Vocabulary Unit 3
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Word
1
avarice
Part of
Speech
n.
2
furtive
adj.
stealthy; secretive
3
vigilant
adj.
4
extradite
v.
5
copious
adj.
6
irascible
adj.
7
mercenary
n.
8
bastion
n.
9
jettison
v.
10
ostracize
v.
Prefixes:
Definition
Used in a sentence
greed; desire for wealth
Synonym
Antonym
He became a doctor not to save lives but
to appease his avarice.
Not wanting to be rude, Jean cast a furtive
glance at the man’s prominent scar.
acquisitiveness
Sneaky
charitable,
generous
overt
Alert at all times, watchful
Although this highway is a beautiful
drive, you have to stay vigilant for deer
and other animals in the road.
alert
oblivious
to turn over or deliver to
the legal jurisdiction of
another government or
authority
numerous; large in
quantity
easily angered
After two months of incarceration in
Sacramento, the suspect was extradited to
Florida.
deport
import
profuse
sparse
It is good to drink copious amount of
water before and after working out.
We walked on eggshells around Marty
because he is so irascible.
a professional soldier hired Though American by birth, the mercenary
by a foreign army
fought for France.
a strong defense or fort (or The United States has been called the
one likened to these)
bastion of democracy.
to cast overboard; to
The passengers quickly jettisoned the
discard
heavy cargo from the damaged plane.
to banish; to shut out from
a group or society by
common consent
ab-, a-, abs-
away, from
ex-, e-, ef-
out, from, completely
The strict religious community ostracized
Eli when he married a woman of another
faith.
Examples: absent
Examples:
exit
irritable; ill- easygoing
tempered
volunteer
stronghold
deploy;
throw
away
exile
retain
accept