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Vacuous

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Devoid of intelligence

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Vacillate

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Waver back and forth

Can’t decide

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Vagary

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Unpredictable potential change

noun

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Vainglorious

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Proud, supercilious, like they’re HOT

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Valedictory

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Farewell speech
Adjective
Relating to that

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Vanguard

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Position in the front
(Army or art advancement)
In the vanguard

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Vapid

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Adj
Dull unimportant
Describe people and other stuff

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Variegated

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Has many colors

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Vault

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To boast and brag

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Vegetate

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Plants: spread
People: relax

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Venal

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Corrupt

Able to be corrupted

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Venial

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Forgivable (of a sin, crime)

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Vendetta

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Blood feud

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Veneer

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Polish on wood

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Venerable

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Admired

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Veracity

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Truthiness

Question veracity of story

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Verbiage

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Use of words

Noun of verbose

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Verisimilitude

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Quality of being believable

Like add sand to beach scene in movie to create verisimilitude.

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Veritable

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True

Not counterfeit or copied

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Verity

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Truthfulness

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Vernal

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Relate to springtime

Relate to youthfulness

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Verve

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This play has verve

Energetic style

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Vexation

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Anger produced by something that vexes you

Or the thing that vexes you

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Vicarious

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Experience something secondhand.

By watching a documentary I had the vicarious experience of eating poop

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Vicissitude

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Change, a negative circumstance

Vicissitudes of life

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Vilify

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Speed bad stories about someone

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Vindicated

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Clear from blame

I was vindicated when he confessed

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Vindictive

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Motivated by spite
Hold grudges
Get back at those who wronged them

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Viscera

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Innards collectively

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Viscid

Visceral

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Thick

Intuitive gutty

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Vitiate

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Spoil
Destroy validity of
Cross fingers

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Vitreous

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Related to glass

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Vitriolic

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Harsh and acerbic in tone

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Vociferous

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Loud

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Voluble

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Talks a lot

GARROLOUS

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Voluminous

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Large in size or extent

Voluminous ego

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