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vocabulary
lessons 3&4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Avarice n. | desire for wealth. |
| furtive adj. | secretive and sneaky. |
| 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. | to throw overboard. |
| ostracize v. | to ban or shut out from the group. |
| bigot n. | someone who is racist. |
| expunge v. | to erase or eliminate. |
| candid adj. | honest and outspoken. |
| argot n. | special words or phrases. |
| negligence n. | careless neglect. |
| appease v. | to calm. |
| strident adj. | harsh sounding. |
| chaos n. | complete disorder. |
| augment v. | enlarge or increase. |
| jingoism n. | extreme patriotism. |