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Vocabulary
Lessons 3 & 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| avarice n. | desire for wealth. |
| furtive adj. | secretive |
| bacchanalian adj. | wild, crazy, drunken |
| extradite v. | to deliver to a legal authority |
| copious adj. | large in quantity |
| irascible adj. | easily angered |
| mercenary n. | hired gun for kill pro. soldier |
| bastion n. | fort |
| jettison v. | to throw over |
| ostracize v. | to shut out from group |
| bigot n. | one who is a racist |
| expunge v. | to erase or eliminate |
| candid adj. | outspoken |
| argot n. | special words |
| negligence n. | careless neglect |
| appease v. | to calm |
| strident adj. | harsh sounding |
| chaos n. | complete disorder |
| augment v. | to enlarge |
| jingoism n. | extreme patriotism |