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Vacillate- Zealous
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English
11th Grade
04/29/2009

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Term
Root: Ver
Definition
truth
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Root: Voc/Vok
Definition
to call
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Root: Vol
Definition
to wish
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Vacillate
Definition
to be indecisive; to waver
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Vapid
Definition
without liveliness; dull; spiritless
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Vehement
Definition
intense; forceful; violent
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Venal
Definition
capable of being bribed; wiling to do anything for money; corrupt
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Venerate
Definition
to revere; to treat as something holy, especially because of great age
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Veracity
Definition
truthfulness
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Verbose
Definition
using too many words; not succinct, circumlocutory
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Verisimilitude
Definition
similarity to reality; the appearance of truth; looking like the real thing
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Vernacular
Definition
everyday speech; slang; idiom
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Vestige
Definition
a remaining bit of something; a last trace
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Vex
Definition
to annoy; to pester; to confuse
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Viable
Definition
capable of living; workable
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Vicarious
Definition
experienced, performed, or suffered
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Vicissitude
Definition
upheaval; natural change; change in fortune
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Vilify
Definition
to say vile things about; to defame
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Vindicate
Definition
to clear form all blame or suspicion; to justify
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Vindictive
Definition
seeking revenge
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Virtuoso
Definition
a masterful musician; a masterful practitioner in some other field
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Virulent
Definition
extremely poisonous; malignant; full of hate
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Visionary
Definition
a dreamer; someone with impractical goals or ideas about the future
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Vitiate
Definition
to make impure; to pollute
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Vitriolic
Definition
caustic; full of bitterness
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Vocation
Definition
an occupation; a job
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Vociferous
Definition
loud; noisy
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Volatile
Definition
quick to evaporate; highly unstable; explosive
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Volition
Definition
will conscious choice
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Wanton
Definition
malicious; unjustifiable; unprovoked; egregious
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Willful
Definition
deliberate; obstinate; insistent on having one's way
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Wistful
Definition
yearning; sadly longing
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Zealous
Definition
enthusiastically devoted to something; fervent
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