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20 Cards in this Set
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Urbane; adj
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courteous, refined, suave
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Usurp; verb
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to seize by force
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Utilitarians; adj
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efficient, functional, useful
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Vacillated; verb
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to waver; to show indecision
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Vacuous; adj
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empty, void; lacking intelligence, purposeless
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Vapid; adj
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tasteless, dull
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Vaunted; adj
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boasted about, bragged about
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Venerate; verb
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to adore; to honor; to respect
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Verdant; adj
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green with vegetation
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Verisimilitude; noun
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quality of appearing true or real
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Vestige; noun
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trace, remnant
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Vicissitude; noun
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change or variation; ups and downs
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Virtuoso; noun
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someone with masterly skill; expert musician
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Vitriolic; adj
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burning, caustic, sharp, bitter
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Whet; verb
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to sharpen, to stimulate
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Whimsical; adj
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playful, fanciful
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Wizened; adj
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withered, shriveled, wrinkled
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Xenophobia; noun
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fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers
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Yoke; verb
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to join together
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Zealot; noun
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someone passionately devoted to a cause
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