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Mozarts25th GRE Wordlist 4
Mozarts25th GRE Wordlist 4
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09/11/2010

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Verisimilar
Definition
having the appearance of truth; likely; probable
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vertigo
Definition
a dizzying sensation of tilting within stable surroundings or of being in tilting or spinning surroundings.
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viand
Definition
an article of food.
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vicarious
Definition
taking the place of another person or thing;
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victuals
Definition
food or provisions for human beings
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vindicate
Definition
to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion
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vindictive
Definition
disposed or inclined to revenge; vengeful
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visceral
Definition
characterized by or proceeding from instinct rather than intellect:
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viscid
Definition
sticky; adhesive; viscous.
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vitiate
Definition
make faulty; spoil.
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vitreous
Definition
of the nature of or resembling glass
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veridical
Definition
truthful; veracious.
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verbatim
Definition
in exactly the same words; word for word
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voluble
Definition
fluent; glib; talkative
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vortex
Definition
whirlpool
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vouchsafe
Definition
to grant or give, as by favor, graciousness, or condescension
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waffle
Definition
to speak or write equivocally
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waft
Definition
to carry lightly and smoothly through the air or over water
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waggish
Definition
jocund, mischievous, merry, jocose, droll, comical, funny
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waif
Definition
a person, esp. a child, who has no home or friends.
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wake
Definition
the track of waves left by a ship or other object moving through the water
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wallow
Definition
to roll about or lie in water, snow, mud, dust OR Self indulgence
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wan
Definition
pallid; lacking color
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wane
Definition
to decrease in strength, intensity
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wangle
Definition
to bring about, accomplish, or obtain by scheming or underhand methods
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wanton
Definition
loose; lascivious; lewd
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warble
Definition
sing
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warren
Definition
a building or area containing many tenants in limited or crowded quarters.
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wastrel
Definition
spendthrift
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welt
Definition
marks due to whipping
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welter
Definition
Turmoil or Wallow
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wheedle
Definition
cajole, coax
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whelp
Definition
the young of the dog, or of the wolf, bear, lion, tiger, seal
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whiff
Definition
a slight gust or puff of wind, air, vapor, smoke
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whimsical
Definition
capricious
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whinny
Definition
cry of a horse; neigh
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whit
Definition
a particle
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whittle
Definition
to cut, trim, or shape
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wince
Definition
to draw back or tense the body, as from pain or from a blow
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winnow
Definition
to free (grain) from the lighter particles of chaff, dirt,
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winsome
Definition
sweetly or innocently charming
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wispy
Definition
thin, barely discernible
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wistful
Definition
characterized by melancholy; longing; yearning
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witless
Definition
foolish, idiotic
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wizened
Definition
shriveled , withered
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wrangle
Definition
to argue or dispute.
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wrench
Definition
to twist suddenly and forcibly;
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wry
Definition
twisted, distorted or perverted,
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yen
Definition
longing , urge
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yeoman
Definition
one of a class of lesser freeholders, below the gentry, who cultivated their own land,
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