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61 Cards in this Set
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volitive adj
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Exercising the will
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voluble adj
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Having great fluency in speaking
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voluptuous adj
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having fullness of beautiful form, as a woman, with or without sensuous or sensual quality
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voracious adj
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Eating with greediness or in very large quantities
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vortex n
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A mass of rotating or whirling fluid, especially when sucked spirally toward the center
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votary adj
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Consecrated by a vow or promise
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votive adj
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Dedicated by a vow
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vulgarity n
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Lack of refinement in conduct or speech
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vulnerable adj
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Capable of receiving injuries
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waif n
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A homeless, neglected wanderer
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waistcoat n
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A vest
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waive v
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To relinquish, especially temporarily, as a right or claim
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wampum n
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Beads strung on threads, formerly used among the American Indians as currency
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wane v
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To diminish in size and brilliancy
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wantonness n
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Recklessness
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warlike adj
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Belligerent
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wavelet n
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A ripple
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weak-kneed adj
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Without resolute purpose or energy
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weal n
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Well-being
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wean v
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To transfer (the young) from dependence on mother's milk to another form of nourishment
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wearisome adj
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Fatiguing
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wee adj
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Very small
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well-bred adj
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Of good ancestry
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well-doer n
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A performer of moral and social duties
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well-to-do adj
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In prosperous circumstances
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whereabouts n
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The place in or near which a person or thing is
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whereupon adv
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After which
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wherever adv
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In or at whatever place
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wherewith n
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The necessary means or resources
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whet v
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To make more keen or eager
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whimsical adj
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Capricious
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whine v
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To utter with complaining tone
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wholly adv
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Completely
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wield v
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To use, control, or manage, as a weapon, or instrument, especially with full command
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wile n
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An act or a means of cunning deception
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winsome adj
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Attractive
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wintry adj
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Lacking warmth of manner
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wiry adj
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Thin, but tough and sinewy
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witchcraft n
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Sorcery
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witless adj
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Foolish, indiscreet, or silly
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witling n
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A person who has little understanding
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witticism n
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A witty, brilliant, or original saying or sentiment
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wittingly adv
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With knowledge and by design
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wizen v
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To become or cause to become withered or dry
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wizen-faced adj
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Having a shriveled face
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working-man n
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One who earns his bread by manual labor
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workmanlike adj
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Like or befitting a skilled workman
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workmanship n
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The art or skill of a workman
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wrangle v
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To maintain by noisy argument or dispute
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wreak v
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To inflict, as a revenge or punishment
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wrest v
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To pull or force away by or as by violent twisting or wringing
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wretchedness n
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Extreme misery or unhappiness
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writhe v
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To twist the body, face, or limbs or as in pain or distress
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writing n
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The act or art of tracing or inscribing on a surface letters or ideographs
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wry adj
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Deviating from that which is proper or right
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yearling n
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A young animal past its first year and not yet two years old
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zealot n
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One who espouses a cause or pursues an object in an immoderately partisan manner
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zeitgeist n
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The intellectual and moral tendencies that characterize any age or epoch
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zenith n
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The culminating-point of prosperity, influence, or greatness
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zephyr n
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Any soft, gentle wind
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zodiac n
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An imaginary belt encircling the heavens within which are the larger planets
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