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English 10 Vocab Lesson 3
FHN
10
English
10th Grade
10/23/2008

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Cards

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avarice

Definition

 

 

greed; desire for wealth

 

syn: acquisitiveness

ant: largesse

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furtive

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stealthy; secretive

 

syn: surreptitious; sneaky

ant: overt

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bacchanalian

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wild and drunken

 

ant:restrained

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extradite

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to turn over or deliver to the legal jurisdiction of another government or authority

 

syn: deport

 

 

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copious

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numerous; large in quantity

 

syn: profuse

ant: sparse

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irascible

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easily angered

 

syn: irritable; ill-tempered

ant: easygoing

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mercenary

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a professional soldier hired by a foreign army

 

ant:  volunteer 

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bastion

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a strong defense or fort (or one likened to it)

 

syn: stronghold

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jettison

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to cast overboard; to discard

 

syn: deploy; throw away

ant: retain

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ostracize

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to banish; to shut out from a group or society by common consent

 

syn: exile

ant: accept

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