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1. Atrophy • (n.) the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure • (v.) to waste away • How to remember- in order to earn A TROPHY, one must not ATROPHY their talent and if they choose to do so, their time will have been an ATROPHY

2. Bastion Noun- a fortified place, stronghold Syn.- citadel, rampart, bulwark, parapet

3. CONCORD conCORD acCORD NOUN DEFINITION: a state of agreement, harmony, unanimity; a treaty, pact, covenant Accord means: agreement between things; mutual fitness; harmony

4. Consummate (adj.) complete or perfect in the highest degree; (v.) to bring to a state of completion or perfection Consummate sounds like ultimate which is the greatest extent.

5. Disarray • Disorder, confusion • To throw into disorder Items become in a disarray when you decide to redo a room, as shown in the picture.

6. Exigency (n)-Urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; an emergency You need to make your way to the emerGENCYEXit with urgency

7. Flotsam (n.) Floating Debris; homeless, impoverished people

8. Frenetic (adj.) frenzied, highly agitated Synonyms: frantic, overwrought Pneumonic: Sounds like frantic

9. glean To gather bit by bit; to gather small quantities of grain left in a field by the reapers Glean sounds like “clean” and when you clean your house you are doing it bit by bit.

10. By: Eleanor A. Grouse (n.) a type of game bird; a complaint; (v.) to complain, grumble The grouse is not a goose. The Grinch Grouses

11. Incarcerate To imprison, confine, jail syn: intern, immure Ant: liberate, release, free

12. Attending school is incumbent and will prepare you for college. The incumbent of the new environmental club has a lot of preparation to do for the upcoming meeting. Incumbent (adj.) obligatory, required; (n.) one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of

13. Jocular Part of Speech- Adj. Definition- Humorous, jesting, jolly, joking Synonyms- Waggish, facetious, droll, witty

14. Ludicrous (adj) ridiculous, laughable, absurd Synonym: risible, preposterous Antonym: heartrending, poignant, pathetic

15. Mordant (adj) biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh The student was upset by the mordant criticism of their work.

16. Nettle (n.) a prickly or stinging plant; (v.) to arouse displeasure, impatience, or anger; to vex or irritate severely.

17. Pecuniary • (adj.) consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money • Ex: The greedy old man refused to volunteer for an event that did not include a pecuniary reward.

18. Pusillanimous Even though bullies seem tough, when they are challenged they beome pusillanimous, becoming cowardly and meek in the face of an equal opponent. (adj.) contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited

19. Recumbent Resting, reclining Cumb= latin for “to lie down”  Recumbent cycling

20. Stratagem (n) A scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end