Vocab 3

Question 0

furtive (fûr´ tiv) adj.

Answer 0

stealthy; secretive
Not wanting to be rude, Jean cast a furtive glance at the man’s prominent scar.
syn: surreptitious; sneaky ant: overt

Question 1

avarice (av´ ə ris) n.

Answer 1

desire for wealth
He became a doctor, not to save lives but to appease his avarice.
syn: acquisitiveness ant: largesse

Question 2

bacchanalian (bak ə nāl´ yən) adj.

Answer 2

wild and drunken
Adam paid for his bacchanalian weekend when he flunked the exam on Monday.
ant: restrained

Question 3

extradite (ek´ strə dīt) v.

Answer 3

to turn over or deliver to the legal jurisdiction of another government or authority
After two months of incarceration in Sacramento, the suspect was extradited to Florida.
syn: deport

Question 4

copious (kō´ pē əs) adj.

Answer 4

numerous; large in quantity
It is good to drink a copious amount of water before and after working out.
syn: profuse ant: sparse”

Question 5

irascible (i ras´ ə bəl) adj.

Answer 5

easily angered
We walk on eggshells around Marty because he is so irascible.
syn: irritable; ill-tempered ant: easygoing

Question 6

mercenary (mûr´ sə ner ē) n.

Answer 6

a professional soldier hired by a foreign army
Though American by birth, the mercenary fought for France.
ant: volunteer

Question 7

bastion (bas´ chən) n

Answer 7

a strong defense or fort (or one likened to it)
The United States has been called the bastion of democracy.
syn: stronghold

Question 8

jettison (jet´ i sən) v.

Answer 8

to cast overboard; to discard
The passengers quickly jettisoned the heavy cargo from the damaged plane.
syn: deploy; throw away ant: retain

Question 9

ostracize (os´ trə sīz) v.

Answer 9

to banish; to shut out from a group or society by common consent
The strict religious community ostracized Eli when he married a woman of another faith.
syn: exile ant: accept”