V-Word List Flashcards

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Vacillate

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(V)-alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive.

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Vacuous

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(Adj)-having or showing lack of thought or intelligence; mindless.

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Variegate

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(V)-alter in appearance, especially by adding different colors.

(V)-make more diverse or varied.

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Vassal

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(N)-a holder of land by feudal tenure on conditions of homage and allegiance.

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Vaudeville

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(N)-theatrical entertainment consisting of a number of individual performances, acts, or mixed numbers, as by comedians, singers, dancers, acrobats, and magicians.

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Vaunt

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(V)-to speak vaingloriously of; boast of.

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Venerate

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(V)-(used with object) to regard or treat with reverence; revere.

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Veneration

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(N)-the act of venerating.

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Verisimilitude

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(N)-the appearance or semblance of truth; likelihood; probability.

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Vérité

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(N)-a genre of film, television, and radio programs emphasizing realism and naturalism.

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Vernacular

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(Adj)-(of language) native or indigenous.

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Vicissitude

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(N)-a change or variation occurring in the course of something.

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Vis-a-vis

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(Adv) (Adj)-face to face.

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Vociferous

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(Adj)-crying out noisily; clamorous.

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Voluminous

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(Adj)-(of clothing) loose and ample.

(Of writing)-very lengthy and full.

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Vouchsafe

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(V)-(used with object) to grant or give, as by favor, graciousness, or condescension.

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Vulpine

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(Adj)-relating to a fox or foxes.

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Viz

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(Latin)- Videre licet. “It is permitted to see.” Similar to that is to say, to wit, namely, which is.