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173 Cards in this Set
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w: abate |
d: to reduce in amount, degree, severity |
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w: abscond |
d: to leave secretly |
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w: abstain |
d: to choose not to do something |
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w: abyss |
d: an extremely deep hole |
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w: adulterate |
d: to make impure |
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w: advocate |
d: to speak in favor of |
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w: aesthetic |
d: concerning the appreciation of beauty |
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w: aggrandize |
d: to increase in power, influence, reputation |
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w: alleviate |
d: to make more bearable |
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w: amalgamate |
d: to combine, to mix together |
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w: ambiguous |
d: doubtful or uncertain, able to be interpreted in several ways |
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w: ameliorate |
d: to make better, to improve |
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w: anachronism |
d: something out of place in time |
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w: analogous |
d: similar or alike in some way, equivalent to |
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w: anomaly |
d: deviation from what is normal |
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w: antagonize |
d: to annoy, to provoke, to anger |
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w: antipathy |
d: extreme dislike |
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w: apathy |
d: lack of interest or emotion |
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w: arbitrate |
d: to judge a dispute between two opposing parties |
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w: archaic |
d: ancient; old-fashioned |
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w: ardor |
d: intense and passionate feeling |
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w: articulate |
d: able to speak clearly and expressively |
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w: assuage |
d: to make something unpleasant less severe |
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w: attenuate |
d: to reduce in force or degree, to weaken |
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w: audacious |
d: fearless and daring |
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w: austere |
d: severe or stern in appearance, un-decorated |
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w: banal |
d: predictable, cliche, boring |
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w: bombastic |
d: pompous in speech or manner |
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w: capricious |
d: changing ones mind quickly and often |
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w: catalyst |
d: something that brings about a change in something else |
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w: caustic |
d: biting in wit |
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w: chaos |
d: great disorder or confusion |
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w: chauvinist |
d: someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which one belongs |
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w: chicanery |
d: deception by means of craft or guile |
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w: cogent |
d: convincing and well reasoned |
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w: condone |
d: to overlook, pardon, or disregard |
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w: convoluted |
d: intricate and complicated |
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w: corroborate |
d: to provide supporting evidence |
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w: credulous |
d: too trusting, gullible |
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w: crescendo |
d: steadily increasing volume or force |
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w: decorum |
d: appropriateness of behavior or conduct, propriety |
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w: deference |
d: respect, courtesy |
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w: deride |
d: to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock |
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w: desiccate |
d: to dry out thoroughly |
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w: desultory |
d: jumping from one thing to another, disconnected |
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w: diatribe |
d: an abusive, condemnatory speech |
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w: diffident |
d: lacking self-confidence |
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w: dilate |
d: to make larger, to expand |
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w: dilatory |
d: intended to delay |
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w: dilettante |
d: someone with amateurish and superficial interest in a topic |
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w: dirge |
d: a funeral hymn or mournful speech |
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w: disabuse |
d: to set right, to free from error |
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w: discern |
d: to perceive, to recognize |
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w: disparate |
d: fundamentally different, entirely unlike |
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w: dissemble |
d: to present a false appearance, to disguise one's real intentions or character |
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w: dissonance |
d: a harsh and disagreeable combination, often of sounds |
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w: dogma |
d: a firmly held opinion, often a religious belief |
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w: dogmatic |
d: dictatorial in one's opinion |
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w: dupe |
d: to deceive, a person who is easily deceived |
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w: eclectic |
d: selecting from or made up of a variety of sources |
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w: efficacy |
d: effectiveness |
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w: elegy |
d: a sorrowful poem or speech |
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w: eloquent |
d: persuasive and moving, especially in speech |
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w: emulate |
d: to copy, to try to equal or excel |
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w: enervate |
d: to reduce in strength |
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w: engender |
d: to produce, cause, bring about |
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w: enigma |
d: a puzzle, mystery |
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w: enumerate |
d: to count, list, itemize |
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w: equivocate |
d: to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead |
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w: erratic |
d: wandering and unpredictable |
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w: erudite |
d: learned, scholarly, bookish |
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w: esoteric |
d: known or understood by only a few |
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w: estimable |
d: admirable |
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w: eulogy |
d: speech in praise of someone |
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w: euphemism |
d: use of an inoffensive word or phrase in place of a more tasteful one |
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w: exacerbate |
d: to make worse |
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w: exculpate |
d: to clear from blame, prove innocent |
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w: exigent |
d: urgent, requiring immediate action |
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w: exonerate |
d: to clear of blame |
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w: explicit |
d: clearly stated or shown, forthright in expression |
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w: fanatical |
d: acting excessively enthusiastic |
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w: fawn |
d: to grovel, act in an obsequious manner in order to obtain someone's forgiveness or favor |
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w: fervid |
d: intensely emotional, feverish |
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w: florid |
d: excessively decorated or embellished |
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w: foment |
