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Atrophy |
(n.)the wasting 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 |
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Consummate |
(adj.) complete or perfect with 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.) urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; an emergency |
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Flotsam |
(n.) floating debris; homeless, impoverished people |
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Frenetic |
(adj.) frenzied, high agitated |
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Glean |
(v.) to gather bit by bit; to gather small quantities of grain left in a field by repairs |
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Grouse |
(n.) a type of game bird; complaint (v.)to complain; grumble |
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Incarcerate |
(v.) to imprison, confine; to 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.) humurous, 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 stining plant (v.) to arouse with displeasure, impatience or anger; to vex or irritate severly |
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Pecuniary |
(adj.) consisiting 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 out wit or decieve an opponent or to gain an end |
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