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English Vocabulary
Lesson 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Avarice | Greed; desire for wealth Syn: acquisitiveness Ant: Largesse |
| Furtive | Stealthy; secretive Syn: surreptitious; sneaky Ant: overt |
| Bacchanalian | Wild and drunken Ant: restrained |
| Extradite | To turn over or deliver to the legal jurisdiction Syn: deport |
| Copious | Numerous; large in quantity Syn: profuse Ant: sparse |
| Irascible | Easily angered Syn: irritable; ill-tempered Ant: easygoing |
| Mercenary | A professional soldier hired by a foreign army Ant: volunteer |
| Bastion | A strong defense or fort (or one likened to it) Syn: stronghold |
| Jettison | To cast overboard; to discard Syn: deploy; throw away Ant: retain |
| Ostracize | To banish; to shut out from a group or society Syn: exile Ant: accept |