Unit 2: Vocabulary Chart

avarice (noun)

greed; desire for wealth

furtive (adjective)

secretive

bacchanalian (adjective)

wild and drunken

extradite (verb)

to turn over or deliver to a legal jurisdiction

copious (adjective)

numerous; large in quantity

irascible (adjective)

irritable; easily angered

mercenary (noun)

professional soldier hired by a foreign army

bastion (noun)

strong defense or fort

jettison (verb)

to cast overboard; to discard

ostracize (verb)

to banish; to shut out by common consent

bigot (noun)

a person intolerant of differences in others

expunge (verb)

to erase or eliminate

candid (adjective)

honest; blunt; outspoken

argot (noun)

special words or phrases used by a group of people

negligence (noun)

carelessness; often resulting in injury

appease (verb)

to temporarily satisfy

strident (adjective)

harsh sounding

chaos (noun)

complete disorder

augment (verb)

to increase in amount or intensity

jingoism (noun)

extreme patriotism

avarice synonyms

greed; frugality; stinginess

avarice antonyms

generosity; philanthropy; benevolence

furtive synonyms

stealthy; sly; surreptitious; sneaky

furtive antonyms

overt; forthright; open; honest

bacchanalian synonyms

intoxicated; alcoholic

bacchanalian antonyms

restrained; calm

extradive synonyms

depart; abandon; apprehend

extradite antonyms

hold; keep

copious synonyms

profuse; many; several

copious antonyms

sparse; few; minimal

irascible synonyms

feisty; ill-tempered; cantankerous

irascible antonyms

easygoing; cheerful; pleasant

mercenary synonyms

corruption; selfishness

mercenary antonyms

volunteer; generosity

bastion synonyms

strong defense or fort

bastion antonyms

weak spot; weakness

jettison synonyms

abandon; throw away; deploy

jettison antonyms

retain; maintain; allow; keep; defend

ostracize synonyms

exclude; exile; reject

ostracize antonyms

accept; include; welcome

bigot synonyms

racist; extremist; maniac

bigot antonyms

humanitarian; pacifist

expunge synonyms

abolish; eradicate; erase; delete; obliterate

expunge antonyms

add; establish; create; insert

candid synonyms

truthful; unbiased; sincere; direct; frank; forthright

candid antonyms

evasive; biased; devious; dishonest

argot synonyms

specialized language; slang; dialect; lingo; vernacular

argot antonyms

standard language

negligence synonyms

carelessness; disregard; oversight; neglect

negligence antonym

care; attention

appease synonyms

alleviate; mollify; calm; satisfy

appease antonyms

aggravate; incite; provoke; irritate

strident synonyms

grating; shrill; boisterous; harsh; jarring; loud

strident antonyms

quiet; silent; soft; soothing

chaos synonyms

confusion; disarray; anarchy; jumble

chaos antonyms

harmony; arrangement; order

augment synonyms

enlarge; expand; supplement; increase

augment antonyms

decrease; condense; lower; reduce

jingoism synonyms

narrowness; nationalism

jingoism antonyms

lack of bias