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Chapters 3-4
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Avarice n. | desire for wealth |
| Furtive adj. | secretive, sneeky |
| Bacchanalian adj. | wild and drunken |
| Extradite v. | to deliver to a legal authority |
| Copious adj. | large in quantity |
| Irascible adj. | easily angered |
| Mercenary n. | professional soldier |
| Bastion n. | fort |
| Jettison v. | throw over board |
| Ostracize | ban or shut out from the group |
| Bigot n. | one who is intolerant of differences in others |
| Expunge v. | to erase or elimnate |
| Candid adj. | outspoken; blunt |
| Argot n. | special words or phrases |
| Negligence n. | careless neglect |
| Appease v. | to calm |
| Strident adj. | harsh sounding |
| Chaos n. | complete disorder |
| Augment v. | to enlarge |
| Jingoism n. | extreme |