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16 Cards in this Set
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ulterior
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lying behind what is openly revealed or avowed
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urbane
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characterized by tact and propriety
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vacillation
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changing location by moving back and forth
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vagary
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an unexpected and inexplicable change in something
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venal
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capable of being corrupted
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venerate
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regard with feelings of respect and reverence
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veracity
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unwillingness to tell lies
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verisimilitude
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the appearance of truth, the quality of seeming to be true
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veritable
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not counterfeit or copied
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verve
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an energetic style
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virago
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a large and aggressive woman
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virulent
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infectious, having the ability to cause disease
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visceral
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obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation
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vitiate
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take away the legal force of or render ineffective
make imperfect |
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vituperate
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spread negative information about
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volubility
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the quality of being facile in speech and writing
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