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34 Cards in this Set
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uncouth
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Crude; unrefined.
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venal
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Capable of betraying honor, duty, or scruples for a price; corruptible.
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turgid
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Swollen or distended, as from a fluid; bloated.
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vacillation
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Indecision in speech or action.
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verve
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Spirit, vigour, enthusiasm.
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valiant
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Brave.
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veritable
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Real, rightly named.
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vivacious
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Full of animation and spirit; lively.
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voluminous
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Having great volume, fullness, size, or number.
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undulate
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To move in wavelike fashion; fluctuate.
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volatile
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Changeable; inconstant; fickle; unstable; explosive.
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veracity
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Adherence to the truth; truthfulness.
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verisimilitude
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The quality of appearing to be true or real.
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veneer
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Surface appearence covering the true nature.
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voluble
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Marked by a ready flow of speech; fluent.
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venerate
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To regard with respect, reverence, or heartfelt deference.
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virago
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A woman regarded as noisy, scolding, or domineering.
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turpitude
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Depravity; baseness.
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umbrage
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Offense; resentment.
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vilify
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To make vicious and defamatory statements about.
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visceral
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Of or relating to the internal organs of the body.
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untoward
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Not favorable; unpropitious. Or improper; unseemly.
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vitiate
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To lower the quality, weaken the strength.
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vituperate
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To rebuke or criticize harshly or abusively; berate.
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virulent
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Extremely infectious, malignant, or poisonous.
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tyro
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A beginner in learning something.
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upbraid
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To reprove sharply; reproach.
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vanquish
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Conquer.
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unfeigned
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Not pretended; sincere.
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urbane
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Polite, refined, and often elegant in manner.
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valorous
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Brave.
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vindictive
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Disposed to seek revenge.
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ulterior
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Lying beyond what is evident, revealed, or avowed, especially being concealed intentionally so as to deceive.
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vagary
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An extravagant or erratic notion or action.
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