Lesson 3 Avarice Bacchanalian Bastion Conflate Copious extradite Furtive Irascible Jettison Maudlin Mercenary Mettle Ostracize Solvent Tackle Avarice N greed desire for wealth SYN acquisitiveness ANT largesse ID: 771446
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Lesson 3 Avarice, Bacchanalian, Bastion, Conflate, Copious, extradite, Furtive, Irascible, Jettison, Maudlin, Mercenary, Mettle, Ostracize, Solvent, Tackle
Avarice N. greed; desire for wealth SYN: acquisitiveness ANT: largesse
Bacchanalian Adj. wild and drunken ANT: restrained
Bastion N. a strong defense or fort (or something likened to it) SYN: stronghold
Conflate V. to combine into one SYN: fuse; merge ANT: divide; split
Copious Adj. numerous; large in quantity SYN: profuse; abundant ANT: sparse
Extradite V. to turn over or deliver to the legal jurisdiction of another government or authority SYN: deport
Furtive Adj. stealthy; secretive SYN: surreptitious; sneaky ANT: overt
Irascible Adj. easily angered SYN: irritable; ill-tempered ANT: easygoing
Jettison V. to cast overboard; to discard SYN: deploy; throw away ANT: retain
Maudlin Adj. foolishly sentimental; ridiculously emotional SYN: mushy; hokey ANT: stoic
Mercenary N. a professional soldier hired by a foreign army ANT: volunteer
Mettle N. courage and determination SYN: nerve; spirit ANT: cowardice; fear
Ostracize V. to banish; to shut out from a group or society by common consent SYN: exile ANT: accept
Solvent Adj. able to pay all debts and financial obligations
Tackle N. the equipment for a specific activity SYN: gear; tools