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Undergraduate 1
08/10/2010
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unctuous
 Definition
smooth
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undulate
 Definition
move in waves
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upbraid
 Definition
to criticize, to scold
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usurp
 Definition
to seize with force
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utilitarian
 Definition
useless
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vacillate
 Definition
to fluctuate, to hesitate
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vacuous
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stupid
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vapid
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dull
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variegated
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diversified
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vehemently
 Definition
intense force or emotion
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veneer
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deceptively attractive
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venerable
 Definition
respect because of age
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venerate
 Definition
to honor
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veracity
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truthfulness
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verbose
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wordy
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verdant
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green
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vestige
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a trace of something lost
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vicarious
 Definition
experiencing through another
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vicissitude
 Definition
event that occurs by chance
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vigilant
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alert
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vilify
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to lower in importance
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vindicate
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to avenge, to free
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vindictive
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vengeful
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vitriolic
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harsh
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vituperate
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to scold
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vivacious
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lively
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vocation
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profession
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vociferous
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loud
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wallow
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to become helpless, to devote oneself entirely
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wane
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to make smaller
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wanton
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undisciplined, lustful
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whimsical
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fanciful
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wily
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crafty, sly
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winsome
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charming
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wistful
 Definition
full of yearning
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wizened
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dry, wrinkled
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yoke
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to join
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zealous
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eager
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zenith
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highest point
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zephyr
 Definition
gentle breeze
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comportment
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to behave in a manner of what is right/expected
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abate
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to put an end to
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inimical
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adverse
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boon
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benefit
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palliate
 Definition
to reduce violence of, to cover up by excuses
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convalescence
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rest
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spendthrift
 Definition
someone who blows money
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arsonist
 Definition
burning
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sneer
 Definition
smile that expresses contempt
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contempt
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despising
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assuage
 Definition
to lessen
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lariat
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rope
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crook
 Definition
hooked form
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buttress
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to strengthen
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bolster
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to stregthen
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logorrheic
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wordy
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dyspepsia
 Definition
indigestion
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bowdlerize
 Definition
to take out offensive parts
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aberrant
 Definition
not normal
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amalgamate
 Definition
to mix
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