e2 vocab lesson 3

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avarice

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greed; desire for wealth

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bacchanalian

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wild and drunken

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bastion

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strong defense or fort (or one likened to it)

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copious

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numerous; large in quantity

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extradite

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to turn over or deliver to the legal jurisdiction of another government or authority

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furtive

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stealthy; secretive

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irascible

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easily angered

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jettison

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to cast overboard; to discard

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mercenary

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professional soldier hired by a foreign army

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ostracize

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to banish; to shut out from a group or society by common consent