"V-" Vocabulary Flashcards

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Vacillate

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To waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and another, sway from one side to the other (v)

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Variegated

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Multicolored, characterized by a variety of patches of different color (adj)

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Vaunt

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To brag or boast (v)

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Venal

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Capable of being bought or bribed, mercenary (adj)

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Venerate

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To revere, regard with great respect (v)

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Veracity

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Truthfulness, honesty (n)

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Verisimilitude

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Appearing true or real (n)

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Veritable

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authentic, real, genuine (adj)

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Vestigial

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Possessing a mark or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence; a very slight trace or amount of something (adj)

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Vexation

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Annoyance, irritation (n)

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Vigilant

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Alertly watchful (adj)

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Vilify

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To defame, characterize harshly (v)

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Virulent

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Extremely harmful or poisonous, bitterly hostile or antagonistic (adj)

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Viscous

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Thick, sticky (adj)

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Vitiate

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To reduce the value of, debase, spoil, make ineffective (v)

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Vituperate

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To use harsh condemnatory language; abuse or censure severely (v)

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Vociferous

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Crying ou noisily (adj)

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Volatile

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Readily changing to a vapor; changeable, fickle, explosive (adj)

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Voluble

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Characterized by a ready and continuous flow of words; fluent; talkative (adj)

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Voracious

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Having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit, ravenous (adj)