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40 Cards in this Set
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tumid
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swollen, distended
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turbid
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muddy, opaque, in a state of great confusion
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turgid
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swollen, pompous
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tutelary
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serving as a guardian or protector
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uncanny
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myterious, strange
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undulating
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moving in waves
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unfeigned
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not false, genuine
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untenable
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indefensible
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untoward
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not favorable, troublesome, unruly
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usury
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a practice of lending money at exorbitant rates
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vacillate
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to waver, oscillate
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vacuous
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empty, void, lacking intelligence
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valedictory
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pertaining to a farewell
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vapid
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tasteless, dull
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variegated
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varied, marked with different colors
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vaunt
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to boast, drag
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venal
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mercenary, corruptible
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vendetta
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prolonged feud marked by bitter hostility
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venerate
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to adore, honor, respect
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veracious
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truthful, accurate
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verbose
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wordy
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vertigo
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dizziness
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vexation
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irritation, annoyance
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viable
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practicable, capable of developing
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vindictive
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vengeful, unforgiving
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virtuoso
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someone with master skills, expert musician
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visage
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appearance, aspect
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viscous
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thick, syrupy
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vitiate
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to impair the quality of, corrupt morally
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vituperative
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using or containing harsh, abusive censure
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vivisection
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dissection, surgery, or painful experiments performed on a living animal for the purpose of scientific research
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vogue
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prevailing fashion or practice
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volatile
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tending to vary frequently, fickle
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vortex
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whirpool, center of turbulence
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warranted
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justified
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wary
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careful, cautious
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welter
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wallow or roll, toss about, be in turmoil
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whimsical
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fanciful, unpredictable
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wistful
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vaguely longing, sadly thoughtful
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zealot
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one who is fanatically devoted to a cause
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