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Adv Comp Unit Four Vocab
fourth unit of vocabulary word for advanced composition
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English
10th Grade
03/31/2013

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