World Lit unit 3

greed; desire for wealth 

avarice (n.)

wild and drunken 

bacchanalian (adj.)

a strong defense or fort (or one likened to it) 

bastion (n.)

numerous; large in quantity 

copious (adj.)

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

extradite (v.)

stealthy; secretive 

furtive (adj.)

easily angered 

irascible (adj.)

to cast overboard; to discard 

jettison (v.)

a professional soldier hired by a foreign army 

mercenary (n.)

to banish; to shut out from a group or society by common consent

ostracize (v.)