Unit #4 Vocabulary (AP Language and Composition) Flashcards

7908330680	atrophy	(n.) the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure; (v.) to waste away (synonyms) deterioration, degeneration	0
7908330681	bastion	(n.) a fortified place, stronghold (synonyms) citadel, rampart, bulwark	1
7908330682	concord	(n.) a state of agreement, harmony, unanimity; a treaty, pact, covenant (synonyms) agreement, concensus	2
7908330683	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
7908330684	disarray	(n.) disorder, confusion; (v.) to throw into disorder (synonyms) (n.) disorganization, disheveled; (adj.) mess up, dishevel	4
7908330685	exigency	(n., often pl.) urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; an emergency (synonyms) requirement, crisis, need, demand	5
7908330686	flotsam	(n.) floating debris; homeless, impoverished people (synonyms) wreckage, debris, remains	6
7908330687	frenetic	(adj.) frenzied, highly agitated (synonyms) frantic, wild, hectic	7
7908330688	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
7908330689	grouse	(n.) a type of game bird; a complaint; (v.) to complain, grumble (synonyms) (v.) gripe, complain, bellyache	9
7908330690	incarcerate	(v.) to imprison, confine, jail (synonyms) intern, immure, detain	10
7908330691	incumbent	(adj.) obligatory, required; (n.) one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of (synonyms) (adj.) mandatory, necessary; (n.) occupant	11
7908330692	jocular	(adj.) humorous, jesting, jolly, joking (synonyms) waggish, facetious, droll, witty	12
7908330693	ludicrous	(adj.) ridiculous, laughable, absurd (synonyms) risible, preposterous	13
7908330694	mordant	(adj.) biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh (synonyms) acrimonious, acidulous, sardonic, scathing	14
7908330695	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
7908330696	pecuniary	(adj.) consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money (synonyms) monetary, financial	16
7908330697	pusillanimous	(adj.) contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited (synonyms) craven, lily-livered,	17
7908330698	recumbent	(adj.) in a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting (synonyms) prone, prostrate, supine, inactive	18
7908330699	stratagem	(n.) a scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end (synonyms) ruse, trick, ploy, subterfuge	19