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Ultimate
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making the highest point; cannot be improved; final; maximum, conclusive, fundamental Earning the Eagle Scout honor is the ultimate goal of every boy scout.
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Unanimous
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approved by everyone concerned; unchallenged, unopposed, united, harmonious The student council voted unanimously in favor of holding a fundraiser; no one opposed the plan.
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Unkempt
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messy, sloppily maintained; ruffled, disheveled, mess, ragged Amuro's hair is a little unkempt.
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Usurp
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to seize, take by force (often used with abstract nouns like "power" or "authority"), grab, steal, snatch Dick Cheney was power-hungry and tended to usurp George Bush's power.
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Vacate
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to leave, depart, go The police ordered the demonstrators to vacate the park.
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Vacuous
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silly, empty-headed, not serious; shallow, vapid, silly The book that Victor loved when he was six struck him as utterly vacuous when he was twenty, but he still liked the pictures.
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Vague
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not clear or certain; nebulous, imprecise, uncertain It took us a while to find John's house because the directions were vague.
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Vehement
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with deep feeling, passionate, earnest Susan responded to the accusation of cheating with a vehement denial.
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Vend
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to sell goods (a vendor is someone who sells things; e.g. Tech Data is a vendor to Dell Computer); peddle Every Saturday in the summer, craftsmen vend their products in the park.
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Vex
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to irritate to a great degree, to annoy; tease, irritate Japanese beverage commercials, with all of those gulping sounds, tend to vex your father.
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