Vocab Level G Unit 4-6

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atrophy

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(n.) the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure; (v.) to waste away

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bastion

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(n.) a fortified place, stronghold

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concord

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(n.) a state of agreement, harmony, unanimity; a treaty, pact, covenant

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consummate

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(adj.) complete or perfect in the highest degree; (v.) to bring to a state of completion or perfection

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disarray

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(n.) disorder, confusion; (v.) to throw into disorder

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exigency

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(n., often pl.) urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; an emergency

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flotsam

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(n.) floating debris; homeless, impoverished people

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frenetic

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(adj.) frenzied, highly agitated

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glean

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(v.) to gather bit by bit; to gather small quantities of grain left in a field by the reapers

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grouse

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(n.) a type of game bird; a complaint; (v.) to complain, grumble

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incarcerate

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(v.) to imprison, confine, jail

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incumbent

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(adj.) obligatory, required; (n.) one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of

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jocular

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(adj.) humorous, jesting, jolly, joking

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ludicrous

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(adj.) ridiculous, laughable, absurd

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mordant

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(adj.) biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh

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nettle

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(n.) a prickly or stinging plant; (v.) to arouse displeasure, impatience, or anger; to vex or irritate severely

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percuniary

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(adj.) consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money

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pusillanimous

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(adj.) contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited

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recumbent

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(adj.) in a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting

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stratagem

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(n.) a scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end

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acuity

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(n.) sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses)

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delineate

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(v.) to portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially

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depraved

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(adj.) marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles

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enervate

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(v.) to weaken or lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of; enfeeble, hamstring

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esoteric

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(adj.) intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret

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fecund

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(adj.) fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive

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fiat

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(n.) an arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or consciousness

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figment

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(n.) a fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion

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garner

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(v.) to acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future use

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hallow

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(v.) to set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate; to honor greatly, revere

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idiosyncrasy

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(n.) a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify

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ignominy

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(n.) shame and disgrace

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mundane

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(adj.) earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary

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nuance

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(n.) a subtle or slight variation (as in color, meaning, quality), delicate gradation or shade of difference

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overweening

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(adj.) conceited, presumptuous; excessive, immoderate

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penchant

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(n.) a strong attraction or inclination

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reputed

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(adj.) according to reputation or general belief; having widespread acceptance and good reputation; (part.) alleged

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sophistry

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(n.) reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy

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sumptuous

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(adj.) costly, rich, magnificent

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ubiquitous

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(adj.) present or existing everywhere

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abject

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(adj.) degraded; base, contemptible; cringing, servile; complete and unrelieved

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agnostic

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(n.) one who believes that nothing can be known about God; a skeptic; (adj.) without faith, skeptical

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complicity

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(n.) involvement in wrongdoing; the state of being an accomplice

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derelict

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(n.) someone or something that is abandoned or neglected; (adj.) left abandoned; neglectful of duty

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diatribe

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(n.) a bitter and prolonged verbal attack

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effigy

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(n.) a crude image of a despised person

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equity

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(n.) the state of being just, fair, or impartial; fair and equal treatment; something that is fair; the money value of a property above and beyond any mortgage or other claim

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inane

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(adj.) silly, empty of meaning or value

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indictment

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(n.) the act of accusing; a formal accusation

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indubitable

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(adj.) certain, not to be doubted or denied

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intermittent

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(adj.) stopping and beginning again, sporadic

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moot

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(adj.) open to discussion and debate, unresolved; (v.) to bring up for discussion; (n.) a hypothetical law case argued by students

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motif

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(n.) a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design

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neophyte

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(n.) a new convert, beginner, novice

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perspicacity

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(n.) keenness in observing and understanding

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plenary

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(adj.) complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute; attended by all qualified members

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surveillance

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(n.) a watch kept over a person; careful, close, and disciplined observation

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sylvan

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(adj.) pertaining to or characteristic of forests; living or located in a forest; wooded, woody

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testy

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(adj.) easily irritated; characterized by impatience and exasperation

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travesty

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a grotesque or grossly inferior imitation; a disguise, especially the clothing of the opposite sex; to ridicule by imitating in a broad or burlesque fashion