List 50 Flashcards by yeran xu

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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

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Voluble

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Fluent, glib, talkative

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Voluminous

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Bulky, large

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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

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Waffle

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Speak equivocally about an issue

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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

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Waive

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Give up temporarily

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Wallow

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Roll in, indulge in, become helpless

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Wan

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Having a pale or sickly color

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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

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Cajole, coax, deceive by flattery

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Whelp

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Young wolf, dog, tiger

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Whet

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Sharpen, stimulate

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Whiff

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Put or gust(of air,scent,etc.), hint

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Whinny

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Neigh like a horse

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Whittle

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Pare, cut off bits

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Willful

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Intentional, headstrong

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Wily

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Cunning, artful

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Wince

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Shrink back, flinch

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Windfall

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Unexpected lucky event

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Winnow

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Sift, separate good parts from bad

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Winsome

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Agreeable,

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Withhold

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Refuse to give, hold back

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Withstand

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Stand up against, successfully resist

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Witless

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Foolish, idiotic

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Witticism

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Witty saying, wisecrack