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Vacillate

Waver, to be indecisive

Vex

Annoy, confuse

Vapid

Without liveliness, dull, spiritless

Vehement

Forceful, violent, intense

Venal

Corrupt, willing to do anything for money

Venerate

V. To revere, to treat as something holy

Veracity

Truthfulness

Verbose

Wordy, circumlocutory

Verisimilitude

Similarity to reality, the appearance of truth, looking like the real thing

Vernacular

Everyday speech, slang, idiom

Vestige

Remaining bit of something, a last trace

Viable

Workable, capable of living

Vicarious

Living through someone else's experience

Vicissitude

Upheaval, natural change, change in fortune

Vilify

To say vile things about, to defame

Vindicate

V. To.clear from all blame or suspicion, to justify

Vindictive

Seek revenge

Virtuoso

Masterful musician, a masterful practitioner in the same field

Virulent

Extremely poisonous, full of hate, malignant

Visionary

Dreamer, someone with impractical goals and ideas about future

Vitiate

To pollute, to make impure

Vitriolic

Caustic, full of bitterness

Vocation

Job, occupation

Vociferous

Loud, noisy

Volatile

Highly unstable, explosive, quick to evaporate

Volition

Will, conscious choice

Wanton

Malicious, egregious, unprovoked, unjustifiable

Wistful

Sadly longing, yearning

Willful

Deliberate, insistent of having ones way

Zealous

Enthusiasticly devoted to something

Ubiquitous

Being everywhere ate the same time

Unconscionable

Not controlled by conscience, unscrupulous

Unctuous

Oily, both literally and figuratively ; insincere

Uniform

Same for everyone; consistent ;unchanging

Unremitting

Unceasing; relentless; unabated

Unwitting

Unintentional; not aware; ignorant

Urbane

Refined, poised, sophisticated

Usurp

Seize wrongfully

Utilitarian

Stressing usefulness, utility above all other qualities, pragmatic

Utopia

An ideal society

Tenet

Shared belief or principal

Tentative

Experimental; temporary; uncertain

Tenuous

Flimsy; extremely thin

Terse

Using no unnecessary words; succint

Theology

The study of God or relogion

Tirad

Bitter speech, prolonged

Touchstone

A standard; test of authenticity or quality

Tout

To brag publicly about, praise highly

Transcend

To surpass; to go beyond or above

Transgress

To violate(a law) ; a sin

Transient

Not staying for long time ; temporary

Trepidation

Fear; apprehension ; nervous trembling

Turpitude

Depravity ; shamefull wickedness

Tacit

Implied ; not spoken

Taciturn

Untalkative by nature

Tangential

Peripheral; not especially relevant

Tangible

Touchable ; palpable

Tantamount

Equivalent to

Tautological

Redundant ; circular

Temerity

Boldness; recklessness; audacity

Temperate

Mild; moderate; restrained

Tenable

Defensible; valid; capable of being argued successfully

Tenacious

Stubborn; not letting go; persistent

Synthesis

The combining of parts to form a whole

Sycophant

One who sucks up to others ; follower ; flatterer

Surrogate

Substitute

Surreptitious

Sneaky; secret

Surfeit

An excessive amount ; overindulgence in eating or drinking

Superfluous

Extra ; unnecessary ; redundant

Superficial

Shallow; on the surface only; not thorough

Supercilious

Haughty ; patronizing


Thinking one is superior

Succumb

To yield or submit; to die

Torpor

Sluggishness; apathy ;inactivity

Succinct

Brief and to the point : concise

Subversive

Corrupting; overthrowing ; undermining ; insurgent

Subtle

Not obvious; able to make fine distinctions ; ingenious ; crafty

Substantive

Havinh substance ; real; solid ; substantial

Subordinate

Secondary; lower in rank,importance, position

Sublime

Awesome; majestic; extremely exalted

Subjugate

To subdue and dominate; to enslave

Stymie

To get in the way of; to hinder

Stringent

Strict ; restrained

Strife

Bitter conflict ; discord

Stricture

Restriction; a limitation; a negative criticism

Stratum

A layer; a level

Stoic

A person who endures his pain and sufferings without showing his feelings

Stipulate

To demand or specify something as a part of an agreement

Stigmatize

To brand with disgrace

Steadfast

Loyal; faithful

Staunch

Steadfast; firmly committed

Static

Stationary ; not changing or moving

Stagnation

Motionless; inactivity

Squander

To waste

Squalor

Filth; wretched, repulsive living conditions

Spurious

False; fake

Sporadic

Stopping and starting; scattered ; occuring in bursts every once in a while

Scrutinize

To examin very carefully

Secular

Having nothing to do with religion or spiritual concerns

Sedition

Speech inciting people to rebel Against the authority

Sensory

Having to do with senses or sensation

Sentient

Conscious; able to perceive by the senses

Sequester

To set or keep apart

Serendipity

Discovering good things without looking for them; accidental good fortune

Servile

Submissive and subservient ; like a servant

Singular

Exceptional; unique ; strange

Slander

To speak badly about someone publicly; to defame ; to spread malicious rumor

Sloth

Laziness; sluggishness

Sobriety

Seriousness ; the state of being sober

Solicitous

Eager and attentive, to the point of hovering; anxiously caring and attentive

Solvent

Not broke or bankrupt; able to pay one's bills

Soporific

Sleep inducing; very sleepy; extremely boring

Sordid

Squalid; vile ; filthy;

Spawn

To bring forth; to produce a large number

Specious

Misleading; deceptively attractive or plausible

Saccharine

Sweet; extremely or disgustingly sweet

Sacrilege

A violation of something sacred; blasphemy

Sacrosanct

Sacred; held to be inviolable

Sagacious

Wise; keen in judgement

Salient

Sticking out; conspicuous

Salutary

Healthful; remedial; curative

Sanctimonious

Pretending to be devout ; affecting religious feeling

Sanguine

Cheerful; optimistic; hopeful

Sardonic

Mocking; scornful

Scintillate

To sparkle, either literally or figuratively

Scrupulous

Strict; careful: hesitant for ethical reasons