The Words

Question 1

zealous

Answer 1

(adj) enthusiastically devoted to something fervent

Question 2

wistful

Answer 2

(adj) yearning; sadly longing

Question 3

willful

Answer 3

(adj) deliberate; obstinate; insistent on having one’s way

Question 4

wanton

Answer 4

(adj) malicious; unjustifiable; unprovoked; egregious

Question 5

volition

Answer 5

(n) will; conscious choice

Question 6

volatile

Answer 6

(adj) quick to evaporate; highly unstable; explosive

Question 7

vociferous

Answer 7

(adj) loud; noisy

Question 8

vocation

Answer 8

(n) an occupation; a job

Question 9

vitriolic

Answer 9

(adj) caustic; full of bitterness

Question 10

vitiate

Answer 10

(v) to make impure; to pollute

Question 11

visionary

Answer 11

(n) a dreamer; someone with impractical goals or ideas about the future

Question 12

virulent

Answer 12

(adj) extremely poisonous; malignant; full of hate

Question 13

virtuoso

Answer 13

(n) a masterful musician; a masterful practitioner in some other field

Question 14

vindictive

Answer 14

(adj) seeking revenge

Question 15

vindicate

Answer 15

(v) to clear from all blame or suspicion; to justify

Question 16

vilify

Answer 16

(v) to say vile things about; to defame

Question 17

vicissitude

Answer 17

(n) upheaval; natural change; change in fortune

Question 18

vicarious

Answer 18

(adj) experienced, performed, or suffered through someone else; living through the experiences of another as though they were one’s own experiences

Question 19

viable

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(adj) capable of living; workable

Question 20

vex

Answer 20

(v) to annoy; to pester; to confuse

Question 21

vestige

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(n) a remaining bit of something; a last trace

Question 22

vernacular

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(n) everyday speech; slang; idiom

Question 23

verisimilitude

Answer 23

(n) similarity to reality; the appearance of truth; looking like the real thing

Question 24

verbose

Answer 24

(adj) using too many words; not succinct; circumlocutory

Question 25

veracity

Answer 25

(n) truthfulness

Question 26

venerate

Answer 26

(v) to revere; to treat as something holy, especially because of great age

Question 27

venal

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(adj) capable of being bribed; willing to do anything for money; corrupt

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vehement

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(adj) intense; forceful; violent

Question 29

vapid

Answer 29

(adj) without liveliness; dull; spiritless

Question 30

vacillate

Answer 30

(v) to be indecisive; to waver

Question 31

utopia

Answer 31

(n) an ideal society

Question 32

utilitarian

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(adj) stressing usefulness or utility above all other qualities; pragmatic

Question 33

usurp

Answer 33

(v) to seize wrongfully

Question 34

urbane

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(adj) poised; sophisticated; refined

Question 35

unwitting

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(adj) unintentional; ignorant; not aware

Question 36

unremitting

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(adj) unceasing; unabated; relentless

Question 37

uniform

Answer 37

(adj) consistent; unchanging; the same for everyone

Question 38

unctuous

Answer 38

(adj) oily, both literally and figuratively; insincere

Question 39

unconscionable

Answer 39

(adj) not controlled by conscience; unscrupulous

Question 40

ubiquitous

Answer 40

(adj) being everywhere at the same time