Unit #4 Vocabulary (AP Language and Composition) Flashcards

3187785727	atrophy	(n.) the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure; (v.) to waste away. (synonyms) deterioration, degeneration	0
3187792722	bastion	(n.) a fortified place, stronghold. (synonyms) citadel, rampart, bulwark	1
3187792723	concord	(n.) a state of agreement, harmony, unanimity; a treaty, pact, covenant. (synonyms) agreement, concensus	2
3187811786	consummate	(v.) to bring to a state of completion or perfection; (adj.) complete or perfect in the highest degree. (synonyms) (v.) clinch, conclude; (adj.) supreme, superior, masterful	3
3187811787	disarray	(n.) disorder, confusion; (v.) to throw into disorder. (synonyms) (n.) disorganization, disheveled; (adj.) mess up, dishevel	4
3187817543	exigency	(n., often pl.) urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; an emergency. (synonyms) requirement, crisis, need, demand	5
3187817544	flotsam	(n.) floating debris; homeless, impoverished people. (synonyms) wreckage, debris, remains	6
3187818867	frenetic	(adj.) frenzied, highly agitated. (synonyms) frantic, wild, hectic	7
3187818868	glean	(v.) to gather bit by bit; to gather small quantities of grain left in a field by the reapers. (synonyms) collect, obtain, garner	8
3187818869	grouse	(n.) a type of game bird; a complaint; (v.) to complain, grumble. (synonyms) (v.) gripe, complain, bellyache	9
3187822104	incarcerate	(v.) to imprison, confine, jail. (synonyms) intern, immure, detain	10
3187822148	incumbent	(adj.) obligatory, required; (n.) one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of. (synonyms) (adj.) mandatory, necessary; (n.) occupant	11
3187824537	jocular	(adj.) humorous, jesting, jolly, joking. (synonyms) waggish, facetious, droll, witty	12
3187824538	ludicrous	(adj.) ridiculous, laughable, absurd. (synonyms) risible, preposterous	13
3187826044	mordant	(adj.) biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh. (synonyms) acrimonious, acidulous, sardonic, scathing	14
3187828050	nettle	(n) a prickly or stinging plant; (v) to arouse displeasure, impatience, or anger; to vex or irritate severely. (synonyms) (v.) peeve, annoy, incense, gall, irk	15
3187828051	pecuniary	(adj.) consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money. (synonyms) monetary, financial	16
3187832637	pusillanimous	(adj.) contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited. (synonyms) craven, lily-livered,	17
3187832638	recumbent	(adj.) in a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting. (synonyms) prone, prostrate, supine, inactive	18
3187834158	stratagem	(n.) a scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end. (synonyms) ruse, trick, ploy, subterfuge	19