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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 |
| Asserverate | (v) 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 | (adj) complete or perfect in the highest degree; (v) to bring to a state of completion or perfection |
| Grouse | (n) a type of game bird; a complaint; (v) to complain, grumble |
| Bastion | (n) a fortified place, stronghold |
| Exigency | (n., often pl.) urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; an 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 one sleeping or resting |
| 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 |
| Pusillanimous | (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 opponent 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 |
