Vocabulary Chapter 3 Flashcards

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Avarice

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(Noun) excessive greed; desire for wealth

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Avid

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(Adj.) eager; extremely interested

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3
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Bacchanalian

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(Adj.) wild with drunkenness

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4
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Balk

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(Verb) to stop short and refuse to continue; to obstruct

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5
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Banter

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(Noun) teasing; good-natured joking

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6
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Barrister

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(Noun) lawyer

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7
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Bask

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(Verb) to lie in or be exposed to warmth

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Bastion

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(Noun) a strong defense; a fort

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Bawdy

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(Adj.) indecent; humorously obscene

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Befuddle

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(Verb) to confuse; to perplex

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