• Week 3  

    avarice (noun)

    excessive greed; desire for wealth

    synonyms: greed

    antonyms: liberality; generosity

    avid (adj)

    eager, extremely interest

    synonyms: voracious, keen

    antonyms: apathetic

    bacchanalian (adj)

    wild with drunkenness

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    balk (verb)

    to stop short and refuse to continue; to obstruct

    synonyms: hesitate, frustrate, block

    antonyms: facilitate, abet

    banter (noun-can be verb)

    teasing; good-natured joking

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    barrister (noun)

    lawyer

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    bask (verb)

    to lie in or be exposed to warmth

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    bastion (noun)

    a strong defense; a fort

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    bawdy (adj)

    indecent; humorously obscene

    synonyms: risqué

    antonyms: proper

    befuddle (verb)

    to confuse; to perplex

    synonyms: bewilder, fluster

    antonyms: clarify