| A | B |
|---|
| atrophy | the wasting away or decline; to waste away |
| bastion | stronghold or fortified place |
| concord | state of agreement; a treaty |
| consummate | complete or perfect; to bring to a state of completion |
| disarray | disorder or confusion; to throw into disorder |
| exigency | urgency; pressing need; emergency |
| flotsam | floating debris; impoverished people |
| frenetic | frenzied; highly aggitated |
| glean | to gather bit by bit; gather grain left in field |
| grouse | type of game bird; to complain |
| incarcerate | to imprison or jail |
| incumbent | obligatory or required; one who holds an office at that time |
| jocular | humorous, jesting |
| lucidrous | ridiculous, laughable |
| mordant | biting or sarcastic; bitterly harsh |
| nettle | a prickly plant; to anger or irritate |
| pecuniary | of or related to money |
| pusillanimous | contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited |
| recumbent | in a reclining position |
| stratagem | a scheme to outwit or deceive |
