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81 Cards in this Set
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volatile
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changeable, explosive, evaporating rapidly
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volition
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act of making a conscious choice
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voluble
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fluent, glib, talkative
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voluminous
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bulky, large
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voracious
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ravenous
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vortex
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whirlwind, whirlpool, center of turbulence, predicament into which one is inexorably plunged
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vouchsafe
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grant condescendingly, guarantee
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voyeur
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Peeping Tom
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vulnerable
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susceptible to wounds
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vulpine
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like a fox, crafty
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waffle
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speak equivokally about an issue
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waft
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moved gently by wind or waves
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waggish
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mischievous, humorous, tricky
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waif
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homeless child or animal
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waive
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give up temporarily, yield
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wake
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trail of ship or other object through water, path of something that has gone before
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wallow
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roll in, indulge in, become helpless
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wan
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having a pale or sickly color, pallid
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wanderlust
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strong longing to travel
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wane
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decrease in size or strength, draw gradually to an end
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wangle
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wiggle out, fake
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wanton
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unrestrained, willfully malicious, unchaste
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warble
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sing, babble
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warranted
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justified, authorized
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warranty
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guarantee, assurance by seller
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warren
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tunnels in which rabbits live, crowded conditions in which people live
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wary
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very cautious
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wastrel
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profligate
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wax
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increase, grow
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waylay
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ambush, lie in wait
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wean
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accustom a baby not to nurse, give up a cherished activity
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weather
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endure the effects of weather or other forces
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welt
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mark from a beating or whipping
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welter
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turmoil, bewildering jumble; wallow
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wheedle
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cajole, coax, deceive by flattery
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whelp
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young wolf, dog, tiger etc.
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whet
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sharpen, stimulate
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whiff
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puff or gust (of air, scent, etc.)
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whimsical
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capricious, fanciful
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whinny
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neigh like a horse
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whit
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smallest speck, shred, tiny bit
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whittle
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pare, cut off bits
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willful
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intentional, headstrong
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wily
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cunning, artful
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wince
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shrink back, flinch
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windfall
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fallen fruit, unexpected lucky event
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winnow
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sift, separate good parts from bad
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winsome
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agreeable, gracious, engaging
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wispy
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thin, slight, barely discernible
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wistful
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vaguely longing, sadly pensive
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withdrawn
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introverted, remote
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wither
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shrivel, decay
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withhold
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refuse to give, hold back
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withstand
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stand up against, successfully resist
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witless
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foolish, idiotic
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witticism
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witty saying, wisecrack
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wizardry
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sorcery, magic
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wizened
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withered, shriveled
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woe
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deep, inconsolable grief, affliction, suffering
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wont
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custom, habitual procedure
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worldly
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engrossed in matters of this earth, not spiritual
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wrangle
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quarrel, obtain through arguing, herd cattle
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wrath
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anger, fury
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wreak
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inflict
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wrench
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pull, strain, twist
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wrest
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pull away, take by violence
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writ
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written command issued by a court
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writhe
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twist in coils, contort in pain
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wry
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twisted, with a humorous twist
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xenophobia
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fear or hatred of foreigners
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yen
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longing, urge
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yeoman
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man owning small estate, middle-class farmer
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yield
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amount produced, crop, income on investment; give in, surrender
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yoke
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join together, unite
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yokel
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country bumpkin
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yore
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time past
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zany
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crazy, comic
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zeal
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eager enthusiasm
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zealot
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fanatic, person who shows excessive zeal
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zenith
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point directly overhead in the sky, summit
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zephyr
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gentle breeze, west wind
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