Vocabulary PPCCR, Level 10, Lesson 3

irascible

easily angered

bacchanalain

wild and drunken

maudlin

foolishly sentimental; ridiculously emotional

extradite

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

furtive

stealthy; secretive

mettle

courage and determination

conflate

to combine into one

mercenary

a professional soldier hired by a foreign army

bastion

a strong defense or fort (or something linked to itba)

avarice

greed; desire for wealth

jettison

to cast overboard; to discard

solvent

able to pay all debts and financial obligations

tackle

the equipment for a special activity
syn gear;tools

ostracize

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

copious

numerous; large in quantity