AP Literature Vocab. 4 Flashcards

11669009308	atrophy	to waste away	0
11669011197	bastion	(n.) a fortified place, stronghold	1
11669013621	concord	(n.) a state of agreement, harmony, unanimity; a treaty, pact, covenant	2
11669015532	consummate	(adj.) complete or perfect in the highest degree; (v.) to bring to a state of completion or perfection	3
11669017806	disarray	(n.) disorder, confusion; (v.) to throw into disorder	4
11669019810	exigency	(n., often pl.) urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; an emergency	5
11669023953	flotsam	floating debris; homeless, impoverished people	6
11669027388	frenetic	frenzied, highly agitated	7
11669029414	glean	to collect bit by bit; to gather with patient labor	8
11669035007	grouse	(n.) a type of game bird; a complaint; (v.) to complain, grumble	9
11669039486	incarcerate	to imprison, confine, jail	10
11669045374	incumbent	(adj.) obligatory, required; (n.) one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of	11
11669046712	jocular	humorous, jesting, jolly, joking	12
11669048675	ludicrous	ridiculous, laughable, absurd	13
11669056508	mordant	(adj.) biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh	14
11669056509	nettle	(n.) a prickly or stinging plant; (v.) to arouse displeasure, impatience, or anger; to vex or irritate severely	15
11669059774	pecuniary	(adj.) consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money	16
11669061997	pusillanimous	contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited	17
11669063623	recumbent	in a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting	18
11669066985	stratagem	a scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end	19