Word List 30 Flashcards
(64 cards)
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vegetate
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v. live in a monotonous way
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vehement
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adj. impetuous; with marked vigor
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vellum
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n. parchment
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veneer
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n. thin layer; cover
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venerable
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adj. deserving high respect
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venerate
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v. revere
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venial
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adj. forgivable; trivial
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ventral
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v. abdominal
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veracious
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adj. truthful
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verbiage
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n. pompous array of words
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verbose
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adj. wordy
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verdant
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adj. green’ fresh
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verdigris
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n. a green coating on copper which has been exposed to the weather
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verity
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n. truth; reality
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vernal
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adj. pertaining to spring
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vestige
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n. trace; remains
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viand
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n. food
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vicarious
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adj. acting as a substitute
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vicissitude
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n. change of fortune
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victuals
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n. food
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vie
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v. contend; compete
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vigilance
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n. watchfulness
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vilify
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v. slander
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vindicate
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v. clear of charges
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vindictive
adj. revengeful
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virago
n. shrew; a loud-voiced, ill-tempered, scolding woman
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virile
adj. manly
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virulent
adj. extremely poisonous
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visage
n. face; appearance
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viscid
adj. sticky; adhesive
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viscous
adj. sticky; gluey
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visionary
adj. produced by imagination; fanciful; mystical
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vitiate
v. spoil the effect of; make inoperative
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vitriolic
adj. corrosive; sarcastic
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vituperative
adj. abusive; scolding
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vociferous
adj. clamorous; noisy
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vogue
n. popular fashion
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volatile
adj. evaporating rapidly; lighthearted; mercurial
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volition
n. act of making a conscious choice
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voluble
adj. fluent; glib
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voluptuous
adj. gratifying the senses; pleasuring (sensuously)
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voracious
adj. ravenous
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votary
n. follower of a cult
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vouchsafe
v. grant condescendingly; guarantee
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vying
v. contending
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waggish
adj. mischievous; humorous; tricky
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waive
v. give up temporarily; yield
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wanton
adj. unruly; unchaste; excessive
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wheedle
v. cajole; coax; deceive by flattery
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whet
v. sharpen; stimulate
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whit
n. smallest speck
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wily
adj. cunning; artful
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winsome
adj. agreeable; gracious; engaging
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witless
adj. foolish; idiotic
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witticism
n. witty saying; facetious remark
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wizened
adj. withered; shriveled
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wont
n. custom; habitual procedure
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worldly
adj. engrossed in matters of this earth; not spiritual
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wraith
n. ghost; phantom o fa living person
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wrest
v. pull away; take by violence
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zealot
n. fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal
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zenith
n. point directly overhead in the sky; summit
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zephyr
n. gentle breeze; west wind
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venal
adj. capable of being bribed
