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38 Cards in this Set
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vacuous
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adj; empty; lacking in ideas
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vagary
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n; caprice; whim
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vagrant
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adj; stray; random
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vagrant
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n; homeless wanderer
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vainglorious
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adj; boastful; excessively conceited
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valedictory
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adj; pertaining to fairwell
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vanguard
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n; forerunners;
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vapid
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adj; dull and unimaginative
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vaunted
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adj; boasted; bragged;
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vegetate
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v; live in a monotonous way
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venal
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adj; capable of being bribed
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veneer
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n; thin layer
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venerate
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v; revere
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venial
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adj; forgivable; trivial
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ventral
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adj; abdominal
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veracious
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adj; truthful
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veracity
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n; truthfulness
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verbiage
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n; pompous array of words
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verisimilar
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adj; probable or likely; having the appearance of truth
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verve
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n; enthusiasm
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vestige
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n; trace; remains
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vicarious
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adj; acting as a substitute
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vicissitude
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n; change of fortune
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vigilant
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adj; watchfully awake; alert to spot danger
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vignette
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n; picture; short literary sketch
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vintner
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n; winemaker; seller of wine
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virulent
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adj; extremely poisonous; hostile; bitter
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visceral
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adj; felt in one's inner organs
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viscosity
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n; adhesive; gluey
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vitiate
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v; spoil the effect of
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vitreous
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adj; pertaining to or resembling glass
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vitriolic
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adj; corrosive; sarcastic
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vituperative
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adj; abusive; scolding; censorious
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vociferous
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adj; clamorous; noisy
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vogue
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n; popular fashion
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volition
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n; act of making a conscious choice
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vouchsafe
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v; grant condescendingly; guarantee
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vulpine
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adj; like a fox (volpone)
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