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vacillate - zealous
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English
11th Grade
05/04/2009

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Term
Root - ver
Definition
Truth - verdict, verify, verdad
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Root - voc/vok
Definition
To call - vocal, vocation
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Root - vol
Definition
To wish - voluntary, benevolent
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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; willing 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 through someone else; living through the experiences of another as though they were one's own experiences
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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 from 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 ones 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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