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Valediction

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An act of bidding farewell

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Vacuous

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Lacking intelligence

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Valiant

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Acting with bravery

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Valid

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Logically right

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Vanquish

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To defeat in a conflict

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Vapid

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Lacking interest

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Variegation

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杂色,斑驳

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Varnish

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To give a smooth finish to 上清漆

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Vaunt

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To speak boastfully

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Veer

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To change direction

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Vehement

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Intensely emotional

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Venal

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小贩

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Veneer

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装饰面板

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Venerate

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尊敬

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Venial

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Easily forgiven

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Veracious

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Truthful

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Verbatim

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Using exactly the same word

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Verbose

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Containing more words than necessary

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Verdant

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Covered with green growth

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Veritable

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Being truly so called, real

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Verisimilar

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Appearing to be true

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Vernacular

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方言

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Versatile

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Having any use

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Verse

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To familiarize by study

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Vertigo

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A dizzy confused state of mind

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Verve

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Vitality , liveliness

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Vessel

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血管

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Vestige

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The smallest quantity or trace

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Vestigial

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发育不全的

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Veteran

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老兵

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Veto

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To forbid authoritatively

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Vex

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To bring trouble

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Viable

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Capable of living

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Vicarious

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代理的

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Vicissitude

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The quality of being changeable

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Vigilant

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Alertly watchful to avoid danger

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Vignette

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A brief incident in a movie插曲

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Vilify

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Defame 诽谤

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Vim

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活力

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Vindicate

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To free from allegation or blame

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Vindictive

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To seek revenge

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Virtuoso

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艺术鉴赏家

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Virtuous

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Virtue, moral excellence

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Virulent

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Extremely poisonous

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Viscid

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粘滞的

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Viscous

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Viscid, sticky

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Visionary

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Having nature of fantasies or dreams

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Vitiate

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To reduce the value of

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Vitrify

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使成玻璃状

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Vitriolic

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Bitterly scathing刻薄的

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Vituperate

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谩骂

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Vivacious

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Iively in temper

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Vociferous

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喧哗的

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Volatile

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Inconstant, fickle

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Volition

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An act of making choice

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Voluble

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Rapid speech, talkative

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Voluminous

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Having great volume or number

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Voluptuous

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Spent in enjoyment of luxury

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Voracious

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Having a huge appetite

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Votary

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热心者

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Vouch

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To give a guarantee

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Vulgar

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Morally crude粗俗的

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Waddle

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摇摇摆摆地走

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Waffle

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To talk or write foolishly

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Waft

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To float easily and gently

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Wag

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A humorous person

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Wan

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Suggestive of poor health

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Wanderlust

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A very strong impulse to travel

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Wane

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To decrease in size

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Warmonger

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One who urges war

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Warrant

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To provide adequate grounds for, justify

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Wary

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Marked by keen caution and watchfulness

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Wastrel

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One leading an irresponsible life

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Watershed

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A crucial dividing point

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Wax

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To increase in size

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Waylay

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埋伏

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Welter

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State of wild disorder

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Wheedle

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花言巧语哄骗

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Whiff

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微风

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Whimsical

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反复无常

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Wholesome

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Promoting mental health

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Wince

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To shrink back from pain

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Windbag

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An exhaustively talkative person

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Windy

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冗长的

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Winsome

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Generally pleasing

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Wither

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枯萎

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Withhold

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扣押

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Wizen

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To become dry and wrinkle as a result of aging

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Wobble

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To move unsteadily from side to side

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Wrangler

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牧马者

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Wretched

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Deeply distressed in mind

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Wry

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Abnormally twisted

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Xenophobe

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仇视外国人者

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Yoke

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To become linked

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Yokel

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天真纯朴的人

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Zeal

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Enthusiastic devotion to a cause 热诚

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Zealot

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A zealous person

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Zenith

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最高点

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Zesty

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刺激的