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vocabulary
lesson 3-4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| avarice n. | desire for wealth |
| furtive adj. | secritive, sneaky |
| bacchanalian adj. | wild and drunken |
| extradite v. | to deliver to the legal a authority |
| copious adj. | numerous; large in quantity |
| irascible adj. | easily angered |
| mercenary n. | professional soldier |
| bastion n. | fort |
| jettison v. | to cast overboard |
| ostracize v. | to banish; to shut out from a group |
| bigot n. | racist |
| expunge v. | to erase or elimate |
| candid adj. | honest and outspoken |
| argot n. | special words or phrases |
| negligence n. | careless neglect, often resulting in injury |
| appease v. | to calm |
| strident adj. | harsh sounding |
| chaos n. | complete disorder |
| augment v | to enlarge; to increase |
| jingoism n | extreme patriotism |