1. Lesson 3
Avarice, Bacchanalian, Bastion, Conflate, Copious, extradite, Furtive, Irascible, Jettison, Maudlin, Mercenary, Mettle, Ostracize, Solvent, Tackle

2. Avarice
N. greed; desire for wealth
SYN: acquisitiveness ANT: largesse

3. Bacchanalian
Adj. wild and drunken
ANT: restrained

4. Bastion N. a strong defense or fort (or something likened to it)
SYN: stronghold

5. Conflate
V. to combine into one
SYN: fuse; merge ANT: divide; split

6. Copious Adj. numerous; large in quantity
SYN: profuse; abundant ANT: sparse

7. Extradite
V. to turn over or deliver to the legal jurisdiction of another government or authority
SYN: deport

8. Furtive
Adj. stealthy; secretive
SYN: surreptitious; sneaky ANT: overt

9. Irascible Adj. easily angered
SYN: irritable; ill-tempered ANT: easygoing

10. Jettison V. to cast overboard; to discard
SYN: deploy; throw away ANT: retain

11. Maudlin Adj. foolishly sentimental; ridiculously emotional
SYN: mushy; hokey ANT: stoic

12. Mercenary N. a professional soldier hired by a foreign army
ANT: volunteer

13. Mettle N. courage and determination
SYN: nerve; spirit ANT: cowardice; fear

14. Ostracize
V. to banish; to shut out from a group or society by common consent
SYN: exile ANT: accept

15. Solvent
Adj. able to pay all debts and financial obligations

16. Tackle
N. the equipment for a specific activity
SYN: gear; tools