Unit 4
Vocabulary Workshop Level G Unit 4 Definitions/Sentences/Synonyms/Antonyms
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| 203872697 | atrophy | (n.) the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure; (v.) to waste away S: (n) degeneration, deterioration; (v) wither A: (n) growth, development; (v) mature, develop | 0 | |
| 203873003 | bastion | (n.) a fortified place, stronghold S: citadel, rampart, bulwark, parapet | 1 | |
| 203873004 | concord | (n.) a state of agreement, harmony, unanimity; a treaty, pact, covenant A: disagreement, strife, discord | 2 | |
| 203873005 | consummate | (adj.) complete or perfect in the highest degree; (v.) to bring to a state of completion or perfection S: (adj) masterful; (v) clinch, conclude A: (v) launch, initiate, begin, kickoff | 3 | |
| 203873006 | disarray | (n.) disorder, confusion; (v.) to throw into disorder S: (n) disorganization; (v) dishevel, mess up A: (n) organization, order, tidiness | 4 | |
| 203873007 | exigency | (n., often pl.) urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; an emergency S: requirement, crisis | 5 | |
| 203873008 | flotsam | (n.) floating debris; homeless, impoverished people S: floating wreckage | 6 | |
| 203873009 | frenetic | (adj) Frenzied, highly agitated S: frantic, overwrought A: calm, controlled, relaxed, leisurely | 7 | |
| 203873010 | glean | (v.) to gather bit by bit; to gather small quantities of grain left in a field by the reapers S: collect, cull, pick up | 8 | |
| 203873011 | grouse | (n.) a type of game bird; a complaint; (v.) to complain, grumble S: (v) gripe, kvetch, bellyache | 9 | |
| 203873012 | incarcerate | (v.) to imprison, confine, jail S: intern, immure A: liberate, release, free | 10 | |
| 203873013 | incumbent | (adj.) obligatory, required; (n.) one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of S: (adj) mandatory, necessary A: (adj) optional, unnecessary | 11 | |
| 203873014 | jocular | (adj.) humorous, jesting, jolly, joking S: waggish, facetious, droll, witty A: humorless, solemn, grave, earnest, grim | 12 | |
| 203873015 | ludicrous | (adj.) ridiculous, laughable, absurd S: risible, preposterous A: heartrending, poignant, pathetic | 13 | |
| 203873016 | mordant | (adj.) biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh S: acrimonious, acidulous, sardonic, scathing A: bland, mild, gentle, soothing | 14 | |
| 203873017 | nettle | (n.) A prickly or stinging plant; (v.) to arouse displeasure, impatience, or anger; to vex or irritate severely S: (v) peeve, annoy, incense, gall, irk A: (v) please, delight, sooth, pacify | 15 | |
| 203873018 | pecuniary | (adj.) consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money S: monetary, financial | 16 | |
| 203873019 | pusillanimous | (adj.) contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited S: craven, ill-livered A: stouthearted, courageous, daring | 17 | |
| 203873020 | recumbent | (adj.) in a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting S: prone, prostrate, supine, inactive A: erect, upright, energetic, dynamic | 18 | |
| 203873021 | stratagem | (n.) a scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end S: ruse, trick, ploy, subterfuge | 19 |
