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16 Cards in this Set
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VOLATILE (ADJ.)
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readily changing to vapor, changeable, fickle, explosive
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VITUPERATE (VERB)
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to use harsh condemnatory language; to abuse or censure severely or abusively; to berate
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VIGILANT (ADJ.)
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alertly watchful
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VEXATION (NOUN)
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annoyance, irritation
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VARIEGATED (ADJ.)
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multicolored; characterized by a variety of patches of different colors.
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VACILLATE (V)
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to waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and another
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UNTENABLE (ADJ.)
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indefensible, not viable, uninhabitable
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UNFEIGNED (ADJ.)
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genuine, not false or hypocrital
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TRENCHANT (ADJ.)
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sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating
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TOUT (V)
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to publicly praise or promote
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TERSE (ADJ.)
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brief and concise wording
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TACIT (ADJ.)
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implied; not explicitly stated
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SUBTLE (ADJ.)
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not obvious; elusive; difficult to discern
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SPARSE (ADJ.)
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thin; not dense; arranged at widely spaced intervals
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SOPORIFIC (ADJ.)
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causing drowsiness; tending to induce sleep
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SHARD (N)
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a piece of broken pottery or glass
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