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Vocabulary
Lessons three and four
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| averice n. | greed;desire for wealth |
| furtive adj. | secretive |
| bacchanalian adj. | wild and drunken |
| extradite v. | to deliver to a legal authority |
| copious adj. | large quantity |
| irascible adj. | easily angered |
| mercenary n. | profesional soldier |
| bastion n. | fort |
| jettison v. | to cast overboard |
| ostracize v. | to banish |
| bigot n. | racist |
| expunge v. | to eliminate |
| candid adj. | 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 chauvinistic patriotism |