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20 Cards in this Set
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greed; desire for wealth
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avarice
noun Syn: aquisitiveness Ant: largesse |
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stealthy; secretive
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furtive
adj. Syn: surreptitious; sneaky Ant: overt |
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a professional soldier hired by a foreign army
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mercenary
noun Ant: volunteer |
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wild and drunken
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bacchanalian
adj. Ant: restrained |
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a strong defense or fort (or one likened to it)
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bastion
noun Syn: stronghold |
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to turn over or deliver to the legal jurisdiction of another government or authority
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extradite
verb Syn: deport |
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to cast overboard; to discard
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jettison
verb Syn: deploy; throw away Ant: retain |
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numerous; large in quantity
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copious
adj. Syn: profuse Ant: sparse |
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to banish; to shut out from a group or society by common consent
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ostracize
verb Syn: exile Ant: accept |
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easily angered
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irascible
adj. Syn: irritable; ill-tempered Ant: easygoing |
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He became a doctor, not to save lives but to appease his _____.
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avarice
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Not wanting to be rude, Jean cast a _____ glance at the man's prominent scar.
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furtive
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Adam paid for his_____ weekend when he flunked the exam on Monday.
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bacchanalian
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After two months of incarceration in Sacramento, the suspect was _____ to Florida.
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extradited
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It is good to drink a _____ amount of water before and after working out.
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copious
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We walk on eggshells around Marty because he is so _____.
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irascible
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Though American by birth, the _____ fought for France.
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mercenary
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The United States had been called the _____ of democracy.
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bastion
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The passengers quickly _____ the heavy cargo from the damaged plane.
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jettisoned
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The strict religious community _____ Eli when he married a woman of another faith.
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ostracize
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