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35 Cards in this Set
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volition
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N. act of making a conscious choice
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voluble
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ADJ. fluent; glib; talkative
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vouchsafe
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V. grant condescendingly; guarantee
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volpine
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ADJ. like a fox; crafty
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waffle
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V. speak equivocally(misleadingly) about an issue
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waggish
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ADJ. mischevious; humorous; tricky
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waif
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N. homelss child or animal
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wake
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N. trail of shipi or other object through water; path of something that has gone before
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wane
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V. decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end
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wanton
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ADJ. unrestrained; willfully malicious; unchaste
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warren
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N. tunnels in which rabbits live; crowded conditions in which people live
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wastrel
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N. profligate - a person given to wildly extravagant and usually grossly self-indulgent expenditure
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waylay
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V. ambush; lie in wait
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welter
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N. turmoil; bewildering jumble
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welter
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V. wallow
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wheedle
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V. cajole; coax; deceive by flattery
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whet
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V. sharpen; stimulate
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whit
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N. smallest speck
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whittle
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V. pare; cut off bits
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whorl
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N. ring of leaves around stem; ring
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wily
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ADJ. cunning; artful
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winnow
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V. sift; separate good parts from bad
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winsome
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ADJ. agreeable; gracious; engaging
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wispy
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ADJ. thin; slight; barely discernible
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witticism
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N. witty saying; wisecrack
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wizened
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ADJ. withered; shriveled
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wont
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N. custom; habitual procedure
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wrangle
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V. quarrel; obtain through arguing; herd cattle
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wrest
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V. pull away; take by violence
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writ
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N. written command issued by a court
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yen
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N. longing; urge
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yeaman
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N. man owning small estate; middle-class farmer
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yokel
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N. country bumpkin
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zenith
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N. point directly overhead in the sky; summit
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zephyr
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N. gentle breeze; west wind
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