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Unseemly

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not in good taste

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Unwitting

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unintentional; unaware

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Urchin

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a mischievous child

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Ursine

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like a bear

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Usury

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excessive amount of money charged as interest

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Uxorious

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overly fond of one’s wife

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Vacillate

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to sway back and forth; to hesitate in making a decision

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Vagary

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an odd notion; an unpredictable action

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Vagrant

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a homeless person; a wanderer

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Vanguard

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the front part

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Vapid

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uninteresting; tasteless; tedious

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Vaunt

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to brag or boast

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Vent

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to give release to; to be relieved of a feeling

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Veracious

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truthful; honest

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Verbiage

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overabundance of words

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Vernal

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pertaining to spring

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Vertiginous

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whirling; dizzy; unstable

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Verve

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energy; enthusiasm

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Vestige

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a trace; visible evidence of something that is no longer present

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Viaduct

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a bridge

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Viands

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various foods

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Victuals

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food

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Vilify

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to speak evil of; to defame

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Vindictive

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spiteful; seeking revenge

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Vintage

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representative of the best (especially of wines)

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Virago

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a loud, bad-tempered woman; a shrew

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Virile

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masculine; manly

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Visceral

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pertaining to instinctive (deep inwar feelings) rather than intellectual motivation

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Vista

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a pleasant, distant view through a narrow viewpoint; a mental view of a succession of remembered or anticipated events

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Vitiate

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to weaken; to impair the quality or efficiency of

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Vitreous

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of or like glass

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Vituperate

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to scold; to criticize

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Vociferous

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vehement, clamorous, loud; shouting

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Volant

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capable of flying

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Volatile

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unstable; explosive

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Volition

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free will

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Voluptuous

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sensual; shapely

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Votary

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loyal follower

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Vulpine

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like a fox; clever

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Wan

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pale; weak; tired

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Wangle

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to manipulate; to obtain by scheming or by underhand methods

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Warble

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to sing melodiously, in a trilling manner

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Warp

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to bend out of shape; to pervert

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Weighty

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of utmost importance

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Wend

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to go in a specified direction, typically slowly or in an indirect route

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Willful

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Intentional, deliberate; stubborn, determined intention to do as one wants

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Withal

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in spite of all; nevertheless

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Wizened

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withered; shriveled

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Wont

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(to) accustomed

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Workaday

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everyday; ordinary

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Wroth

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angry

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Xyloid

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pertaining to wood

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Yoke

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to join together; to link

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Zany

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comical; clownishly crazy

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Zephyr

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a gentle, mild breeze

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Zest

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hearty enjoyment, great enthusiasm or energy, a quality of excitement or piquancy

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piquant

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Having a pleasantly sharp taste or appetizing flavor; pleasantly stimulating or exciting to the mind

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