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Chp. 3-4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| avarice | greed |
| furtive | secretive |
| bacchanalian | wild and drunken |
| extradite | to turn over to another government |
| copious | numerous |
| irascible | easily angered |
| mercenary | professional soldier |
| bastion | a strong defense against an idea |
| jettison | to cast off, or out. |
| bigot | racist, extremist |
| expunge | to erase or eliminate |
| candid | outspoken |
| argot | special words used by specific people |
| negligence | careless neglect |
| appease | to calm |
| strident | harsh sounding |
| chaos | complete disorder |
| augment | to enlarge |
| jingoism | extreme patriotism, favoring an aggressive warlike foreign policy |
| ostracize | to banish |