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Lesson 7 Flashcards

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Undulate

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Vb) move in a wavy manner

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Undermine

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Vb) to weaken by wearing away the foundation, to sabotage

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Unerring

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(Adj) without making a mistake

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Uniform

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(Adj) similar, consistent

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Unkempt

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Adj) messy, sloppy

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Unprecedented

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(Adj) the first of its kind

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Upbraid

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Vb) to criticize severely

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Usurp

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Vb) to seize or take over by force

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Usury

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Noun) the practice of charging a very high late of interest on loans, illegal

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Vacillate

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Vb) move back and forth between choices

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Vacuous

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(Adj) empty, stupid

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Vagrant

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Noun) homeless person, wanderer

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Valedictory

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N) a farewell speech

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Validate

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Vb) confirm, corroborate, support, sanction

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Vapid

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(Adj) boring, dull, flavorless

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Veracity

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Noun) truth

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Verbose

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(Adj) very talkative

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Versatile

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(Adj) having many talents or uses

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Vestige

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(Noun) something left behind, a visible trace of something that has vanished

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Vilify

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Vb) defame, attack someone in a speech

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Virulent

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(Adj) poisonous or destructive, filled with hate or anger

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Viscous

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(Adj) resistance to flow, like a thick liquid

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Volatile

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(Adj) capable of evaporating, exploding or changing moods

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Voluble

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(Adj) comfortable with speech, always ready to talk

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waive

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Vb) to voluntarily abandon a legal right or privilege, postpone

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Wane

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Vb) to grow gradually smaller

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Wanton

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(Adj) excessive, uncontrolled, lustful

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Warranted

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(Adj) justified, authorized

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Wastrel

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Noun) person who wasted their money or resources

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Wax

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Vb) to Grow gradually bigger

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