V-Z Flashcards

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Vapid

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Without liveliness; dull; spiritless

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Vacillate

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To be indecisive; to waver

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Vehement

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Intense; forceful; violent

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Venal

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Capable of being bribed; willing to do anything for money; corrupt

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Venerate

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To revere; to treat as holy, especially because of great age

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Veracity

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Truthfulness

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Verisimilitude

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Similarity to reality; the appearance of truth; looking like the real thing

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Vernacular

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Every day speech; slang

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Vestige

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A remaining bit of something

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Vex

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To annoy; to confuse

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Viable

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Capable of living

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Vicarious

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Experienced through someone else

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Vicissitude

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Upheaval; natural change

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Vilify

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To say vile things about; to defame

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Vindicate

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To clear from all blame or suspicion; to justify

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Vindictive

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Seeking revenge

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Virulent

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Extremely poisonous; malignant; full of hate

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Visionary

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A dreamer; someone with impractical goals or ideas about the future

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Vitiate

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To make impure; to pollute

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Vitriolic

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Caustic; full of bitterness

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Vocation

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An occupation; a job

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Vociferous

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Loud; noisy

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Volatile

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Quick to evaporate; highly unstable; explosive

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Volition

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Will; conscious choice

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Wanton

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Malicious; unjustifiable; unprovoked; egregious

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Willful

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Deliberate; obstinate

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Wistful

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Yearning; sadly longing

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Zealous

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Enthusiastically devoted to something; fervent