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NS Vocab - U/V
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| undefiled | free from stains/blemishes; not having its purity or excellence corrupted |
| undulate | move in a wavy pattern or in a rising/falling motion; stir up (water) as to form ripples; having a wavy margin and rippled surface |
| unequivocal | admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion; clearly defined or formulated |
| unfettered | not bound by shackles and chains |
| unflappable | not easily perturbed, excited, or upset |
| unheralded | without warning or announcement |
| unprepossessing | an unfavorable or neutral first impression |
| unregenerate | not reformed morally or spiritually |
| unremmitingly | uninterrupted in time; indefinitely long continuing |
| unsullied | (reputation) free from blemishes; spotlessly clean and fresh |
| untoward | not proper or in one's best interest |
| urchin | poor and often mischievous city child |
| valedictory | a farewell oration (especially by a valedictorian) |
| vapid | lacking significance or liveliness; lacking taste (food) |
| vascular | relating to blood vessels |
| vassal | (in medieval Europe) a person holding a fief (right to use land); a person who owes allegiance to a feudal lord |
| verbatim | using exactly the same words |
| vernal | suggestive of youth, spring |
| vertigo | a reeling sensation like you are about to fall |
| vicarious | experienced at secondhand |
| vindicate | show to be right by showing justification/proof |
| viscous | having high resistance to flow; sticky like adhesive (syrupy texture) |
| vista | the visual percept of a region (famous scenery) |
| vitiate | make imperfect; corrupt morally; render ineffective |
| vulpine | resembling of characteristic of a fox |