AVE III Flashcards
1
Q
avarice
A
excessive or insatiable desire for wealth and gain
2
Q
furtive
A
done by stealth
3
Q
bacchanalian
A
of, relating to, or suggestive to celebrating with dancing, song, or revelry
4
Q
extradited
A
to surrender an alleged criminal by one authority or state to another
5
Q
copious
A
plentiful in number
6
Q
irascible
A
marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger
7
Q
mercenary
A
a soldier hired for a foreign service merely for wages
8
Q
bastion
A
stronghold
9
Q
jettisoned
A
to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering
10
Q
ostracized
A
to exclude from a group by common consent
