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English
10th Grade
05/02/2008

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Vacillate
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to be indecisive; to waver
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vapid
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without liveliness; dull; spiritless
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vehement
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intense; forceful; violent
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venal

Definition
capable of being bribed; willing to do anything for money; corrupt
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venerate
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to revere; to treat as something holy, especially because of great age
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veracity
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truthfulness
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verbose
Definition
using too many words; not succinct
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verisimilitude
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similarity to reality; appearance of truth; looking at thereal thing
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vernacular
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everyday speech; slang
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vestige

Definition
a remaining bit of something; a last trace
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vex
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to annoy; to pester; to confuse
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viable
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capable of living; workable
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vicarious
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experienced, performed, or suffered through someone else; living through experiences of another as though they were one's own experiences
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vicissitude
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upheaval; natural change; change in fortune
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vilify
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to say vile things about; to defame
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vindicate
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to clear from all blame or suspicion; to justify
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vindictive
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seeking revenge
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virtuoso
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a masterful musician; a masterful practitioner in some other field
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virulent
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extremely poisonous; full of hate
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visionary
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a dreamer, someone with impractical goals or ideas about the future

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vitiate
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to make impure; to pollute
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virtriolic
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caustic; full of bitterness
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vocation
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an occupation; a job
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vociferous
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loud noisy
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volatile
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quick to evaporate; highly unstable; explosive
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volition
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consioius choice; will
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Wanton
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unjustifiable; unprovoked
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willful
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deliberate; obstinate; insistent on having one's way
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wistful
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yearning; sadly longing
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zealous

Definition
enthusiastically devoting to something; fervent
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