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27 Cards in this Set
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voluble
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fluent; talkative
voluble speaker |
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vouchsafe
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grant condescendingly; guarantee
vouchsafe your return |
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vulpine
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crafty, sly
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waffle
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speak around an issue
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waggish
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mischevous, humorous, tricky
waggish tricks |
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wallow
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roll in; indulge in
wallow in the mud |
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wan
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pale
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wanderlust
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longing to travel
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wangle
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wiggle out; fake
wangle an invitation |
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warble
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sing
birds warble |
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wax
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increase
fortunes waxed |
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waylay
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ambush
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welter
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turmoil; jumble of crap
a welter of conflicting rules |
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welter
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weltered in their blood
wallow |
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whelp
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young wolf, dog
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whit
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small peck
whit of intelligence |
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whorl
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rings around stem
whorls on the fingers |
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windfall
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fallen fruit; unexpected lucky event
tax refund is a windfall |
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winnow
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sift
tests winnow those who study from those who don't |
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winsome
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agreeable, gracious
winsome manner |
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wizened
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withered; shriveled
wizened old man |
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wont
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custom
her wont was to jog every day |
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wrest
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pull away by violence
wrest a victory from the other team |
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xenophobia
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fear of foreigners
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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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zephyr
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gentle breeze
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