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BOX 29 Flashcards

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ulterior

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situated beyond; unstated and often questionable

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ultimate

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final; not susceptible to further questioning

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ultimatum

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last warning

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umbrage

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sense of injury or insult

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unanimity

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complete agreement

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unassailable

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not subject to question; not open to attack

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unassuaged

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unsatisfied; not soothed

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unassuming

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modest

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unbridled

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violent

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uncanny

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strange; mysterious

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unconscionable

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unscrupulous (unethical); excessive

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uncouth

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outlandish, clumsy

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unction

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act of anointing with oil

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unctuous

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insincerely suave

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underlying

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fundamental

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undermine

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weaken; sap

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comeuppance

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a punishment or fate that somone deserves

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underscore

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emphasize

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undulate

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move with a wavelike motion

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unearth

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dig up

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unearthly

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not earthly; weird

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unequivocal

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plain; obvious

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unerringly

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infallibly

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unexceptionable

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entirely acceptable; not offering any basis for criticism

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unfaltering

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steadfast

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unfeigned

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genuine; real

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unfettered

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liberated; freed from chains

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unfledged

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immature

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29
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unfrock

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to strip a priest or minister of church authority

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ungainly

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awkward

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unguent

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ointment

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uniformity

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sameness

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unilateral

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one-sided

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unimpeachable

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blameless and exemplary

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uninhibited

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unrepressed

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unintimidating

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unfrightening

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unique

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single in kind; one of a kind

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unison

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in harmony

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accord

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in harmony

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universal

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present everywhere

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unkempt

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disheveled; in uncared for appearance

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unmitigated

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unrelieved or immmoderate; absolute

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unobtrusive

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inconspicuous

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unprecedented

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unparalleled

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unprepossesing

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unattractive

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unravel

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solve

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47
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unrequited

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not reciprocated

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unruly

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disobedient

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unsavory

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distasteful; morally offensive

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unscathed

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unharmed

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51
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becoming

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(clothes) looking good on someone

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unseemly

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unbecoming; indecent

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unsightly

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ugly

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unsullied

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untarnished

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sully

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tarnish

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untenable

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unsupportable

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untoward

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unfortunate

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unwarranted

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unjustified

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unwieldly

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cumbersome; unmanageable

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unwitting

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unintentional; not knowing

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unwonted

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unaccustomed

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upbraid

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scold; reproach

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uproarious

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very noisy; marked by commotion

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upshot

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outcome

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urbane

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suave; refined

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urchin

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mischevious child

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ursine

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bearlike

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usurp

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seize another’s power or rank

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supplant

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supersede and replace

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usury

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lending money at illegal rates of interest

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utopia

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ideal place

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uxorious

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excessively devoted to one’s wife

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vacuous

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lacking in ideas

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vagabond

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wanderer

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vagary

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caprice; whim

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vagrant

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stray; random

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vagrant

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homeless; wanderer

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vainglorious

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boastful; excessively conceited

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valedictory

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pertaining to farewell

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valid

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logically acceptable

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validate

A

confirm; ratify

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valor

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bravery

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vampire

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ghostly being that sucks blood out of the living

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vanguard

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forerunners; advance forces

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vantage

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position giving an advantage

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vapid

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insipid; inane; stupid

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vaporize

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turn into vapor

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variegated

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many-colored

89
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vassal

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in feudalism one who help land of a superior lord

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vaunted

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boasted; much publicized

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veer

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change in direction

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vegetate

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live in monotonous way

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vehement

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impetuousl with marked vigour

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velocity

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speed

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venal

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capable of being bribed

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vendetta

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blood feud

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vendor

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seller

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veneer

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thin layer; cover

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venerable

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deserving high respect

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venial

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forgivable; trivial

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venison

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deer meat

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venom

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poison

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vent

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small opening

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ven

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express; utter

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ventral

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abdominal

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ventriloquist

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someone who can make his voice seem to come from another person or thing

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venture

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risk; dare

108
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venturesome

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bold

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venue

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location

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veracity

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truthfulness

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verbalize

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put into words

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verabatim

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word for word

113
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verbiage

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pompous array of words

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verdant

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green; lush in vegetation

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verdigris

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green coating on copper which has been exposed to the weather

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verge

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edge

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verisimilar

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having the appearance of truth

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verisimilitude

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appearance of truth

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veritable

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actual

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verity

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quality of being true

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vernacular

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living language

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vernal

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pertaining to spring

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versatile

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having many talents

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vertex

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summit

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vertigo

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severe dizziness

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verve

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enthusiasm; liveliness

127
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vestige

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trace; remnant

128
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vex

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annoy; distress

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viand

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food

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vicarious

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second hand

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vicissitude

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change of fortune

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victuals

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food

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vie

A

compete

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