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Question 1

vacillate

Answer 1

(v.) to fluctuate, hesitate (I prefer a definite answer, but my boss kept
vacillating between the distinct options available to us.)

Question 1

vacuous

Answer 1

(adj.) lack of content or ideas, stupid (Beyonce realized that the lyrics she had just penned were completely vacuous and tried to add more substance.)

Question 2

vapid

Answer 2

(adj.) lacking liveliness, dull (The professor’s comments about the poem were
surprisingly vapid and dull.)

Question 3

variegated

Answer 3

(adj.) diversified, distinctly marked (Each wire in the engineering exam was variegated by color so that the students could figure out which one was which.)

Question 4

vehemently

Answer 4

(adv.) marked by intense force or emotion (The candidate vehemently
opposed cutting back on Social Security funding.)

Question 5

veneer

Answer 5

(n.) a superficial or deceptively attractive appearance, façade (Thanks to her
Chanel makeup, Shannen was able to maintain a veneer of perfection that hid the flaws underneath.)

Question 6

venerable

Answer 6

(adj.) deserving of respect because of age or achievement (The venerable
Supreme Court justice had made several key rulings in landmark cases throughout
the years.)

Question 7

venerate

Answer 7

(v.) to regard with respect or to honor (The tribute to John Lennon sought to
venerate his music, his words, and his legend.)

Question 8

veracity

Answer 8

(n.) truthfulness, accuracy (With several agencies regulating the reports, it was
difficult for Latifah to argue against its veracity.)

Question 9

verbose

Answer 9

(adj.) wordy, impaired by wordiness (It took the verbose teacher two hours to
explain the topic, while it should have taken only fifteen minutes.)

Question 10

verdant

Answer 10

(adj.) green in tint or color (The verdant leaves on the trees made the world
look emerald.)

Question 11

vestige

Answer 11

(n.) a mark or trace of something lost or vanished (Do you know if the Mexican
tortilla is a vestige of some form of Aztec corn-based flat bread?)

Question 12

vex

Answer 12

(v.) to confuse or annoy (My little brother vexes me by poking me in the ribs for hours on end.)

Question 13

vicarious

Answer 13

(adj.) experiencing through another (All of my lame friends learned to be
social through vicarious involvement in my amazing experiences.)

Question 14

vicissitude

Answer 14

(n.) event that occurs by chance (The vicissitudes of daily life prevent me
from predicting what might happen from one day to the next.)

Question 15

vigilant

Answer 15

(adj.) watchful, alert (The guards remained vigilant throughout the night, but
the enemy never launched the expected attack.)

Question 16

vilify

Answer 16

(v.) to lower in importance, defame (After the Watergate scandal, almost any story written about President Nixon sought to vilify him and criticize his behavior.)

Question 17

vitriolic

Answer 17

(adj.) having a caustic quality (When angry, the woman would spew vitriolic
insults.)

Question 18

vituperate

Answer 18

(v.) to berate (Jack ran away as soon as his father found out, knowing he
would be vituperated for his unseemly behavior.)

Question 19

vivacious

Answer 19

(adj.) lively, sprightly (The vivacious clown makes all of the children laugh
and giggle with his friendly antics.)

Question 20

vocation

Answer 20

(n.) the work in which someone is employed, profession (After growing tired
of the superficial world of high-fashion, Edwina decided to devote herself to a new
vocation: social work.)

Question 21

vociferous

Answer 21

(adj.) loud, boisterous (I’m tired of his vociferous whining so I’m breaking up with him.)