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125 Cards in this Set
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Vacillate |
Waver, to be indecisive |
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Vex |
Annoy, confuse |
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Vapid |
Without liveliness, dull, spiritless |
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Vehement |
Forceful, violent, intense |
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Venal |
Corrupt, willing to do anything for money |
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Venerate |
V. To revere, to treat as something holy |
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Veracity |
Truthfulness |
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Verbose |
Wordy, circumlocutory |
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Verisimilitude |
Similarity to reality, the appearance of truth, looking like the real thing |
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Vernacular |
Everyday speech, slang, idiom |
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Vestige |
Remaining bit of something, a last trace |
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Viable |
Workable, capable of living |
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Vicarious |
Living through someone else's experience |
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Vicissitude |
Upheaval, natural change, change in fortune |
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Vilify |
To say vile things about, to defame |
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Vindicate |
V. To.clear from all blame or suspicion, to justify |
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Vindictive |
Seek revenge |
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Virtuoso |
Masterful musician, a masterful practitioner in the same field |
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Virulent |
Extremely poisonous, full of hate, malignant |
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Visionary |
Dreamer, someone with impractical goals and ideas about future |
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Vitiate |
To pollute, to make impure |
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Vitriolic |
Caustic, full of bitterness |
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Vocation |
Job, occupation |
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Vociferous |
Loud, noisy |
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Volatile |
Highly unstable, explosive, quick to evaporate |
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Volition |
Will, conscious choice |
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Wanton |
Malicious, egregious, unprovoked, unjustifiable |
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Wistful |
Sadly longing, yearning |
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Willful |
Deliberate, insistent of having ones way |
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Zealous |
Enthusiasticly devoted to something |
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Ubiquitous |
Being everywhere ate the same time |
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Unconscionable |
Not controlled by conscience, unscrupulous |
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Unctuous |
Oily, both literally and figuratively ; insincere |
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Uniform |
Same for everyone; consistent ;unchanging |
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Unremitting |
Unceasing; relentless; unabated |
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Unwitting |
Unintentional; not aware; ignorant |
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Urbane |
Refined, poised, sophisticated |
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Usurp |
Seize wrongfully |
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Utilitarian |
Stressing usefulness, utility above all other qualities, pragmatic |
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Utopia |
An ideal society |
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Tenet |
Shared belief or principal |
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Tentative |
Experimental; temporary; uncertain |
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Tenuous |
Flimsy; extremely thin |
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Terse |
Using no unnecessary words; succint |
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Theology |
The study of God or relogion |
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Tirad |
Bitter speech, prolonged |
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Touchstone |
A standard; test of authenticity or quality |
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Tout |
To brag publicly about, praise highly |
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Transcend |
To surpass; to go beyond or above |
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Transgress |
To violate(a law) ; a sin |
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Transient |
Not staying for long time ; temporary |
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Trepidation |
Fear; apprehension ; nervous trembling |
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Turpitude |
Depravity ; shamefull wickedness |
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Tacit |
Implied ; not spoken |
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Taciturn |
Untalkative by nature |
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Tangential |
Peripheral; not especially relevant |
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Tangible |
Touchable ; palpable |
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Tantamount |
Equivalent to |
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Tautological |
Redundant ; circular |
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Temerity |
Boldness; recklessness; audacity |
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Temperate |
Mild; moderate; restrained |
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Tenable |
Defensible; valid; capable of being argued successfully |
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Tenacious |
Stubborn; not letting go; persistent |
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Synthesis |
The combining of parts to form a whole |
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Sycophant |
One who sucks up to others ; follower ; flatterer |
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Surrogate |
Substitute |
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Surreptitious |
Sneaky; secret |
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Surfeit |
An excessive amount ; overindulgence in eating or drinking |
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Superfluous |
Extra ; unnecessary ; redundant |
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Superficial |
Shallow; on the surface only; not thorough |
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Supercilious |
Haughty ; patronizing Thinking one is superior |
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Succumb |
To yield or submit; to die |
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Torpor |
Sluggishness; apathy ;inactivity |
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Succinct |
Brief and to the point : concise |
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Subversive |
Corrupting; overthrowing ; undermining ; insurgent |
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Subtle |
Not obvious; able to make fine distinctions ; ingenious ; crafty |
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Substantive |
Havinh substance ; real; solid ; substantial |
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Subordinate |
Secondary; lower in rank,importance, position |
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Sublime |
Awesome; majestic; extremely exalted |
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Subjugate |
To subdue and dominate; to enslave |
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Stymie |
To get in the way of; to hinder |
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Stringent |
Strict ; restrained |
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Strife |
Bitter conflict ; discord |
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Stricture |
Restriction; a limitation; a negative criticism |
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Stratum |
A layer; a level |
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Stoic |
A person who endures his pain and sufferings without showing his feelings |
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Stipulate |
To demand or specify something as a part of an agreement |
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Stigmatize |
To brand with disgrace |
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Steadfast |
Loyal; faithful |
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Staunch |
Steadfast; firmly committed |
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Static |
Stationary ; not changing or moving |
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Stagnation |
Motionless; inactivity |
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Squander |
To waste |
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Squalor |
Filth; wretched, repulsive living conditions |
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Spurious |
False; fake |
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Sporadic |
Stopping and starting; scattered ; occuring in bursts every once in a while |
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Scrutinize |
To examin very carefully |
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Secular |
Having nothing to do with religion or spiritual concerns |
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Sedition |
Speech inciting people to rebel Against the authority |
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Sensory |
Having to do with senses or sensation |
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Sentient |
Conscious; able to perceive by the senses |
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Sequester |
To set or keep apart |
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Serendipity |
Discovering good things without looking for them; accidental good fortune |
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Servile |
Submissive and subservient ; like a servant |
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Singular |
Exceptional; unique ; strange |
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Slander |
To speak badly about someone publicly; to defame ; to spread malicious rumor |
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Sloth |
Laziness; sluggishness |
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Sobriety |
Seriousness ; the state of being sober |
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Solicitous |
Eager and attentive, to the point of hovering; anxiously caring and attentive |
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Solvent |
Not broke or bankrupt; able to pay one's bills |
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Soporific |
Sleep inducing; very sleepy; extremely boring |
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Sordid |
Squalid; vile ; filthy; |
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Spawn |
To bring forth; to produce a large number |
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Specious |
Misleading; deceptively attractive or plausible |
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Saccharine |
Sweet; extremely or disgustingly sweet |
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Sacrilege |
A violation of something sacred; blasphemy |
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Sacrosanct |
Sacred; held to be inviolable |
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Sagacious |
Wise; keen in judgement |
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Salient |
Sticking out; conspicuous |
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Salutary |
Healthful; remedial; curative |
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Sanctimonious |
Pretending to be devout ; affecting religious feeling |
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Sanguine |
Cheerful; optimistic; hopeful |
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Sardonic |
Mocking; scornful |
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Scintillate |
To sparkle, either literally or figuratively |
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Scrupulous |
Strict; careful: hesitant for ethical reasons |