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11669009308atrophyto waste away0
11669011197bastion(n.) a fortified place, stronghold1
11669013621concord(n.) a state of agreement, harmony, unanimity; a treaty, pact, covenant2
11669015532consummate(adj.) complete or perfect in the highest degree; (v.) to bring to a state of completion or perfection3
11669017806disarray(n.) disorder, confusion; (v.) to throw into disorder4
11669019810exigency(n., often pl.) urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; an emergency5
11669023953flotsamfloating debris; homeless, impoverished people6
11669027388freneticfrenzied, highly agitated7
11669029414gleanto collect bit by bit; to gather with patient labor8
11669035007grouse(n.) a type of game bird; a complaint; (v.) to complain, grumble9
11669039486incarcerateto imprison, confine, jail10
11669045374incumbent(adj.) obligatory, required; (n.) one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of11
11669046712jocularhumorous, jesting, jolly, joking12
11669048675ludicrousridiculous, laughable, absurd13
11669056508mordant(adj.) biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh14
11669056509nettle(n.) a prickly or stinging plant; (v.) to arouse displeasure, impatience, or anger; to vex or irritate severely15
11669059774pecuniary(adj.) consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money16
11669061997pusillanimouscontemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited17
11669063623recumbentin a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting18
11669066985stratagema scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end19

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