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Vobabulary Words
lessons 3 and 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| avarice n. | greed and desire for wealth |
| furtive adj. | stealthy and secretive |
| bacchanalian adj. | wild and drunken |
| extradite v. | to deliver to a legal authority |
| copious adj. | numerous and large in quantity |
| irascible adj. | easily angered |
| mercenary n. | professional soldier |
| bastion n. | a fort |
| jettison v. | to cast overboard or to discard |
| ostracize v. | to banish or to shut out from a group or society |
| bigot n. | raciest |
| expunge v. | 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. | to increase |
| jingoism n. | extreme patriotism |