BOX 29 Flashcards
(133 cards)
1
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ulterior
A
situated beyond; unstated and often questionable
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ultimate
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final; not susceptible to further questioning
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ultimatum
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last warning
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umbrage
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sense of injury or insult
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unanimity
A
complete agreement
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unassailable
A
not subject to question; not open to attack
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unassuaged
A
unsatisfied; not soothed
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unassuming
A
modest
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unbridled
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violent
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uncanny
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strange; mysterious
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unconscionable
A
unscrupulous (unethical); excessive
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uncouth
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outlandish, clumsy
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unction
A
act of anointing with oil
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unctuous
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insincerely suave
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underlying
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fundamental
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undermine
A
weaken; sap
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comeuppance
A
a punishment or fate that somone deserves
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underscore
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emphasize
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undulate
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move with a wavelike motion
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unearth
A
dig up
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unearthly
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not earthly; weird
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unequivocal
A
plain; obvious
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unerringly
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infallibly
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unexceptionable
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entirely acceptable; not offering any basis for criticism
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unfaltering
steadfast
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unfeigned
genuine; real
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unfettered
liberated; freed from chains
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unfledged
immature
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unfrock
to strip a priest or minister of church authority
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ungainly
awkward
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unguent
ointment
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uniformity
sameness
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unilateral
one-sided
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unimpeachable
blameless and exemplary
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uninhibited
unrepressed
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unintimidating
unfrightening
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unique
single in kind; one of a kind
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unison
in harmony
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accord
in harmony
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universal
present everywhere
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unkempt
disheveled; in uncared for appearance
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unmitigated
unrelieved or immmoderate; absolute
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unobtrusive
inconspicuous
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unprecedented
unparalleled
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unprepossesing
unattractive
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unravel
solve
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unrequited
not reciprocated
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unruly
disobedient
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unsavory
distasteful; morally offensive
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unscathed
unharmed
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becoming
(clothes) looking good on someone
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unseemly
unbecoming; indecent
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unsightly
ugly
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unsullied
untarnished
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sully
tarnish
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untenable
unsupportable
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untoward
unfortunate
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unwarranted
unjustified
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unwieldly
cumbersome; unmanageable
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unwitting
unintentional; not knowing
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unwonted
unaccustomed
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upbraid
scold; reproach
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uproarious
very noisy; marked by commotion
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upshot
outcome
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urbane
suave; refined
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urchin
mischevious child
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ursine
bearlike
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usurp
seize another's power or rank
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supplant
supersede and replace
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usury
lending money at illegal rates of interest
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utopia
ideal place
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uxorious
excessively devoted to one's wife
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vacuous
lacking in ideas
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vagabond
wanderer
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vagary
caprice; whim
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vagrant
stray; random
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vagrant
homeless; wanderer
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vainglorious
boastful; excessively conceited
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valedictory
pertaining to farewell
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valid
logically acceptable
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validate
confirm; ratify
82
valor
bravery
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vampire
ghostly being that sucks blood out of the living
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vanguard
forerunners; advance forces
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vantage
position giving an advantage
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vapid
insipid; inane; stupid
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vaporize
turn into vapor
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variegated
many-colored
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vassal
in feudalism one who help land of a superior lord
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vaunted
boasted; much publicized
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veer
change in direction
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vegetate
live in monotonous way
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vehement
impetuousl with marked vigour
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velocity
speed
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venal
capable of being bribed
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vendetta
blood feud
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vendor
seller
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veneer
thin layer; cover
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venerable
deserving high respect
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venial
forgivable; trivial
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venison
deer meat
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venom
poison
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vent
small opening
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ven
express; utter
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ventral
abdominal
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ventriloquist
someone who can make his voice seem to come from another person or thing
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venture
risk; dare
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venturesome
bold
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venue
location
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veracity
truthfulness
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verbalize
put into words
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verabatim
word for word
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verbiage
pompous array of words
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verdant
green; lush in vegetation
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verdigris
green coating on copper which has been exposed to the weather
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verge
edge
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verisimilar
having the appearance of truth
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verisimilitude
appearance of truth
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veritable
actual
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verity
quality of being true
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vernacular
living language
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vernal
pertaining to spring
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versatile
having many talents
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vertex
summit
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vertigo
severe dizziness
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verve
enthusiasm; liveliness
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vestige
trace; remnant
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vex
annoy; distress
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viand
food
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vicarious
second hand
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vicissitude
change of fortune
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victuals
food
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vie
compete
