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| frenetic | (adj.) frenzied, frantic, highly agitated |
| disarray | (n) disorder, confusion (v) to throw into disorder |
| atrophy | (n) the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure (v) to waste away |
| asseverate | to affirm earnestly and with emphasis |
| glean | (v) to gather bit by bit; to gather small quantities of grain left in a field by the reapers |
| consummate | (v- 'con su mate) to bring to a state of completion or perfection; (n- con'su mate) complete or perfect in the highest degree |
| grouse | (n)a type of game bird; a complaint (v) to complain, grumble |
| bastion | (n) a fortified place; stronghold |
| exigency | (n) urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; and emergency |
| flotsam | (n) floating debris; homeless, impoverished people |
| concord | (n) a state of agreement, harmony; a treaty |
| prepossessing | (adj) pleasing, tending to create a favorable impression |
| recumbent | (adj) in a reclining position; lying down, in the posture of sleep or rest |
| incarcerate | (v) to imprison, confine, jail |
| ludicrous | (adj) ridiculous, laughable, absurd |
| mordant | (adj) biting or caustic in thought, manner or style; sharply or bitterly harsh |
| pussilanimous | (adj) contemptibly cowardly or mean spirited |
| nettle | (n) a prickly or stinging plant (v) to arouse displeasure, impatience or anger; to vex or irritate severely |
| stratagem | (n) a scheme to outwit or deceive an opponenet or to gain an end |
| incumbent | (adj) obligatory, required (n) one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of |
| pecuniary | (adj) consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money |
| jocular | (adj) humorous, jesting, jolly, joking |
