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