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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Bacchanalian
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(Adj.) wild with drunkenness
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Balk
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(Verb) to stop short and refuse to continue; to obstruct
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Banter
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(Noun) teasing; good-natured joking
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Barrister
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(Noun) lawyer
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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