AP Language Unit 4 Vocab Flashcards
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| 5780760639 | atrophy | the wasting away of a body organ or tissue | 0 | |
| 5780763372 | bastion | a fortified place, stronghold | 1 | |
| 5780763822 | concord | a state of agreement, harmony; a treaty, pact, or covenant | 2 | |
| 5780764763 | consummate | to complete or perfect to the highest degree | 3 | |
| 5780765178 | disarray | disorder, confusion | 4 | |
| 5780766228 | exigency | urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; an emergency. | 5 | |
| 5780767791 | flotsam | floating debris; homeless, impoverished people | 6 | |
| 5780768694 | frenetic | frenzied, highly agitated | 7 | |
| 5780769234 | glean | to gather bit by bit | 8 | |
| 5780769235 | grouse | a type of game bird; a complaint | 9 | |
| 5780770095 | incarcerate | to imprison, confine, jail | 10 | |
| 5780771461 | incumbent | obligatory, required; one who holds office. | 11 | |
| 5780775234 | jocular | humorous, jesting, joking | 12 | |
| 5780775874 | ludicrous | (adj.) ridiculous, laughable, absurd | 13 | |
| 5780777581 | mordant | (adj.) biting or caustic in though; sharply or bitterly harsh | 14 | |
| 5780779215 | nettle | (n.) a prickly plant; (v.) to anger or irritate | 15 | |
| 5780780092 | pecuniary | (adj.) measured in money; related to money | 16 | |
| 5780781551 | pusillanimous | (adj.) cowardly or mean-spirited | 17 | |
| 5780782211 | recumbent | (adj.) in a reclining position, lying down | 18 | |
| 5780783304 | stratagem | (n.) a scheme to outwit or decieve | 19 |