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30 Cards in this Set
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voluble
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fluent; glib; talkative
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waft
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moved gently by wind or waves
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waggish
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mischievous; humorous; tricky
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wan
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having a pale or sickly color; pallid
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wangle
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wiggle out; fake
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wanton
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unrestrained; willfully malicious; unchaste
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warren
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tunnels in which rabbits live; crowded conditions in which people live
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wastrel
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profligate
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waylay
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ambush; lie in wait
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wean
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accustom a baby not to nurse; give up a cherished activity
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welt
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mark from a beating or whipping
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welter
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wallow
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wheedle
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cajole; coax; deceive by flattery
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whet
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sharpen; stimulate (e.g. appetite)
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whit
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smallest speck
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whittle
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pare; cut off bits
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whorl
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ring of leaves around stem; ring
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willful
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intentional; headstrong
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wily
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cunning; artful
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winnow
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sift; separate good parts from bad
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winsome
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agreeable; gracious; engaging
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wispy
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thin; slight; barely discernible
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wistful
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vaguely longing; sadly pensive
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wizened
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withered; shriveled
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wont
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custom; habitual
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wreak
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inflict
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wrest
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pull away; take by violence
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wry
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twisted
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yen
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longing; urge
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yoke
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join together; unite
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