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Chapter 3-4 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Avarice (a-və-rə)(n) | greed; desire for wealth. |
| Furtive (fər-tiv) (adj.) | stealthy; secretive |
| Bacchanalian (ba-kə-ˈnāl-yə)(adj.) | wild and drunken |
| Extradite (ek-strə-ˌdīt) (v) | to turn over or deliver to the legal jurisdiction of another government or authority. |
| Copious (kō-pē-əs)(adj.) | numerous; large in quantity |
| Irascible (i-ˈra-sə-bəl) (adj.) | easily angered |
| Mercenary (n) | a professional soldier hired by a foreign army. |
| Bastion (bas-chən) (n) | a strong defense or fort |
| Jettison (je-tə-sən) (v) | to cast overboard; discard |
| Ostracize (v) | to banish; to shut out from a group or society by common consent |
| Bigot (bi-gət) (n) | one who is intolerant or differences in others |
| Expunge (v) | to erase or eliminate |
| Candid (adj.) | outspoken blunt |
| Argot (n) | special words or phrases used by a specific group of people |
| Negligence (ne-gli-jən(t)s) (n) | careless neglect; often resulting in injury |
| Appease (v) | to calm; to satisfy (often temporarily) |
| Strident (adj.) | harsh sounding; grating |
| Chaos (n) | complete disorder |
| Augment (ogment)(v) | to enlarge; to increase in amount or intensity |
| Jingoism (ˈjiŋ-(ˌ)gō-ˌi-zəm)(n) | extreme; chauvinistic patriotism; often favoring an aggressive, warlike foreign policy |
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