List 50 Flashcards
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Volatile
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Changeable, explosive, evaporating rapidly
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Volition
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Act of making a conscious choice
3
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Voluble
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Fluent, glib, talkative
4
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Voluminous
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Bulky, large
5
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Voluptuous
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Gratifying the sensed
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Voracious
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Ravenous
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Vauchsafe
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Grant, choose to give in reply, permit
8
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Waffle
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Speak equivocally about an issue
9
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Waft
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Moved gently by wind or waves
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Waggish
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Mischievous, humorous,tricky
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Waif
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Homeless child or animal
12
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Waive
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Give up temporarily
13
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Wallow
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Roll in, indulge in, become helpless
14
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Wan
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Having a pale or sickly color
15
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Wane
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Decrease in size or strength
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Wanton
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Unrestrained, willfully malicious, unchaste
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Warble
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Sing, babble
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Warrant
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Justify, authorized
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Wastrel
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Profligate
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Watershed
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Crucial dividing point
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Wax
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Grow
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Waylay
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Ambush, lie in wait
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Wean
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断奶，丢弃
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Welter
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Turmoil, bewildering jumble
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Wheedle
Cajole, coax, deceive by flattery
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Whelp
Young wolf, dog, tiger
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Whet
Sharpen, stimulate
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Whiff
Put or gust(of air,scent,etc.), hint
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Whinny
Neigh like a horse
30
Whittle
Pare, cut off bits
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Willful
Intentional, headstrong
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Wily
Cunning, artful
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Wince
Shrink back, flinch
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Windfall
Unexpected lucky event
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Winnow
Sift, separate good parts from bad
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Winsome
Agreeable,
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Withhold
Refuse to give, hold back
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Withstand
Stand up against, successfully resist
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Witless
Foolish, idiotic
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Witticism
Witty saying, wisecrack
