The wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure Verb • To waste away Synonyms • (n) degeneration, deterioration; (v) wither Antonyms • (n) growth, development; (v) mature, develop

  3. Bastion Noun • A fortified place; stronghold Synonyms • citadel, rampart, bulwark, parapet

  4. Concord Noun • A state of agreement, harmony, unanimity, a treaty, pact, covenant Antonyms • Disagreement, strife, discord

  5. Consummate Adjective • Complete or perfect in the highest degree Verb • To bring to a state of completion or perfection Synonyms • (adj) masterful; (v) clinch, conclude Antonyms • (v) launch, initiate, begin, kick off

  6. Disarray Noun • Disorder, confusion Verb • To throw into disorder Synonyms • (n) degeneration, deterioration; (v) wither Antonyms • (n) growth, development; (v) mature, develop

  7. Exigency Noun • Urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; an emergency Synonyms • Requirement, crisis

  8. Flotsam Noun • Floating debris; homeless, impoverished people Synonyms • Floating wreckage

  9. Frenetic Adjective • Frenzied, highly agitated Synonyms • Frantic, overwrought Antonyms • Calm, controlled, relaxed, leisurely

  10. Glean Verb • To gather bit by bit; to gather small quantities of grain left in a field by the reapers Synonyms • Collect, cull, pick up

  11. Grouse Noun • A type of game bird; a complaint Verb • To complain, grumble Synonyms • (v) gripe, kvetch, bellyache

  12. Incarcerate Verb • To imprison, confine, jail Synonyms • Intern, immure Antonyms • Liberate, release, free

  13. Incumbent Adjective • Obligatory, required Noun • One who holds a specific office at the time spoken of Synonyms • (adj) mandatory, necessary Antonyms • (adj) optional, unnecesary

  14. Jocular Adjective • Humorous, jesting, jolly, joking Synonyms • Waggish, facetious, droll, witty Antonyms • Humorless, solemn, grave, earnest, grim

  15. Ludicrous Adjective • Ridiculous, laughable, absurd Synonyms • Risible, preposterous Antonyms • Heartrending, poignant, pathetic

  16. Mordant Adjective • Biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh Synonyms • Acrimonious, acidulous, sardonic, scathing Antonyms • Bland, mild, gentle, soothing

  17. Nettle Noun • A prickly or stinging plant Verb • To arouse displeasure, impatience, or anger; to vex or irritate severely Synonyms • (v) peeve, annoy, incense, gall, irk Antonyms • (v) please, delight, soothe, pacify

  18. Pecuniary Adjective • Consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money Synonyms • Monetary, financial

  19. Pusillanimous Adjective • Contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited Synonyms • Craven, lily-livered Antonyms • Stouthearted, courageous, daring

  20. Recumbent Adjective • In a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting Synonyms • Prone, prostrate, supine, inactive Antonyms • Erect, upright, energetic, dynamic

  21. Recumbent ‘Gangstas’

  22. Stratagem Noun • A scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end Synonyms • Ruse, trick, ploy, subterfuge

  23. Wile E. Coyote’s Stratagem

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