Vocab G Unit 4

The wasting away of a body organ or tissue

• bastion
• atrophy
• disarray
• exigency

To gather bit by bit

• frenetic
• consummate
• concord
• glean

one who holds a specific office currently

• concord
• incumbent
• exigency
• mordant

consisting of or measured in money

• pusillanimous
• recumbent
• pecuniary
• ludicrous

biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style

• mordant
• recumbent
• pusillanimous
• incumbent

When you are interrupted in the middle of cleaning, generally things seem in more of a ___ than when you started.

• atrophy
• bastion
• grouse
• disarray

While he grumbled and ___, he still did not get his way.

• gleaned
• concorded
• groused
• incarcerated

The ___ clown scared children even though he was humorous and jesting.

• jocular
• grouse
• incumbent 
• exigency

The crowd was ___ on black Friday as they tried to scramble for the quick-selling items.

• concord
• jocular
• frenetic
• recumbent

The employees indicated that they would rather receive ___ incentives than getting extra vacation time.

• pusillanimous
• stratagem
• pecuniary
• nettle