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06/27/2012

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Unprecedented
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(adj.) without a previous example
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Unstinting
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(adj.) bestowed liberally
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Untenable
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(adj.) cannnot be achieved
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Unwitting
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(adj.) accidental
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Urbane
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(adj.) sophisticated, refined courtesy
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Utilitarian
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(adj.) serving a useful purpose, practical
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Vacillate
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(v.) to waver in opinion, to be indecisive
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Vacuous
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(adj.) lacking intelligence; empty; lacking serious purpose
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Vapid
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(adj.) dull
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Venality
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(n.) open to bribery and corruption
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Venal
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(adj.) corrupt
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Venerate
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(v.) to revere, worship
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Venerable
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(adj.) revered, respected
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Veracity
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(n.) truthfulness
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Verbose
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(n.) long-winded and wordy
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Vernacular
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(n.) colloquial speech,common speech
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Vernal
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(adj.) pertaining to the spring season
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Verisimilitude
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(n.) probability
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Verity
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(n.) truth
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Vertiginous
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(adj.) dizziness
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Verve
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(adj.) energy and enthusiasm in the expression of ideas, especially in artistic performance or composition; panache
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Vestige
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(n.) a trace, slight remainder of something
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Vestigial
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(adj.) pertaining to an organ that no longer serves a function
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Vex
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(v.) to aggravate, annoy
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Viable
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(adj.) capable of growing and sustaining life; feasible, possible
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Vigilant
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(adj.) watchful
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Vignettes
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(n.) a short scene or literary sketch
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Vigor
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(n.) energy, strength
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Vigorous
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(adj.)
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Vilify
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(v.) to speak ill of, defame, slander
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Vindicate
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(v.) to free from blame, exonerate
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Vindictive
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(adj.) vengeful, spiteful, malicious
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Virtuoso
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(n.) highly skilled expert
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Virulent
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(adj.) extremely harmful or hostile
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Viscous
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(adj.) thick, sticky
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Vitiate
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(v.) to reduce the value or impair the quality of
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Vitriolic
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(adj.) bitter criticism
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Vituperative
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(adj.) verbally abusive and insulting
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Vivacious
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(adj.) lively and cheerful, full of life
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Vivid
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(adj.) evoking lifelike images; hear, seen, or felt as if real
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Vociferous
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(adj.) crying out noisily
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Volatile
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(adj.) changeable, unpredictable; explosive, precarious
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Voluble
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(adj.) fluent and articulate, talkative
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Voluminous
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(adj.) of great volume or size
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Voracious
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(adj.) hungry; greedy and insatiable
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Wane
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(v.) to decrease
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Wary
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(adj.) cautious, guarded
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Watershed
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(n.) a critical turning point
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Whimsical
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(adj.) capricious, fanciful
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Wily
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(adj.) sly
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Winnow
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(v.) to scatter, to blow away OR to select the best parts/people from a group or list
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Wistful
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(adj.) longing, pensive
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Wrongheaded
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(adj.) stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles
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Wry
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(adj.) dry humor, ironic
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Xenophobia
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(n.) fear or dislike of foreigners
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Zealot
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(n.) fanatic follower, who exhibits excessive zeal (especially related to religious beliefs)
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Zealous
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(adj.) enthusiastically devoted to a cause; passionate, ardent
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Zenith
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(n.) peak, highest point
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