Repeat Offenders - 3 Flashcards

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Umbrage

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(rage)

offensive, annoyance, displeasure

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Untenable

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something which cannot be defended

An untenable argument

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Upbraid

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(upgrad)

to criticize severely

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Usury

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(pasoori song setting)

to lend money at extremely high interest rates

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Vainglorious

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to have excessive self-importance

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Veracity

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(verify)

honesty, truthfulness

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Verdant

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(veranda me plants)

related to green color

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Verisimilitude

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honesty, truthfulness

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Vestige

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opp. Prestige

a small trace

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Vim

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energetic and enthusiastic

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Virtuoso

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a person who has mastered a certain skill

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Viscous

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sticky and thick

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Vitiate

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(vish)

to make imperfect, to corrupt

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Vitriolic

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in a harsh and corrosive tone

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Vituperate

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to use abusive language

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Voluble

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talkative, fluent with words

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Wane

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(waning moon)

to grow smaller in size

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Wanton

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unjustified

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Wily

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sly and cunning

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Wizened

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shriveled, wrinkled with age.

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Zealous

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enthusiastic and devoted

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Zenith

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highest point

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Zephyr

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a soft breeze