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| atrophy | n. the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure, v. to waste away |
| bastion | n. a fortified place, stronghold |
| concord | n. a state of agreement, harmoney, unanimity; a treaty, pact, convenant |
| consummate | adj. complete or perfect in the highest degree; v. ti brig to a state of completion or perfection |
| disarray | n. disorder, confusion; v. to throw into disorder |
| exigency | n. urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; an emergency |
| flotsam | n. floating debris; homeless, impoverished people |
| frenetic | adj. frenzied, highly agitated |
| glean | v. to gather bit by bit; to gather small quantities of grain left in a field by reapers |
| grouse | n. a type of game bird; a complaint; v. to complain, grumble |
| incarcerate | v. to imprison, confine, jail |
| incumbent | one who holds office at the time spoken of |
| jocular | adj. humorous, jesting, jolly, joking |
| ludicrous | adj. ridiculous, laughable, absurd |
| mordant | adj. biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh |
| nettle | n. a prickly or stinging plant; v. to arouse displeasure, impatience, or anger; to vex or irritate severely |
| pecuniary | adj. consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money |
| pusillanimous | adj. contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited |
| recumbent | adj. in a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting |
| stratagem | n. a scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end |
