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24 Cards in this Set
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Venal
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adj. capable of being bribed. Unfortunately for his constituents, the polticians was venal.
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Venial
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adj. forgivabe; trivial. Luckily for the young gangster, he only commited a venial offense to the Italians.
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Veracious
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adj. truthful/ n. veracity. Because I have always found Bob to be veracious and hard-working, I am recommending him for this position.
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Verbiage
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n. pompous array of words. Let us promise to not use this verbiage in normal discourse.
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Verdant
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adj. green; lush in vegetation
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Verdigris
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n. green coating on copper that has been exposed to the weather
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Veritable
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adj. actual; being truly so; not false or imaginary./ n. verity
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Versimilar
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adj. probable likely; having the appearance of truth. / n. versimilitude
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Vernal
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adj. pertaining to spring
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Vertigo
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n. sever dizziness. If you get vertigo, while traveling on ships take Benydryl.
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Verve
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n. enthusiasm; liveliness. She gots the verve.
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Viand
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n. food/ syn. vituals
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Vicissitude
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n. change of fortune. Let us hope that life's vicissitudes will always be in your favor.
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Vintner
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n. winemaker; seller of wine. There are many vintners in Southern California.
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Virile
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adj. manly. I do not accept the notion that men are virile by natural disposition.
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Visceral
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adj. felt in one's inner organs. She disliked the visceral feelings she got when she rode rollercoasters.
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Viscid
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adj. adhesive; gluey. The trunk of the maple tree was viscid with sap.
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Viscous
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adj. sticky; gluey
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Vise
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n. tool for holding work in place. The artist used a vise, which helped her complete her project more quickly
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Vitiate
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v. spoil the effect of; make inoperative. Fraud will vitiate the contract.
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Vitreous
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adj. pertaining to or resembling glass. The artist uses a vitreous medium.
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Vivisection
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n. act of dissecting living animals
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Vociferous
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adj. clamorous; noisy. The crowd grew vociferous as the game became closer and closer.
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Vogue
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n. popular fashion
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