Atrophy (n)(v)

(n) Wasting away of tissue; (v) to waste away

** if your muscles atrophy, you can’t win a trophy

Bastion (n)

A fortified place, stronghold

**base station – strong protection

Concord (n)

A state of agreement, harmony; treaty, pact

** chords are played in harmony con - together

Consummate (v)

(adj) complete or perfect in highest degree; (v) to bring to state of completion

*** summit – highest point

Disarray (n)(v)(n) disorder, confusion; (v) to throw into disorder

**disorder

Exigency (n)

Urgency, pressure; urgent demand; an emergency

** urgency, emergency

Flotsam (n)

Floating debris; homeless, impoverished people

** some stuff floats

Frenetic (adj)

Frenzied, highly agitated

**frantic

Glean (v)

To gather bit by bit

** you have to lean to glean

Grouse (n)(v)

(n) A type of game bird; a complaint; (v) to complain, grumble

**your spouse may grouse if you don’t clean up

Incarcerate (v)

to imprison

** opposite of liberate

Incumbent (adj)(n)

(adj) obligatory, required; (n) one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of

Jocular (adj)Humorous, jesting, jolly, joking

*** joking

Ludicrous (adj)

Ridiculous, laughable, absurd

*** ridiculous

Mordant (adj)Biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh

** you could need new dantures if you are too biting with words

Nettle (n)(v)

(n) A prickly or stinging plant(v) Arouse displeasure; irritate severely

** needling someone is annoying

Pecuniary (adj)

Consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money

** monetary

Pusillanimous (adj)

Contemptible cowardly or mean-spirited

**not courageous

Recumbent (adj)

In a reclining position, lying down, posture of sleeping or rest

** not bent – lying flat

Stratagem (n)

A scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end

*** strategy