ap vocabulary unit four Flashcards

15313094604	atrophy	(n.) the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure; (v.) to waste away	0
15313094605	bastion	(n.) a fortified place, stronghold	1
15313097646	concord	(n.) a state of agreement, harmony, unanimity; a treaty, pact, covenant	2
15313103130	consummate	(adj.) complete or perfect in the highest degree; (v.) to bring to a state of completion or perfection	3
15313103132	disarray	(n.) disorder, confusion; (v.) to throw into disorder	4
15313110512	exigency	(n., often pl.) urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; an emergency	5
15313113879	flotsam	(n.) floating debris; homeless, impoverished people	6
15313117903	frenetic	(adj.) frenzied, highly agitated	7
15313129606	glean	(v.) to gather bit by bit; to gather small quantities of grain left in a field by the reapers	8
15313134288	grouse	(n.) a type of game bird; a complaint; (v.) to complain, grumble	9
15313139032	incarcerate	(v.) to imprison, confine, jail	10
15313142271	incumbent	(adj.) obligatory, required; (n.) one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of	11
15313146497	jocular	(adj.) humorous, jesting, jolly, joking	12
15313153138	ludicrous	(adj.) ridiculous, laughable, absurd	13
15313174833	mordant	(adj.) biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh	14
15313179522	nettle	(n.) a prickly or stinging plant; (v.) to arouse displeasure, impatience, or anger; to vex or irritate severely	15
15313186776	pecuniary	(adj.) consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money	16
15313193500	pusillanimous	(adj.) contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited	17
15313198456	recumbent	(adj.) in a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting	18
15313209463	stratagem	(n.) a scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end	19