Vocab day 4

Question 1

vivisection

Answer 1

dissection

Question 2

vogue

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pervailing in fashion

Question 3

volatile

Answer 3

tending to change: fickle

Question 4

vortex

Answer 4

whirlpool

Question 5

warranted / warrant

Answer 5

Something makes a action necessary ,a good reason for something ; justified; justify or necessitate (a course of action).

Question 6

wary

Answer 6

cautious

Question 7

welter

Answer 7

to roll, to toss and turn, to be in turmoil

Question 8

whimsical

Answer 8

unpredictable, fanciful

Question 9

wistfull

Answer 9

longing, sadly thoughful

Question 10

1. zealot
2. zealous
3. zeal

Answer 10

1. person who is devoted to a cause
2. having or showing zeal.
3. great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective.

Question 11

virtuoso

Answer 11

someone with masterly skills,
: one who excels in the technique of an art
syn: connoisseur, proficient, maven/mavin.

Question 12

viscous

Answer 12

thick, syrupy

Question 13

vitiate

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To reduce the usefulness of something, corrupt morally, to impair the quality of.
“If u half charge a battery it vitiate the efficiency of the battery over long term”

Question 14

vituperative

Answer 14

harsh censure.

syn: harangue, tirade, diatribe.

Question 15

censure

Answer 15

express disapproval of something

syn: condemn, reprimand, rebuke, lambaste, chastise, castigate, admonish

Question 16

visage

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facial appearance, surface appearance,

syn: countenance, physiognomy ( art of discovering characteristics from outward appearance)

Question 17

verbose

Answer 17

wordly

syn: garrulous, loquacious

Question 18

vertigo

Answer 18

dizziness

Question 19

vexation

Answer 19

irritation, annoyance.

syn: aggravation

Question 20

viable

Answer 20

capable of working successfully; feasible./ practical

Question 21

vindictive

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spiteful/ vengeful/ unforgiving

Question 22

vacillate

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oscilate

Question 23

vacuous

Answer 23

mindless, purposeless, having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless.
“In pride and prejudice, Lydia is portrayed as vacuous young women with few interests other than having fun”

Question 24

valedictory

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pertaining to goodbye

Question 25

vapid

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dull, lacking taste Syn : insipid, pallid. "Vapid is ysed to describe something that is flavourless, weak, flat. Not to be confused with vacuous which is used to describe things which are unintelligent, lacking serious content."

Question 26

variegated

Answer 26

various, different colors

Question 27

vaunt

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to brag or boost/ praise someone/something syn: acclaim China likes to vaunt its military strength, intimidating her neighbors.

Question 28

venal

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Capable of being bought or obtained by money, bribable, corruptible, mercenary "he is dangerous, he is a mercenary, who kills for money" " Ian trimmer is corrupt and thoroughly venal"

Question 29

vendetta

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long feud, with hostility

Question 30

venerate

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praise

Question 31

veracious / veraciously / veraciousness

Answer 31

truthful, accurate "If something is veracious its true" "He nearly always talks veraciously" "Different from voracious which means to consume in great amounts"

Question 32

untoward

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unexpected | "Police were called to investigate whether something untoward happened to the missing man"

Question 33

usuary

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lending money at exuberant rates

Question 34

tenable

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able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection. "Such a simplistic approach is no longer tenable". defensible.

Question 35

untenable

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not able to maintain a position

Question 36

unfeigned

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genuine

Question 37

feigned

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simulated or pretended; insincere. | "her eyes widened with feigned shock"

Question 38

undulating

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moving in waves. | the undulating terrain made for impossible road construction on it.

Question 39

uncanny

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mysterious

Question 40

canny

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having or showing shrewdness and good judgement, especially in money or business matters.

Question 41

tutelary

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serving as a guardian

Question 42

turgid

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swollen , bloated, pompus

Question 43

turbid

Answer 43

muddy, opaque

Question 44

tumid

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swollen, distended | syn bombastic, turgid, grandiose, grandiloquent

Question 45

travail

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arduous work

Question 46

travesty

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parady, exaggerated imitation

Question 47

treatise

Answer 47

formal systematically written work on a subject, essay,

Question 48

tremulous

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fugal, timid, trembling

Question 49

truculent

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aggressiveness,

Question 50

tryst

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decided place to meet

Question 51

trepidation

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fear and anxiety | "John tried to hide his trepidation when he proposed to the girl he loved"

Question 52

translucent

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partially transperant

Question 53

transient

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fleeting, short lived

Question 54

transgression

Answer 54

an act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct; an offence. crime, sin, wrong doing