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98 Cards in this Set
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Umbrage |
Resentment, anger |
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Unanimity |
Complete agreement |
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Unassuaged |
Unsatisfied, not smoothed |
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Ubiquitous |
Omnipresent, being everywhere |
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Unbridled |
Violent |
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Unconscionable |
Unscrupulous, excessive |
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Uncouth |
Boorish, outlandish, clumsy |
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Unction |
An act of anointing with oil |
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Unctous |
Oily, bland, insincerely suave |
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Undergrid |
Strengthen the base of |
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Unequivocal |
Leaving no doubt, unambiguous |
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Unerringly |
Infallibly |
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Ungainly |
Awkward |
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Unguent |
Ointment |
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Unilateral |
One-sided |
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Unimpeachable |
Blameless and exemplary |
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Unpreprogressing |
Unattractive |
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Unsullied |
Not tainted |
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Untenable |
Unsupportive |
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Untoward |
Unfortunate, annoying |
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Unwonted |
Unaccustomed |
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Upbraid |
Scold, reproach |
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Uproarious |
Marked by commotion, extremely funny |
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Upshot |
Outcome |
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Urbane |
Suave, refined, elegant |
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Ursine |
Bearlike |
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Usury |
Lending money at illegal rates of intrest |
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Uxorious |
Excessively devoted to one's wife |
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Vacillate |
Wave, fluctuate |
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Vacuous |
Empty, lacking in ideas, stupid |
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Vagary |
Caprice, whim |
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Vagrant |
Stray, random |
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Vainglorious |
Boastful, excessively conceited |
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Valedictory |
Pertaining to farwell |
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Vanguard |
Forerunners, advance forces |
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Vapid |
Insipid, inane |
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Variegated |
Many colored |
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Vaunted |
Boasted, bragged, highly publicized |
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Veer |
Change direction |
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Vegetate |
Live in a monotonous way |
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Venal |
Capable of being bribed |
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Veneer |
Thin layer, cover |
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Venerable |
Deserving high respect |
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Venial |
Forgivable, trivial |
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Ventral |
Abdominal |
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Venturesome |
Bold |
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Veracious Veracity |
Truthful |
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Verbiage |
Pompous array of words |
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Verdant |
Green, lush in vegetation |
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Verdigris |
Green coating on copper exposed to weather |
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Verisimilitude |
Appearance of truth, likelyhood |
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Vernal |
Pertaining to spring |
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Verve |
Enthusiasm, liveliness |
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Viand Victuals |
Food |
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Vicissitude |
Change of fortune |
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Vie |
Contend, compete |
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Vintner |
Winemaker, seller of wine |
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Virile |
Manly |
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Virtuoso |
Highly skilled artist |
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Virulent |
Extremely poisonous |
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Viscid |
Adhesive, gluey |
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Vitiate |
Spoil the effect of |
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Vitreous |
Pertaining to or resembling glass |
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Vituperative |
Abusive scolding |
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Vociferous |
Clamorous, noisy |
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Voluble |
Fluent, gilb |
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Voluptuous |
Gratifying the senses |
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Vouchsafe |
Guarantee, possibly in a condescending manner |
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Vulpine |
Like a fox |
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Waggish |
Mischievous, tricky, humorous |
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Wan |
Having a pale or sickly color |
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Wane |
Gradually grow smaller |
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Warble |
Song, babble |
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Warren |
Tunnel in which rabbits live, crowded space in which people live |
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Wastrel |
A waste or good for nothing person |
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Wax |
Increace, grow |
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Waylay |
Ambush, lie in wait |
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Wean |
Acostome a baby not to nurse |
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Welter |
Turmoil, bewildering jumble |
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Whelp |
Young wolf, dog, tiger |
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Whet |
Sharpen, stimulate |
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Whit |
Smallest speck |
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Whorl |
Ring of leaves around a stem |
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Winnow |
Sift, separate good parts from bad |
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Winsome |
Agreeable, gracious, engaging |
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Witless |
Foolish, idiotic |
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Witticism |
Witty saying, facetious remark |
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Wont |
Custom, habit |
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Wreak |
Inflict |
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Wrench |
Pull, strain, twist |
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Wrest |
Pull away, taken away by violence |
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Wry |
With a twisted sense of humor |
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Yen |
Longing, urge |
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Yeoman |
Man owning small estate. Middle-class farmer |
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Yoke |
Join together unite |
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Yokel |
Country bumpkin |
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Yore |
Time past |
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Zephyr |
Gentle breeze |
