Vocabulary Lesson 3 Test on Friday!

Avarice Greed; desire for wealth Jesse decided to become a financial advisor because of his avarice. He would do anything to get ahead, even steal other people’s money…

Avarice; Greed

Furtive (Adj.) Stealthy; secretive The furry panda bears snuck a furtive look at the visitors to the zoo. None of the visitors knew they were being watched.

Furtive

Bacchanalian (adj) Wild and drunken Miss Swanson sincerely hopes that none of her students ever have bacchanalian nights. She would just die if she ever found out her students behaved in such a way.

Extradite (verb) To deliver to the legal jurisdiction The man was apprehended on Maui, but he was extradited to the Philippines because that is where his crime took place.

Extradite (verb)

Copious (adj) Numerous; large in quantity After I handed out copies of the textbooks, all the students complained that they now had a copious amount of books to drag around each day. Also, Miss Swanson has used a COPIOUS amount of slide designs for this presentation.

Copious (adj)

Irascible (adj) Easily angered People who use steroids recreationally often become irascible.

Irascible

Mercenary (n.) A professional soldier hired by a foreign army The king hired a mercenary to kill his cheating wife.

Mercenary

Bastion (noun) A strong defense or fort The castle was a strong bastion for the French soldiers.

Bastion

Jettison (verb) To cast overboard; to discard When the ship was going down, the crew began to jettison unnecessary items off the boat to try to stay afloat a bit longer.

Jettison

Ostracize (verb) To shut out from a group; to banish from a group The girl was ostracized from her basketball team because she started hanging out with the volleyball players.

Ostracize (v)