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20 Cards in this Set
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Atrophy (n) |
Wast away a body organ or tissue, progressive decline or failure |
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Bastion (n) |
A fortified place, stronghold |
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Concord (n) |
State of agreement, Harmony, pact |
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Consummate (adj) |
Complete of perfect in highest degree |
Consume |
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Disarray (v) |
To throw into disorder |
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Exigency (n) |
Urgency, pressure, urgent demand |
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Flotsam (n) |
Floating debris, homeless |
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Frentic (adj) |
Frenzied, highly agitated |
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Glean (v) |
To gather bit by bit, gather in small quantities |
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Grouse (v) |
Complain, grumble |
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Incarcerate (v) |
To imprison, confine, jail |
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Incumbent (adj) |
Obligatory, required |
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Jocular (adj) |
Humor, jolly, jesting, joking |
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Ludicrous (adj) |
Ridiculous, laughable |
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Mordant (adj) |
Sharply or bitterly harsh in thought, manner or style |
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Nettle (n, v) |
N- prickly or stinging plant V-displeasure , impatience, anger |
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Pecuniary (adj) |
Consisting of or measured in money, related to money |
Penny |
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Pusillanimous (adj) |
Cowardly, or mean spirited |
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Recumbent (adj) |
Lying down, in posture or sleeping/resting |
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Stratagem (n) |
A scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end, trick |
Strategy |