Set3 Flashcards
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expiate
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to atone for
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explicate
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to explain;interpret;clarify
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expository
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explanatory
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extant
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in existence; not lost
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extemporaneous
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unrehearsed
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extirpate
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to root up; to destroy
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extraneous
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not essencial
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extrapolation
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the act of estimation by projecting known information
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extrinsic
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not inherent of essential
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facetious
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homorous
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facilitate
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to make less difficult
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factotum
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a person who does all sorts of work; a handyman
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fallacious
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based on a false idea or fact; misleading
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fallow
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plowed but not sowed; uncultivated
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fatuous
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foolishly self-satisfied
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fauna
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animals of a period o region
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fawning
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seeking flavor by flattering
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felicitous
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suitable expressed; wee-chose; appropiate
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feral
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existing in a wild or untamed state
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fervor
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warmth and intensity of emotion
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fetid
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having a bad smell
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fetter
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to bind; confine
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fiat
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arbitray order; authorization
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fidelity
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loyalty; exact correspondence
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filibuster
use of obstructive tactics in a legislature to block passage of a law
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finesse
do something in a subtle and delicate manner
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fissure
crevice
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flag
to droop; grow weak
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fledging
beginner; novice
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flora
plants of a region or era
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flout
to treat scornfully
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flux
flowing; a continuous moving
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foment
to incite; arouse
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forbearance
patience
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forestall
to prevent; delay
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formidable
menacing; threatening
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forswear
renounce; repudiate
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founder
to sink; fail; colapse
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fracas
a loud quarrel; brawl
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fractious
quarrelsome; unruly; rebellious
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fresco
a painting done on plaster
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frieze
ornamental band on a wall
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froward
stubbornly contrary; obstinately disobedient
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frugality
thrift
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fulminate
to attack loudly; denounce
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fulsome
so excessive as to be disgusting
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fusion
union; synthesis
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futile
ineffective; useless; fruitless
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florid
ruddy; reddish; flowery
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gainsay
to deny; dispute; oppose
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gambol
to frolic; leap playfully
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garrulous
very talkative; wordy
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gauche
coarse and uncouth; clumsy
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geniality
cheerfulness; kindliness; sociability
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gerrymander
to divide an area into voting districts in a way that favors a political party
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glib
fluent in an insincere way; offhand
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goad
to prod; urge on
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gossamer
sheer; light and delicate; like cobwebs
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gouge
to tear out; scoop out; overcharge
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grandiloquent
pompous; bombastic
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gregarious
outgoing; sociable
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grouse
to complain
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guileless
free of cunning or deceit; artless
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guise
outward appearance; false appearance
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gullible
easily deceived
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gustatory
affecting the sense of taste
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halcyon
calm and peaceful; happy; golden; prosperous
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hallowed
holy; sacred
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harangue
long, pompous speech; tirade
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harrowing
extremely distressing; terrifying
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herbivorous
an animal that feeds mainly on plants
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hermetic
tighly sealed; magical
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heterodox
not widely accepted
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hieroglyphics
a system of writing in which pictorial symbols represent meanings or sounds; wirting or symbols that are difficult to decipher
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hirsute
covered with hair
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histrionic
relating to exaggerated emotional behavior calculated for effect; theatrical acts or performances
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homeostasis
automatic maintenance by an organism in balance with itself
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homily
sermon; tedious moralizing lecture
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homogeneous
composed of identical parts; uniform in composition
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hyperbole
purposeful exaggeration for effect
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iconoclastic
attacking cherished traditions
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idolatry
idol worship; blind or excessive devotion
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igneous
produced by fire; volcanic
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imbroglio
complicated situation; an entanglement
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immutable
inchangeable
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impair
to damage; injure
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impassive
showing no emotion
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impecunious
poor; having no money
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impede
to hinder; block
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impermeable
impossible to permeate
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imperturbable
not easily disturbed
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impervious
incapable of being affected; impossible to penetrate
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impinge
to strike; encroach
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implacable
