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1
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vivisection

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dissection

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vogue

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pervailing in fashion

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volatile

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tending to change: fickle

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vortex

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whirlpool

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warranted / warrant

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

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wary

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cautious

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welter

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

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whimsical

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unpredictable, fanciful

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wistfull

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longing, sadly thoughful

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  1. zealot
  2. zealous
  3. zeal
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  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.
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virtuoso

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

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viscous

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thick, syrupy

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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”

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vituperative

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harsh censure.

syn: harangue, tirade, diatribe.

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censure

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express disapproval of something

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

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visage

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facial appearance, surface appearance,

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

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verbose

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wordly

syn: garrulous, loquacious

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vertigo

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dizziness

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vexation

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irritation, annoyance.

syn: aggravation

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viable

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capable of working successfully; feasible./ practical

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vindictive

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spiteful/ vengeful/ unforgiving

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vacillate

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oscilate

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vacuous

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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”

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valedictory

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pertaining to goodbye

25
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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.”

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variegated

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various, different colors

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vaunt

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

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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”

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vendetta

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long feud, with hostility

30
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venerate

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praise

31
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veracious / veraciously / veraciousness

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truthful, accurate
“If something is veracious its true”

“He nearly always talks veraciously”

“Different from voracious which means to consume in great amounts”

32
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untoward

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unexpected

“Police were called to investigate whether something untoward happened to the missing man”

33
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usuary

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lending money at exuberant rates

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tenable

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

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untenable

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not able to maintain a position

36
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unfeigned

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genuine

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feigned

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simulated or pretended; insincere.

“her eyes widened with feigned shock”

38
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undulating

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moving in waves.

the undulating terrain made for impossible road construction on it.

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uncanny

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mysterious

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canny

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

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tutelary

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serving as a guardian

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turgid

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swollen , bloated, pompus

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turbid

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muddy, opaque

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tumid

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swollen, distended

syn bombastic, turgid, grandiose, grandiloquent

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travail

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arduous work

46
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travesty

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parady, exaggerated imitation

47
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treatise

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formal systematically written work on a subject, essay,

48
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tremulous

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fugal, timid, trembling

49
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truculent

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aggressiveness,

50
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tryst

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decided place to meet

51
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trepidation

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fear and anxiety

“John tried to hide his trepidation when he proposed to the girl he loved”

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translucent

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partially transperant

53
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transient

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fleeting, short lived

54
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transgression

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

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