2023-2-27: Vocabulary

Author:Anda Toshiki

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This table of vocabularies are from "Sadlier Vocabulary Workshop-Level G (Unit 4)" with their corresponding textbook definitions and part of speeches (from some of them) made into a collection.

Vocabulary	Definition
Atrophy	(n.) the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure; (v.) to waste away
Bastion	A fortified place, stronghold
Concord	A state of agreement, harmony, unanimity; a treaty, pact, covenant
Consummate	(adj.) complete or perfect in the highest degree; (v.) to bring to a state of completion or perfection
Disarray	(n.) disorder, confusion; (v.) 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	(n.) A type of game bird; a complaint; (v.) to complain, grumble
Incarcerate	To imprison, confine, jail
Incumbent	(adj.) obligatory, required; (n.) 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	(n.) a prickly or stinging plant; (v.) 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 and end.

Reference

"Sadlier Vocabulary Workshop- Level G (Unit 4)." kensiezoe. Quizlet, n.d. https://quizlet.com/cn/732875555/sadlier-vocabulary-workshop-level-g-unit-4-flash-cards/

2023-2-27: Vocabulary ​

2023-2-27: Vocabulary