Unit+4

Unit 4 Greg Viola; __Nettle__(n.) - a prickly or stinging plant;(v.) to arouse displeasure, impatience, or anger. //﻿While hiking through the thick forest, I encountered some __nettle__ that sliced the skin on my leg.//

Rachel Royal; __Flotsam(__n) =floating debris; homeless, impoverished people. //The survivors of the plane crash had to hold on to pieces of __flotsam__ in the water to try and survive//

Christina Denny; __Ludicrous__(adj.) - ridiculous, laughable, absurd. The woman's outfit was so ludicrous that no one could take her seriously.

Allison Nye; __Recumbent__(adj) - Lying down, or in the position of one sleeping or resting //The tired dog layed __recumbent__ across the couch after running around all afternoon.// //﻿// Sam Funk; __Incarcerate__(v.) - to imprison, confine, jail //The jury's decision to __incarcerate__ the defendant was based on the overwhelming evidence against him.//

//﻿//Bridget Parker; __Disarray__ (n.) (v.) - disorder, confusion; to throw into disorder //The freshman left his locker in such __disarray,__ that he was frequently late to// //his classes after not being able to find anything efficiently.//

Francesca Macrina; __Bastion__ (n.)- a fortified place, stronghold //The __bastion__ was so well protected, the country hid its most prized possessions// //within its walls.// //﻿// Megan Millisky, __frenetic__, (adj.) frenzied, frantic, agitated //The dog ran around __frenetically__ after being cooped up in a cage for hours.//

//﻿//Jamie Cristinzio; __jocular__ (adj.)- humorous, jesting, jolly, joking //The young girl was in a __jocular__ and cheerful mood after receiving candy from her mother.//

//Jordan Mullan; pusillanimous (adj.)- contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited// //Growing up in a bad neighborhood, Michael couldn't chance being the least __pusillanimous__; he had to find a way to defend himself if something went wrong.//

Dylan Meyler; atrophy (n.)- the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure; (v.) to waste away

The doctor's patient had muscles that had __atrophy__. The Business men had to deal with __atrophy__ when their stores were going to be torn down to build a mall after only three weeks of business. //Angela Martorano; concord (n.) a state of agreement, harmony, unanimity; a treaty, pact, covenant// //The two teammates put aside their differences, came to a __concord__, and played a great game together.//

Alec Sampey; __Grouse__ (n.) � A type of game bird; a complaint. __Grouse__(v.) � To complain; grumble.



After being given a detention, the angry student began to __grouse__ to his fellow classmate.

Amanda Vankirk; __Stratagem__(n) - a scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end //We finally developed a __stratagem__ to cajole the distracted dog to his bath.//

Gina Pepe: Glean(v.) to gather bit by bit; to gather small quantities of grain left in a field by the reapers

After a long day using the reapers, field workers still had a lot of work ahead of them as they __gleaned__ the fields.

Deep Patel: Mordant(adj.) biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh



The president made a statement that was so mordant, that his audience was appalled.

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Steph Dilolle / **consummate** [adj] complete of perfect in the highest degree; [v] to bring to a state of completion or perfection. //She read her completed writing assignment several times to make sure it was the most __consummate__ essay in the whole class.// //Marcus Smith: Exigency(n., often pl.) urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; an emergency.// In the final seconds of the game, the coach expressed the __exigency__ of the situation that his team needed to come back and win the game.

Angela Longo; Pecuniary: (adj.) consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money The issue of low pecuniary due to a lack of sales, lead to the stores failure forcing it to go out of business.

Jimmy Barnett; __Incumbent__: (adj.) Obligatory, required; (n.) one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of Since Obama is the incumbent during the 2012 election, he will most likely have an advantage over the other candidates.

Anthony Nimmo: Incumbent(adj.)- Obligatory, required;(n.)one who hold a specific office at the time spoken of //The incumbent congressman knew he was in trouble when election day came around.// Austin Kopfle: **Ludicrous**- (adj.) Causing laughter because of absurity; ridiculous; laughable.

//The teacher's statement was so __ludicrous__ that the student's could not help but laugh aloud.//

Julia Persky: __Frenetic:(adj)__ frenzied; highly agitated.

//The boy had so much to do including school work, sports, and after school activities that he felt __frenetic__.//

Kayla Meyermann : nettle (n) a plant that has jagged leaves covered with stinging hairs; (v) to bother or irritate //Angry, Tiger attacked and bit off Ms. Kitty's ear after hours relentless nettling.//

Leeza Duller: __**Consummate**__ - (adj.) complete or perfect in the highest degree. ............................................ (v.) To bring to a state of completion or perfection//.//



//The Beatles played each of their instruments with __consummate__ skills, to produce amazing sounds.//

Meghan Gladue: __**Disarray-**__ (v.) to put out of array or order; throw into disorder. (n.) disorder; confusion



//Garfield's room was in a state of complete __disarray__ after being left alone for the weekend.//

Brittany Harlow: Disarray - (noun) - a state or disorganization or untidiness (verb) - to throw (someone/thing) into disorganization or untidiness ====Due to cause of the absolute disgusting and overpowering **disarray** of Miss Dana Schules' closet, we had not even noticed the mysterious green slime which now inhabited the cluttered mess, until the damage was far past treatment.====

Brittany Harlow: Exigency - (noun) - an urgent need or demand

Due to the state of exigency, Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore called upon his trusted owl, and sent a very important confidential note to his followers.

Caitlin Madden: **Incarcerate**-(v.) to imprison, confine, jail. After commiting a small crime, the kids were very afraid that the judge would decide to incarcerate them because they were so careless.