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67 Cards in this Set
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vacillate
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* waver; fluctuate
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vagary
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caprice; whim
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vagrant
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stray; random
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vagrant
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homeless wanderer
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vainglorious
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boastful; excessively conceited
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valedictory
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pertaining to farewell
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vanguard
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forerunners; advance forces
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vapid
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dull and unimaginative; insipid and flavorless
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vassal
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in feudalism, one who held land of a superior lord
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vaunted
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boasted; bragged; highly publicized
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vegetate
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live in a monotonous way
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vehement
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forceful; intensely emotional; with marked vigor
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venal
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capable of being bribed
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vendetta
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blood feud
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veneer
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thin layer; cover
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venerate
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* revere
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venial
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forgivable; trivial
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venison
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the mear of a deer
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venom
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poison; hatred
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vent
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small opening; outlet
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ventral
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abdominal
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venture
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risk; dare; undertake a risk
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venturesome
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bold
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veracious
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* truthful
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veracity
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truthfulness
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verbiage
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pompous array of words
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verbose
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* wordy
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verdant
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green; lush in vegetation
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verdigris
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gree coating on copper that has been exposed to the weather
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verge
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border; edge
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verisimilar
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probably or likely; having the appearance of truth
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verisimilitude
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appearance of truth; likelihood
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veritable
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actual; being truly so; not false or imaginary
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verity
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quality of being true; lasting truth or principle
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vernacular
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living language; natural style
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vernal
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pertaining to spring
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vertex
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summit
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verve
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enthusiasm; liveliness
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vestige
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trace; remains
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viable
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* practical or workable; capable of maintaining life
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viand
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food
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vicarious
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acting as a substitute; done by a deputy
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vicissitude
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change of fortune
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victuals
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food
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vintner
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winemaker; seller of wine
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vignette
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picture; short literary sketch
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virile
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manly
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virulent
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extremely poisonous; hostile; bitter
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visceral
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felt in one's innter organs
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viscid
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adhesive; gluey
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viscous
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* sticky; gluey
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vise
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tool for holding work in place
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visionary
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produced by imagination; fanciful; mystical
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vital
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vibrant and lively; critical; living; breathing
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vitiate
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spoil the effect of; make inoperative
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vitreous
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pertaining to or resembling glass
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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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vivisection
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act of dissecting living animals
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vixen
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female fox; ill-tempered woman
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vociferous
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clamorous; noisy
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volatile
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* changeable; explosive; evaporating rapidly
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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; talkative
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vortex
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whirlwind; whirlpool; center of turbulence
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vouchsafe
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grant condescendingly; guarantee
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vulpine
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like a fox
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