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| ludicrous | ridiculous, laughable, absurd (syn) risible, preposterous (ant) heartrending, poignant, pathetic |
| stratagem | A scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end(syn)ruse, trick, ploy, subterfuge |
| pusillanimous | Contemptibly cowardly or mean spirited(syn) craven, lily-livered (ant) stouthearted, daring, courageous |
| recumbent | In a reclining position, lying down (syn) prone, prostrate, supine, inactive (ant) Erect, upright, energetic, dynamic |
| glean | To gather bit by bit; To gather small quanities of grain (sym) Collect, cull, pick up |
| exigency | Urgency, pressure; urgent demand (syn) requirement, crisis |
| consummate | adj. Complete or perfect to the highest degree (sym) masterful; (v) to bring to a state of perfection (syn) clinch, conclude (ant) launch, initiate, begin, kick off |
| concord | A state of agreement, harmony; a treaty, pact, covenenant (ant) disagreement, strife, discord |
| incarcerate | To imprison, confine, jail (syn)intern, immure (ant) liberate, release, free |
| bastion | A fortified place, a stronghold (syn) citadel, rampart, bulwark |
| frenetic | Frenzied, highly agitated (Syn) frantic, overwrought (ant) calm, controlled, relaxed, leisurely |
| flotsam | Floating debris; homeless impoverished people (Syn)floating wreckage |
| incumbent | Adj. Obligatory, required (syn) mandatory, necessary (ant) optional, unnecessary Noun. One who holds a specific office at the time spoken of |
| jocular | Humorous, jesting, jolly, joking (syn)waggish, facetious, droll, witty (ant) humorless, solemn, grave, earnest, grim |
| pecuniary | Consisting of or measured in money; related to money (syn)monetary, financial |
| atrophy | N. The wasting away of a body organ or tissue(syn)degeneration, deterioration (ant) growth, development; (V) to waste away (syn)to wither (ant) mature, develop |
| grouse | N. A type of game bird, a complaint (V)to gripe, complain, (Syn)kvetch, bellyache |
| nettle | (n) A prickly or stinging plant (V) To arouse displeasure, impatience or anger, to vex or irritate severely (Syn)to peeve, annoy, incense, gall, irk (ant) please, delight, soothe, pacify |
| disarray | (N)disorder, confusion (syn) disorganization (ant) organization (V) To throw into disorder (syn) dishevel, mess up |
| mordant | Biting or caustic in thought manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh (syn) acrimonious, acidulous, sardonic, scathing (ant) bland, mild, gentle, soothing |
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