Lesson Three
l.
2.
n. greed; desire for wealth
He became a doctor, not to save lives but to appease his avarice
syn: acquisitiveness
ant: largesse
avarice (av' e ris)
.
furtive (ftr' tiv) adj.
steakhy; secredve
Not wanting to be rude, Jean cast a furtfue glance at the man's prominent
SCAI.
sy
a
)_
n: surreptitious ;
sne
aky
ant: overt
bacchanalian (bak a ndl' yen) ad1. wild and drunken
Adam paid for his bacchanalian weekend when he flunked the exam on
Monday.
ant: restrained
4.
extradite (ek'stre drt) v. to turn over or deliver to the legal jurisdiction
of another government or authority
After two months of incarceration
extradited to Florida.
in
Sacramento, the suspect was
syn: deport
5.
copious (ko'pe es) adj. numerous;large in quantity
It is good to drink a coptious amount. of water before and after working out.
syn:
6.
profuse
51nt: sparse
irascible (i ras' o bet) adj.
easily angered
we walk on eggshells around Marty because he is so irascible.
syn: irritable;
ill-ternpered
ant: easygoing
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mercenary (mfir'
se ner
e) n.
a professional soldier hired by a foreign
army
fhough American by birth, the mercenary fought for France.
dnt: volunteer
B. bastion
(bas' chen) n. a strong defense or fort (or one iikened ro it)
The United states has been called the bastion of democracv
syn: stronghold
9. jettison (jet'i sen) y. to cast overboard, to discard
The passengers quicklyje ttisoned the hear,y cargo from the damaged plane.
syn: deploy; throw awdy
ant: retain
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I0. ostracize (os'tre srz) v.
to banish; to shut out from a group or society
by common consent
The strict religious community ostracizedEliwhen he married
another faith.
syn: exile
EXERCISE
a
woman of
ont: acce'pt
l-Words in Conrexr
From the list below, supply the words needed to complete the paragraph.
words will not be used.
extradite
ostracize
furtive
mercenary bacchanalian bastion
Some
avarice
copious
Hired to combat an increase in drug trafficking, the
silentlv
crawled through the fence line of the kingpin's plantation and found a good
hiding place. For two days, Manco sat in the patch and observed the mansion-supposedly an impenetrable
in which the kingpin operated his international cartel. Manco was relieved to see that the rumors
were false; the kingpin's
lifestyle of nightly parries would make
--job
Manco's
simple because of the excessive noise and inadequate iight
beyond the cocktail area. After a[n]
infiltration of the mansion, Manco would have an easy time affesting the kingpin, handcuffing
him, sneaking him out, and then
him to the States, where he
would face triai for a[n]
number of charges. The kingpin was
a victim of his own
he kept his iiiegal business small and
-had
untraceable, no one would have hired Manco to deal with him.
From the list below, supply the words needed to complete the paragraph.
words will notbe used.
bastion jettison
B.
Som.e
irascible avarice ostracize
personality had gotten her into trouble before, but
never as it did now. In reaction to her outburst during the assembly, Isabels
class
her. Classmates would not even sit next to Isabel, let
alone--speak to her. If her disruption had happened on a ship, lsabel
thought, the passengers might have
her over the side.
Isabel's
Lesson Three
EXERCISE ll-Sentence Completion
Complete the sentence in a way that shows you understand the meaning of the
italicized v o cqbulary w ord.
l. A criminal might be extradited to her home state for...
2.
After abacchanalian weekend, Ethan felt...
3.
It is a burden to have an irascible supervisor because...
4.
The mercenary rcceived no payment and thus refused to...
5.
Airplane passengers may have to jettison their luggage if.
6.
The cliquish teens ostracized Raymond from their group because...
7.
If I allow ayarice to guide my career, I might choose to...
B.
It doesn't take a copious rainfall in the desert to...
9.
A church might be called a bastion
10. One
of...
.
might want to be especially furtive when...
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{:il.+Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes
orlr'Albttnes:"6nd
rnswer the questions that follow.
The roots cis and cidernean "cut" or "kill."
The roots vis and vidmean "see."
The suffixes ible and able mean "able."
The prefix in means "into."
A.
Usingliteral translations
using a dictionary:
i.
2.
3.
audible
visionary
herbicide
as guidance, define the
following words without
4. vista
5. auditory
6. incision
B.
The root sui in the word "suicide" probably means
C.
List
as
many words as you can that have the roots aud and vid tn
them.
D.
Write one example of an incisive comment.
E.
List
as
many words as you can that
end,
in
cid,e.
EXERCISE lV-Inferences
Cornplete the sentences by inferring information about the italicized word from its
context.
A.
If the king's avarrce gets out of control, he might decide
B.
Even a little good-humored teasing might cause the irascible Cary to.. .
C.
If his promised wages do not arrive before the battle, the mercenary wlIl
probably...
to.
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