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73 Cards in this Set
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velocity
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speed
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venal
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capable of being bribed
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vendetta
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blood feud
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vendor
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seller
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veneer
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thin layer, cover
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venerable
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deserving high respect
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venerate
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revere
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venial
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forgivable, trivial
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venison
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the meat of a deer
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venom
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poison, hatred
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vent
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express, utter; small opening, outlet
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ventral
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abdominal
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ventriloquist
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someone who can make his or her voice seem ot come from another person or thing
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venture
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risk, dare, undertake a risk
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venturesome
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bold
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venue
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location
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veracious
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truthful
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veracity
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truthfulness
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verbalize
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put into words
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verbatim
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word for word
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verbiage
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pompous array of words
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verbose
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wordy
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verdant
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green, lush in vegetation
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verdigris
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green coating on copper that has been exposed to weather
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verge
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border, edge
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verisimilar
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probable or likely
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verisimilitude
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appearance of truth, likelihood
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veritable
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actual, being truly so, not false or imaginary
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verity
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quality of being true, lasting truth or principle
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vernacular
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living language, natural style
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vernal
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pertaining to spring
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versatile
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having many talents, capable of working many fields
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vertex
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summit
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vertigo
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severe dizziness
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verve
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enthusiasm, liveliness
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vestige
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trace, remains
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vex
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annoy, distress
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viable
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practical or workable, capable of maintaining life
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viand
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food
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vicarious
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acting as substitute, done by a deputy
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vicissitude
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change of fortune
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victuals
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food
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vie
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contend, compete
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vigilant
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watchfully awake, alert to spot danger
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vigor
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active strength
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vignette
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picture, short literary sketch
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vilify
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slander
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vindicate
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clear from blame, exonerate, justify or support
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vindictive
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out for revenge, malicious
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vintner
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winemaker, seller of wine
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virile
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manly
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viper
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poisonous snake
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virtual
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in essence, for practical purposes
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virtue
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goodness, moral excellence, good quality
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virtuoso
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highly skilled artist
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virulent
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extremely poisonous, hostile, bitter
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virus
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disease communicator
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visage
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face, appearance
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visceral
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felt in one's inner organs
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viscid
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adhesive, gluey
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viscous
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sticky, gluey
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vise
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tool for holding work in place
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visionary
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produced by imagination, fanciful, mystical
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vital
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vibrant and lively, critical, living, breathing
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vitiate
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spoil the effect of, make inoperative
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vitreous
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pertaining to or resembling glass
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vitriolic
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corrosive, sarcastic
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vituperative
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abusive, scolding
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vivacious
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lively or animated, sprightly
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vivisection
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act of dissecting living animals
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vixen
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female fox, ill-tempered woman
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vociferous
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clamorous, noisy
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vogue
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popular fashion
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