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vocab u, v, w Flashcards

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unaccountable

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mysterious

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unassailable

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not open to attack

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unassuming

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modest

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unbridled

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uncontrollable

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5
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unconscionable

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immoral, unscrupulous

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uncouth

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boorish

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undulating

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wave like

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unfetter

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liberate

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ungainly

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awkward, clumsy

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10
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unimpeachable

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blameless

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umkempt

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untidy

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unmitigated

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unqualified, absolute

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13
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unobtrusive

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unnoticeable

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14
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unseemly

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indecent

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seemly

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decorous

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unsightly

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ugly

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unstinting

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squanderer

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18
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untenable

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unable to defend

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19
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unwarranted

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unjustified

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unwieldy

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awkward, clumsy

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unwitting

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not aware of facts

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22
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upbraid

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reprimand

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upshot

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outcome

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24
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unscrupulous

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immoral , not ethical

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25
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vacuous

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empty

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26
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vagabond

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wanderer

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vagrant

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wanderer

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valedictory

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regarding graduation

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29
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valor

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courage

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30
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vanguard

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advance guard of military

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vantage

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advantage

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32
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vapid

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dull

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33
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veer

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to change direction

34
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venal

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who can be bribed

35
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veneer

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thin cover, sheet

36
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venerable

A

respect

37
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venial

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pardonable

38
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veracity

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truthfulness

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verbiage

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pompous array of words

40
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verisimilitude

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similar

41
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verity

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quality of being true

42
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vernacular

A

commonly used language, opposite of jargon

43
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verve

A

liveliness

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vestige

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remains

45
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vex

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annoy

46
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vicarious

A

second hand, replacements, emphatic

47
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vie

A

content

48
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vigor

A

strength

49
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vindicate

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exonerate

50
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vindictive

A

revenge

51
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virile

A

manly

52
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visceral

A

inner organs related

53
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vitriol

A

criticize

54
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vituperative

A

criticise

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vivacious

A

lively

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vociferous

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noisy

57
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vogue

A

fashion

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volition

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free will

59
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voracious

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ravenous

60
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waffle

A

speak equivocally

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waft

A

move slightly

62
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waggish

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mischievous

63
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wallow

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pig in keechad

64
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wan

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pallid

65
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wane

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decrease

66
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wanton

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spiteful

67
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warble

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babble

68
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warrant

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justified

69
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wastrel

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profligate

70
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wax

A

increase and grow

71
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waylay

A

to hinder or stop or attack

72
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wetter

A

turmoil

73
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wheedle

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cajole

74
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whet

A

stimulate

75
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wily

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cunning

76
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winnow

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sift, sieve

77
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woe

A

grief

78
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wry

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twisted

79
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yen

A

longing

80
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yoke

A

unite

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