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Atrophy
the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure; to waste away
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Bastion
a fortified place, stronghold
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Concord
a state of agreement, harmony, unanimity; a treaty, pact, covenant
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Consummate
complete or perfect in the highest degree; to bring to a state of completion or perfection
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Disarray
disorder, confusion; to throw into disorder
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Exigency
urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; an emergency
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Flotsam
floating debris; homeless, impoverished people
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Frenetic
frenzied, highly agitated
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Glean
to gather bit by bit; to gather small quantities of grain left in a field by the reapers
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Grouse
a type of game bird; a complaint; to complain, grumble
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Incarcerate
to imprison, confine, jail
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Incumbent
obligatory, required; one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of
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Jocular
humerous, jesting, jolly, joking
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Ludicrous
ridiculous, laughable, absurd
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Mordant
biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh
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Nettle
a prickly or stinging plant; to arouse displeasure, impatience, or anger; to vex or irritate severey
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Pecuniary
consisting of or measured in money; of or relatedto money
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Pusillanimous
contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited
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Recumbent
in a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting
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Stratagem
a scheme to outwit or decieve an opponent or to gain an end
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