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Lessons 3 & 4
Vocabulary Power Plus
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bigot | one who is intolerant of differences in people |
| expunge | to erase or eliminate |
| candid | outspoken; blunt |
| argot | special words or phrases used by a specific group of people |
| negligence | careless neglect, often resulting in injury |
| appease | to calm; to make satisfied (often only temporary) |
| strident | harsh sounding; grating |
| chaos | complete disorder |
| augment | to enlarge; to increase in amount or intensity |
| jingoism | extreme, chauvinistic patriotism, often favoring an aggressive, warlike foreign policy |
| avarice | greed; desire for wealth |
| furtive | stealthy; secretive |
| bacchanalian | wild and drunken |
| extradite | to turn over or deliver to the legal jurisdiction of another government or authority |
| copious | numerous; large in quantity |
| irascible | easily angered |
| mercenary | a professional soldier hired by a foreign army |
| bastion | a strong defense or fort (or one likened to these) |
| jettison | to cast overboard; to discard |
| ostracize | to banish; to shut out from a group or society by common consent |