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