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Power Plus Vocab 3-4
for students of BHHS
| Term | Corresponding Context |
|---|---|
| bigot D | one who is intolerant of differences in others |
| expunge D | to erase or eliminate |
| candid D | outspoken; blunt |
| argot D | special words or phrases used by a specific group of people |
| negligence D | careless neglect, often resulting in injury |
| appease D | to calm; to make satisfied (often only temporary) |
| strident D | harsh sounding; grating |
| chaos D | complete disorder |
| augment D | to enlarge; to increase in amount or intensity |
| jingoism D | extreme, chauvinistic patriotism, often favoring an aggressive, warlike foreign policy |
| avarice D | greed; desire for wealth |
| furtive D | stealthy; secretive |
| bacchanalian D | wild and drunken |
| extradite D | to turn over or deliver to the legal jurisdiction of another government or authority |
| copious D | numerous; large in quantity |
| irascible D | easily angered |
| mercenary D | a professional soldier hired by a foreign army |
| bastion D | a strong defense or fort (or one likened to these) |
| jettison D | to cast overboard; to discard |
| ostracize D | to banish; to shut out from a group or society by common consent |
| avarice S | acquisitiveness |
| furtive S | surreptitious |
| furtive S | sneaky |
| extradite S | deport |
| copious S | profuse |
| irascible S | irritable |
| irascible S | ill-tempered |
| bastion S | stronghold |
| jettison S | deploy |
| jettison S | throw away |
| ostracize S | exile |
| bigot S | racist |
| bigot S | extremist |
| expunge S | obliterate |
| candid S | frank |
| candid S | direct |
| argot S | jargon |
| negligence S | carenessness |
| appease S | mollify |
| strident S | shrill |
| chaos S | confusion |
| chaos S | jumble |
| augment S | expand |
| augment S | supplement |
| avarice A | largesse |
| furtive A | overt |
| bacchanalian A | restrained |
| copious A | sparse |
| irascible A | easygoing |
| mercenary A | volunteer |
| jettison A | retain |
| ostracize A | accept |
| expunge A | add |
| candidate A | evasive |
| negligence A | care |
| negligence A | attention |
| appease A | aggravate |
| strident A | soothing |
| chaos A | order |
| chaos A | harmony |
| augment A | narrow |
| augment A | reduce |
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