Vocab Quiz Study Guide

Jettison: to cast ______ or discard.

• overboard

• aside

• away

• down

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Ostracize: to banish, shun or shut out from a group or society by common ______.

• consent

• disagreement

• force

• accident

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Laggard: a slow person, especially one who falls ______.

• behind

• ahead

• aside

• apart

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Mercenary: a professional soldier hired by a foreign ______.

• army

• company

• school

• hospital

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Extradite: to turn over or deliver to the legal jurisdiction of another government or ______.

• authority

• country

• state

• region

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Bastion: a strong defense or ______.

• fort

• castle

• shield

• barrier

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Copious: Numerous, large in ______.

• quantity

• size

• color

• shape

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Furtive: stealthy, ______.

• secretive

• obvious

• loud

• transparent

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Bigot: one who is intolerant of differences in ______.

• others

• opinions

• cultures

• beliefs

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Expunge: to erase or ______.

• eliminate

• create

• build

• construct

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CCSS.L.9-10.4A