G800_76-80

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transgression

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act of trespassing or violating a law or rule

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transient

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temporary, fleeting

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translucent

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partially transparent

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travail

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work, especially arduous work, an unpleasant experience or situation that involves a lot of hard work, difficulties and/or suffering, the ……..s of life in post-war Britain

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travesty

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parody, exaggerated imitation, caricature, something that does not have the qualities or values that it should have, and as a result is often shocking or offensive. The trial was a ….. of justice. His claim is a ……. of the facts. a ….. of a marriage

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treatise

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article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly

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tremulous

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trembling, timid, quiverting

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trepidation

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fear and anxiety

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truculence

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aggressiveness, ferocity

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tryst

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agreement between lovers to meet, rendezvous

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tumid

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swollen, distended (Not ….g…) (Usually for speech)

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turbid

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muddy, opaque, in a state of great confusion

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turgid

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swollen, pompous, (Not …m…)

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tutelary

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serving as a guardian or protector (parental)

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uncanny

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mysterious, strange

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undulating

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moving in waves

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unfeigned

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not false, genuine

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untenable

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indefensible

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untoward

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not favorable, troublesome, unruly,difficult to guide, manage, or work with

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usury

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a practice of lending money at exorbitant rates

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vacillate

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to waver, oscillate

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vacuous

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empty, void, lacking intelligence

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valedictory

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pertaining to a farewell

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vapid

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tasteless, dull

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variegated

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varied, marked with different colors

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vaunt

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to boast, brag

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venal

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mercenary, corruptible, bribable

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vendetta

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prolonged feud marked by bitter hostility

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venerate

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to adore, honor, respect

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veracious

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truthful, accurate

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verbose

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wordy

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vertigo

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dizziness

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vexation

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irritation, annoyance

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viable

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practicable, capable of developing, (Not tenable)

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vindictive

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vengeful, unforgiving

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virtuoso

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someone with master skills, expert musician

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visage

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appearance, aspect, countenance

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viscous

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thick, syrupy

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vitiate

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to impair the quality of, corrupt morally

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vituperative

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using or containing harsh, abusive censure

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vivisection

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dissection, surgery, or painful experiments performed on a living animal for the purpose of scientific research

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vogue

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prevailing fashion or practice

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volatile

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likely to change in a very sudden or extreme way. The stock market can be very .......

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vortex

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whirlpool, center of turbulence

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warranted

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justified, (w....)

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wary

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careful, cautious

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welter

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wallow or roll, toss about, be in turmoil, a large and confusing number or amount — + of ▪ a ..... of problems ▪ We need to sort through the ...... of data we have collected.

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whimsical

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fanciful, unpredictable, capricious

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wistful

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vaguely longing, sadly thoughtful

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zealot

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one who is fanatically devoted to a cause