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| atrophy | the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure; to waste away |
| bastion | a fortified place, stronghold |
| concord | a state of agreement, harmony, unanimity; a treaty, pact, covenant |
| consummate | complete or perfect in the highest degree; to bring to a state of completion or perfection |
| disarray | disorder, confusion; 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; to gather small quantities of grain left in a field by the reapers |
| grouse | a type of game bird; a complaint; to complain, grumble |
| incarcerate | to imprison, confine, jail |
| incumbent | obligatory, required; 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; to arouse displeasure, impatience, or anger; to vex or irritate severely |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money |
| pusillanimous | contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited |
| recumbent | in a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting |
| stratagem | a scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end |
