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U. 3 Spelling & Vocab
Unit 3
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Spelling
11th Grade
12/10/2010

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copious

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ant:  sparse

Syn:  profuse

Definition:  numerous; large in quantity

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furtive

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Ant:  overt

Syn:  surreptitious, sneak

Definition:  stealthy, secretive

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extradite

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Ant:  import

syn:  deport

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

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bacchanalian

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Ant:  restrained

Syn:  intoxicated, inebriated

Definition:  wild and drunken

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irascicible

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ant:  easygoing

Syn:  irritable; ill-tempered

definition:  easily angered

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bastion

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ant:  unprotected

syn:  stronghold

Definition:  a storng defense or fort (or one likened to it)

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Jettison

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Ant:  retain

Syn:  deploy, throw away

Definition:  to cast overboard; to discard

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ostracize

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Ant:  accept

Syn:  exile

Definition:  to banish; to shut out form a group or society by common consent

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mercenary

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Ant:  volunteer

syn:  money-minded

Definition:  a professinal soldier hired by foreign army

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avarice

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Ant:  largesse

syn: acquisitiveness

definition:  greed; desire for wealth

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