Vocab Quizizz 4A(G)

Grouse

• To work up or whip into a frenzy
• To spray with water
• To complain about; a type of game bird
• To steal something; to use for dishonest means

Jocular

• Roundabout; not direct
• Of or relating to sports
• Resistant to authority
• Humorous or joking; comedic in nature

Pusillanimous

• Bitter or sarcastic
• Lacking resolution or courage; cowardly or mean-spirited
• Existing in name only; not real
• Insignificant; not worth consideration

Atrophy

• Gradual decline or wasting away
• A state of great excitement or agitation
• A tendency or inclination; a habit
• A prize received for victory in a contest or competition

Concord

• Of or relating to music or musical notes
• An intruder; one who imposes themselves where they are unwanted
• A temporary visit or journey; a brief trip
• A state of harmony or unity

Disorder or confusion

• Aspersion
• Grouse
• Incumbent
• Disarray

A clever or cunning plan

• Insurgent
• Synecdoche
• Stratagem
• Concord

Frenzied; highly agitated

• Vicarious
• Frenetic
• Brusque
• Jocular

Sharply or bitterly harsh

• Immutable
• Mordant
• Viscous
• Tenable

Obligatory or required; one who holds a given office at the time of speaking

• Incumbent
• Jocular
• Frenetic
• Surreptitious