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48 Cards in this Set
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venal
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bribeable
venal policeman |
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venial
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forgiveable, trivial
venial offense |
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ventral
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bottom, abdominal
not dorsal, but ventral |
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verdant
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green, lush
verdant meadows |
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verisimilitude
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appearance of truth
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vernal
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pertaining to spring
vernal showers during april |
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verve
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enthusiasm
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viand
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food
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vicissitude
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change of fortune
VICCISSICCISSICCISSICCIchange of FORtune |
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victuals
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food
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vintner
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winemaker
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virile
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manly
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viscid
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adhesive
viscid sap on a maple tree |
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vitiate
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spoil the effect of, make inoperative
vitiate the contract |
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vitreous
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pertaining to or resembling glass
vitreous qualities such as transparency |
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vitriolic
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corrosive; sarcastic
vitriolic criticism oh yeah, that is SOOOO vitriolic ;) VITUPerative |
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vituperative
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abusive; scolding
he was in a crappy mood and was acting very vituperative towards us. that is a VITUperative comment |
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vivisection
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dissecting live animals
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virulent
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poisonous, hostile, bitter
a virulent case of the chicken pox virus |
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umbrage
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resentment, anger
took umbrage at the remarks |
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unconscionable
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excessive
his demands are unconscoinable i will CONK your unconscionable demands |
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uncouth
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clumsy
he's an uncouth young man |
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unction
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the act of anointing with oil
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unctuous
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too smooth; insincerely smooth
she sees through his unctuous manners SMOOTH JAZZ on UNCTUOUS 95.5 |
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unexceptionable
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very acceptable
unexceptionable quality and character |
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unfledged
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immature; inexperienced; youthful
unfledged writer |
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unfrock
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strip a priest of church authority
unfrock a priest GUARDS, UNFROCK that priest! |
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ungainly
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awkward, clumsy
i am an ungainly dancer |
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unguent
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ointment
lube myself up with unguent |
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unprepossessing
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unattractive
that chick is unprepossessing |
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unrequited
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not reciprocated
unrequited love |
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untenable
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unmaintanable, indefensible
untenable argument |
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untoward
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unfortunate and unlucky; unexpected
an untoward encounter with my crazy neighbor |
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unwieldy
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awkward; unmanageable
large unwieldy container of juice |
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unwonted
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unaccustomed
unwonted role of master of dinner |
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urbane
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suave; elegant
urbane dinner settings |
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urchin
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michievous boy child
I was quite the urchin as a young boy |
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ursine
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bearlike
the panda has an ursine appearance |
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usury
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lenging money at illegal interest rates
loan sharks are guilty of usury |
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uxorious
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excessively devoted to one's wife
whipped and uxorious |
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vacillate
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waver; fluctuate
the girl vacillated about her future |
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vagary
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caprice; whim
all the vagaries of fashion |
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valedictory
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pertaining to farewell
valedictory address |
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vanguard
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forerunners of forces
vanguard of a large army |
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vantage
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advantageous position
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vapid
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BORING
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variegated
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variety of colors
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veer
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change direction
the wind veered to the east |
