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vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ukulele(n) | a small 4-stringed Hawaiian guitar |
| ultramarine (n) | a brilliant blue pigment |
| ultimatum (n) | a final demand |
| ulterior (adj) | existing in the background or beyond what is evident |
| ulna (n) | the thinner and longer bone in the forearm, on the side opposite to the thumb |
| ulcerate (v) | develop into affect with an ulcer |
| ultrasonic (adj) | a noise beyond human hearing |
| ulcer (n) | an open sore or an external or internal surface of the body |
| ubiquitous (adj) | seeming to be everywhere at the same time; very common |
| ugly duckling (n) | a person who turns out to be beautiful or talented etc. against all expectations |
| UFO (n) | an undefined flying object |
| udder (n) | hanging mammary gland of cattle |
| vacillate (v) | waver in between different opinions, actions, etc. |
| vacuity (n) | lack of inteligence or thought |
| vacuole (n) | a small cavity in the organic tissue |
| vacuos (adj) | not intelligent, expressionless, meaningless |
| vacuum (n) | a space in which air has been completely or partly removed |
| vagabond (n) | an idle or dishonest one |
| vagaries (n) | unexpected changes |
| vagrant (n) | a person with no settled home or work |
| valance (n) | a short curtain hung above a window |
| valedictory (n) | a speech |
| wad (n) | a compact bundle of material |
| wader (n) | high waterproof boots worn for fishing |
| wading bird (n) | any long legged bird that finds its food in shallow waters or along the shore |
| wafer (n) | a very thin light cookie |
| waferboard (n) | a rigid sheet |
| wafer-thin (adj) | very thin |
| waffle 1 (v) | waver in opinion or resolve |
| waft (v) | float or glide gently through the air |
| wag 2 (n) | a joker or wit |
| waggish (adj) | amusing |
| waggle (v) | move with short movements from side to side or up and down |
| wah-wah (n) | an affect acheived on an electric guitar by using a pedal to control |