BOX 30 Flashcards
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vigilance
A
watchfulness
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vigor
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active strength
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vignette
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picture; short literary sketch
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vilify
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slander
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vindicate
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clear of charge
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vindictive
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revengeful
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vintner
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winemaker; seller of wine
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viper
A
poisonous snake
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virile
A
manly
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virtual
A
in essence; for practical purposes
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virtue
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goodness
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virtuoso
A
highly skilled artist
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virulent
A
extremely poisonous
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virus
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disease communicator
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visage
A
face; appearance
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visceral
A
felt in one’s inner organs
17
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viscid
A
adhesive; gluey
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vise
A
tool for holding work in place
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visionary
A
produced by imagination
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vital
A
vibrant and lively; critical
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vitiate
A
spoil the effect of; make inoperative
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vitreous
A
pertaining to glass
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vitriolic
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corrosive
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vivacious
A
lively and animated; sprightly
25
vivisection
act of dissecting living animals
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vixen
female fox; ill-tempered woman
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vociferous
clamorous; noisy
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vogue
popular fashion
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volition
act of making a conscious choice
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voluble
fluent; glib
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voluminous
large; bulky
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voluptuous
gratifying the senses
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voracious
ravenous
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vortex
whirlwind
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vouchsafe
guarantee; grant condescendingly
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voyeur
peeping Tom
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vulnerable
susceptible to wounds
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vulpine
fox-like
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waffle
speak equivocally about an issue
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waft
moved gently by wind or waves
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waggish
mischievious; humorous
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waif
homeless child or animal
43
waive
give up temporarily; yield
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wallow
roll in; indulge in
45
wan
pale; sickly; pallid
46
wane
grow gradually smaller
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wangle
wiggle out; fake (wangle an invitation)
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wanton
unrestrained
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warble
sing; babble
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warranty
guarantee; assurace by seller
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warren
horizontal tunnels made by rabbits; crowded consitions in which people live
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wastrel
profligate
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wax
grow; increase
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waylay
ambush
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wean
accustom a baby not to nursel give up a cherished activity
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weather
endure the effects of weather
57
welt
mark from beating or whipping
58
welter
turmoil; bewildering jumble
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welter
wallow
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wheedle
cajole; coax
61
whelp
young dog; fox; tiger etc.
62
whet
sharpen; stimulate
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whiff
puff or gust; hint
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whinny
neigh like a horse
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whit
smallest speck
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whittle
pare; cut of bits; chip away
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whorl
ring formation
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willful
intentional; headstrong
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wily
cunning; artful
70
wince
shrink back; flinch
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windfall
unexpected lucky event; fallen fruit
72
winnow
separate good from the bad
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winsome
agreeable; gracious; engaging
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wispy
thin; slight; barely discernable
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wistful
vaguely longing; sadly pensive
76
withdrawn
introverted; remote
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wither
shrivel; decay
78
witless
foolish; idiotic
79
witticism
witty saying; facetious remark
80
wizardry
sorcery
81
wizened
withered
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wont
custom; habitual procedure
83
worldly
not spiritual
84
wrangle
quarrel
85
wrath
anger; fury
86
wreak
inflict
87
wrench
pull; strain; twist
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wrest
pull away; take by violence
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writ
written command issued by a court
90
writhe
squirm; twist in coils
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wry
twisted; with a humorous twist
92
wake
trail of ship or other object through water; path of something which has gone before
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wanderlust
strong longing to travel
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withold
refuse to give
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withstand
successfully resist
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woe
inconsolable grief
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xenophobia
fear or hatred of foreigners
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yen
longing; urge
99
yeoman
middle-class farmer (owning a small estate)
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yield
amount produced
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yield
give in; surrender
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yoke
join together; unite
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yokel
country bumpkin
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yore
time past
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zany
crazy; comic
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zeal
eager enthusiasm
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zenith
summit; point directly overhead in the sky
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zephyr
gentle breeze
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cognitive dissonance
the state of having inconsistent thoughts
