Lesson 3 Flashcards

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avarice

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excessive greed, desire for wealth

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avid

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eager, extremely integrated

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3
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bacchanalian

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wild with drunkenness

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4
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balk

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to stop short and refuse to continue, to obstruct

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banter

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teasing, good-natured joking

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barrister

A

lawyer

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bask

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to lie in or be exposed to warmth

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bastion

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a strong defense a fort

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bawdy

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indecent, humorously obscene

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befuddle

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to confuse, to perplex

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