T,U,V,W Flashcards
(21 cards)
Winnow
To sift through
Wont
N
Ones customary behavior
ADJ
accustomed
Wily
Cunning; skilled at deceitfully gaining advantage
Waylay
To stop or interrupt someone usually in detaining them in conversation or trouble
Wan
(Of someone’s complexion, smile, or a light) weak mainly from exhaustion or illness
Vulpine
Of or relating to foxes; cunning
Voluble
Talkative
Volatile
Easily evaporated at normal temp
Liable to change rapidly unexpectedly for the worse
Vociferous
Vehement, forceful, passionate, intense
Vituperation
Blaming or insulting someone with words violently
Vitriolic
Filled with bitter criticism, caustic
Vitiate
TR V
To destroy the quality of efficiency of
Visceral
Relating to deep inward feeling rather than intellect
Virulent
Malignant hostile
Vicissitudes (of fortune)
Changes of fortune unpleasant
Vicariously
Experience without being there by imagination through feelings and actions of another
Vicarious
Substitue
Venal
Corrupt, able to be bribed; involving bribery
Venial
Of a fault that is pardonable excusable (used in Christian theology)
Vehement
Passionate and intense
Vapid
Offering nothing stimulating or challenging; bland; uninteresting; lacking liveliness