Vocab 3-4 english

Houston Christian Hs

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 something likened to it)

jettison

to cast overboard; to discard

ostracize

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

bigot

one who is intolerant of differences in others

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 temporarily)

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