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Word List 30 Flashcards

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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

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adj. revengeful

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virago

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n. shrew; a loud-voiced, ill-tempered, scolding woman

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virile

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adj. manly

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virulent

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adj. extremely poisonous

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visage

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n. face; appearance

30
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viscid

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adj. sticky; adhesive

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viscous

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adj. sticky; gluey

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visionary

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adj. produced by imagination; fanciful; mystical

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vitiate

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v. spoil the effect of; make inoperative

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vitriolic

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adj. corrosive; sarcastic

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vituperative

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adj. abusive; scolding

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vociferous

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adj. clamorous; noisy

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vogue

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n. popular fashion

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volatile

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adj. evaporating rapidly; lighthearted; mercurial

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volition

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n. act of making a conscious choice

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voluble

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adj. fluent; glib

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voluptuous

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adj. gratifying the senses; pleasuring (sensuously)

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voracious

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adj. ravenous

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votary

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n. follower of a cult

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vouchsafe

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v. grant condescendingly; guarantee

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vying

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v. contending

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waggish

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adj. mischievous; humorous; tricky

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waive

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v. give up temporarily; yield

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wanton

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adj. unruly; unchaste; excessive

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wheedle

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v. cajole; coax; deceive by flattery

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whet

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v. sharpen; stimulate

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whit

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n. smallest speck

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wily

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adj. cunning; artful

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winsome

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adj. agreeable; gracious; engaging

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witless

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adj. foolish; idiotic

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witticism

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n. witty saying; facetious remark

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wizened

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adj. withered; shriveled

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wont

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n. custom; habitual procedure

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worldly

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adj. engrossed in matters of this earth; not spiritual

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wraith

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n. ghost; phantom o fa living person

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wrest

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v. pull away; take by violence

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zealot

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n. fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal

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zenith

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n. point directly overhead in the sky; summit

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zephyr

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n. gentle breeze; west wind

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venal

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adj. capable of being bribed

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