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10 Cards in this Set
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avarice (n)
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greed; desire for wealth
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furtive (adj)
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stealthy; secretive
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bacchanalian (adj)
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wild and drunken
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extradite (v)
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to turn over or deliver to the legal jurisdication
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copious (adj)
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nemerous; large in quantity
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irascible (adj)
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easily angered
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mercenary (n)
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a professional soldier hired by a foreign country
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bastion (n)
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a strong defense or fort
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jettison (v)
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to cast overboard; to discard
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ostracize (v)
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to banish; to shut out from a group or society by common consent
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