d: to arouse or incite |
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w:frugality |
d: tendency to be thrifty or cheap |
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w: garrulous |
d: tending to talk a lot |
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w: gregarious |
d: outgoing, sociable |
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w: guile |
d: deceit or trickery |
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w: gullible |
d: easily deceived |
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w: homogenous |
d: of a similar kind |
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w: iconoclast |
d: one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions |
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w: imperturbable |
d: not capable of being disturbed |
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w: impervious |
d: impossible to penetrate, incapable of being affected |
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w: impetuous |
d: quick to act without thinking |
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w: implacable |
d: unable to be calmed down or made peaceful |
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w: inchoate |
d: not fully formed, disorganized |
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w: ingenuous |
d: showing innocence, or childlike simplicity |
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w: inimical |
d: hostile, unfriendly |
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w: innocuous |
d: harmless |
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w: insipid |
d: lacking interest or flavor |
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w: intransigent |
d: uncompromising, refusing to be reconciled |
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w: inundate |
d: to overwhelm, cover with water |
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w: irascible |
d: easily made angry |
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w: laconic |
d: using few words |
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w: lament |
d: to express sorrow, to grieve |
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w: laud |
d: to give praise, to glorify |
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w: lavish |
d: to give unsparingly, extremely generous or extravagant |
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w: lethargic |
d: acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner |
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w: loquacious |
d: talkative |
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w: luminous |
d: bright, brilliant, glowing |
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w: malinger |
d: to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill |
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w: malleable |
d: capable of being shaped |
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w: metaphor |
d: a figure of speech comparing two different things, a symbol |
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w: meticulous |
d: extremely careful about details |
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w: misanthrope |
d: a person who dislikes others |
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w: mitigate |
d: to soften, to lessen |
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w: mollify |
d: to calm or make less severe |
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w: monotony |
d: a lack of variation |
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w: naive |
d: lacking sophistication or experience |
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w: obdurate |
d: hardened in feeling, resistant to persuasion |
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w: obsequious |
d: overly submissive and eager to please |
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w: obstinate |
d: stubborn, unyielding |
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w: obviate |
d: to prevent, to make unnecessary |
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w: occlude |
d: to stop up, to prevent the passage of |
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w: onerous |
d: troublesome and oppressive, burdensome |
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w: opaque |
d: impossible to see through, preventing the passage of light |
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w: opprobrium |
d: public disgrace |
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w: ostentation |
d: excessive showiness |
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w: paradox |
d: a contradiction or dilemma |
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w: paragon |
d: model of excellence o perfection |
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w: pedant |
d: someone who shows off learning |
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w: perfidious |
d: willing to betray one's trust |
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w: perfunctory |
d: done in a routine way; indifferent |
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w: permeate |
d: to penetrate |
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w: philanthropy |
d: charity, a desire or effort to promote goodness |
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w: placate |
d: to soothe or pacify |
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w: plastic |
d: able to molded, altered, bent |
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w: plethora |
d: excess |
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w: pragmatic |
d: practical, as opposed to idealistic |
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w: precipitate |
d: to throw violently or bring about abruptly, lacking deliberation |
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w: prevaricate |
d: to lie or deviate from the truth |
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w: pristine |
d: fresh and clean, uncorrupted |
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w: prodigal |
d: lavish, wasteful |
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w: proliferate |
d: to increase in number quickly |
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w: propitiate |
d: to conciliate, to appease |
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w: prudence |
d: wisdom, caution, or restaint |
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w: pungent |
d: sharp, irritating to the senses |
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w: quiescent |
d: motionless |
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w: rarefy |
d: to make thinner or sparser |
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w: repudiate |
d: to reject the validity of |
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w: reticent |
d: silent, reserved |
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w: rhetoric |
d: effective writing or speaking |
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w: satiate |
d: to satisfy fully or overindulge |
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w: soporific |
d: causing sleep or lethargy |
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w: specious |
d: deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious |
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w: stigma |
d: a mark of shame or discredit |
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w: stolid |
d: unemotional, lacking sensitivity |
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w: sublime |
d: lofty or grand |
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w: tacit |
d: done without using words |
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w: taciturn |
d: silent, not talkative |
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w: tirade |
d: long, harsh speech. verbal attack |
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w: torpor |
d: extreme mental and physical sluggishness |
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w: transitory |
d: temporary, lasting a brief time |
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w: vacillate |
d: to sway physically; to be indecisive |
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w: venerate |
d: to respect deeply |
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w: veracity |
d: filled with truth and accuracy |
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w: verbose |
d: wordy |
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w: vex |
d: to annoy |
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w: volatile |
d: easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive |
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w: waver |
d: to fluctuate between choices |
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w: whimsical |
d: acting in a fanciful or capricious manner, unpredictable |
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w: zeal |
d: passion, excitement |
