Shostack Vocabulary- Unit 4

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- Concord -

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n. con'

A state of agreement, harmony, unanimity; a treaty, pact, covenant

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- Flotsam -

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n. flot'

Floating debris; homeless, impoverished people.

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- Atrophy -

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n. or v. a'

The wasting away of a body organ or tussye; any progressive decline or failure

To waste away

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- Bastion -

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n. bas'

A fortified place, stronghold

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- Frenetic -

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adj. net'

Frenzied, highly agitated.

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- Consummate -

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adj. or v. con'

Complete or perfect in the highest degree

To bring to a state of completion or perfection.

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- Disarray -

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n. or v. ray'

Disorder, confusion;

To throw into disorder.

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- Exigency -

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n. ex'

Urgency, pressure, urgent demand, passing need; an emergency

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- Glean -

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v. glean'

To gather bit by bit; to gather small quantities of grain left in a field by reapers.

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- Grouse -

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n. or v. grouse'

A type of game bird; a complaint.

To complain or grumble.

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- Incarcerate -

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v. car'

To imprison, confine, jail

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- Incumbent -

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adj. or n. cum'

Obligatory, required.

One who holds a specific office at the time spoken of

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- Jocular -

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adj. joc'

Humorous, jesting, jolly, joking.

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- Ludicruos -

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adj. lud'

Ridiculous, laughable, absurd.

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- Mordant -

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adj. mor'

Biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh.

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- Nettle -

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n. or v. net'

A prickly or stinging plant

To arouse displeasure, impatience, or anger, to vex or irritate severely.

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- Pecuniary -

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adj. cu'

Consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money.

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- Recumbent -

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adj. cum'

In a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting.

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- Strategem -

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n. strat'

A scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end

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- Pusillanimous -

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adj. lan'

Contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited.