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chapter 3
book 2
10
English
10th Grade
06/14/2007
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avarice
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greed; desire for wealth
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furtive
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stealthy; secretive
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bacchanalian
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wild and drunken
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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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copious
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numerous; large in quantity
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irascible
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easily angered
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mercenary
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a professional soldier hired by a foreign army
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bastion
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a strong defense or fort (or one likened to it)
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jettison
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to cast overboard; to discard
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ostracize
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to banish; to shut out from a group or society
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