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50 Cards in this Set
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vaunted
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much praised or boasted of
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vehement
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strongly emotional; intense, passionate
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venerate
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revere, respect
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venial
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forgivable; trivial
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veracious
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truthful, honest
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verbose
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wordy
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verdant
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green, fresh
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verisimilitude
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the appearance of being true or real
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verity
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truth, reality
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vertigo
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dizziness, giddiness
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vesicate
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to blister
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vestal
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chaste; pure(a chaste woman)
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vestige
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trace
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vicarious
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acting for another
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vicissitude
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change of fortune
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vie
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to compete: contend
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vigilance
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watchfulness
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vilify
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to slander
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vindicate
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to clear of charges
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virago
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shrew
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virile
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manly
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virtuoso
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highly skilled artist
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virulent
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extremely poisonous
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visage
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face appearance
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vitiate
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to spoil the effect of
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vitriolic
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corrosive; sarcastic
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vituperative
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abusive; scolding
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vivacious
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animated; happy
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vociferous
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noisy; talkative
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volatile
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likely to change suddenly
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volition
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act of making a conscious choice
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voluble
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fluent: glib
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voracious
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ravenous
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votary
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a devoted admirer
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vulnerable
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capable of being wounded
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waggish
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mischievous, playful, done in jest
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wan
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sickly, pale, colorless
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wane
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to grow gradually smaller
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wanton
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unruly; excessive
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whet
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to sharpen; stimulate
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wily
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crafty, sly: tricky
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winsome
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agreeable; gracious
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wizened
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shriveled
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wraith
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ghost, specter
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wreak
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inflict
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wrest
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to pull away
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xenophobia
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fear or hatred of anything foreign or strange
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zealot
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fanatic
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zenith
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the point in the heavens directly overhead
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zephyr
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a gentle breeze
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