inflexible; incable of being pleased or calmed down
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implausible
unlikely; unbelievable
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implicit
implied; understood but not stated
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implode
collapse inward violently
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imprecation
curse; damnation
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impute
to attribute the fault to; relate to a particular cause or source
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stanch
to stop or check the flow of
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stentorian
extremely loud
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stigma
mark of disgrace or inferiority
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stint
to be sparing
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stipulate
to specify as an essential condition
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stolid
having or showing little emotion
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stratified
arranged in layers
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striated
marked with thin, narrow grooves or channels
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stricture
something that restrains, negative criticism
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strident
loud, harsh, unpleasantly noisy
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strut
to swagger, display to impress others
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stultify
to impair or reduce to uselessness
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stupefy
to dull the senses of, stun, atonish
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stygian
dark and gloomy, hellish
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subpoena
notice ordering someone to appear in court
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subside
to settle down, grow quiet
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substantiate
to support with proof or evidence
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substantive
essential
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subsume
to include, incorporate
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subversive
intended to undermine or underthrow, especially an established government
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succor
relief, help in time of distress or want
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suffrage
the right to vote
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sundry
various
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supersede
to relace, especially to displace as inferior or antiquated
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supine
lying in the back, marked by lethargy
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supplant
to replace, substitute
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suppliant
beseeching
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supplicant
one who asks humbly and earnestly
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supposition
the act of assuming to be true or real
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syllogism
a form of deductive reasoning with a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion
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sylvan
related to the woods or forest
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tacit
silently understood, implied
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talisman
charm to bring good luck and avert misfortune
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tangential
peripheral, irrelevant, digressing
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tautology
unnecessary repetition
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taxonomy
science of classification
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tenet
belief, doctrine
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tenuous
weak, insubstantial
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terrestrial
earthly, commonplace
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theocracy
government by priests representing a god
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thespian
an actor or actress
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timbre
voice tone color
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tirade
long, violent speech, verbal assault
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toady
flatterer, yes-man
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tome
book, usually large and academic
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torpor
lethargy, dormancy, sluggishness
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torque
a turning or twisting force
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tortuous
having many twists and turns, highly complex
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tout
to promote or praise energetically
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tractable
obedient, yielding
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transgression
act of trespassing or violating a law or rule
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transient
temporary, fleeting
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translucent
partially transparent
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travail
work, especially arduous work
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travesty
parody, exaggerated imitation, caricature
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treatise
article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly
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tremulous
trembling, frugal, timid
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trepidation
fear and anxiety
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truculence
aggressiveness, ferocity
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tryst
agreement between lovest to meet, rendez-vous
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tumid
swollen, distended
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turbid
muddy, opaque, in a state of great confusion
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turgid
swollen, pompous
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tutelary
serving as a guardian or protector
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uncanny
myterious, strange
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undulating
moving in waves
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unfeigned
not false, genuine
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untenable
not able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection
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untoward
unexpected and inappropriate
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usury
a practice of lending money at exorbitant rates
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vacillate
to waver, oscillate
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vacuous
empty, void, lacking intelligence
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valedictory
pertaining to a farewell
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vapid
tasteless, dull
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variegated
varied, marked with different colors
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vaunt
to boast, drag
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venal
mercenary, corruptible
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vendetta
prolonged feud marked by bitter hostility
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venerate
to adore, honor, respect
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veracious
truthful, accurate
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verbose
wordy
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vertigo
dizziness
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vexation
irritation, annoyance
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viable
practicable, capable of developing
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vindictive
vengeful, unforgiving
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virtuoso
someone with master skills, expert musician
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visage
appearance, aspect
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viscous
thick, syrupy
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vitiate
to impair the quality of, corrupt morally
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vituperative
using or containing harsh, abusive censure
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vivisection
dissection, surgery, or painful experiments performed on a living animal for the purpose of scientific research
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vogue
prevailing fashion or practice
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volatile
tending to vary frequently, fickle
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vortex
whirpool, center of turbulence
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warranted
justified
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wary
careful, cautious
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welter
wallow or roll, toss about, be in turmoil
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whimsical
fanciful, unpredictable
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wistful
vaguely longing, sadly thoughtful
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zealot
one who is fanatically devoted to a cause
