v. support; preserve; hold aloft; raise
E.g. We cannot project our values abroad unless we uphold them at home.
a. showing a high degree of refinement
E.g. A Mini is a car that is bandy and urbane, which is to say, good on gas and easy to park.
n. social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban
E.g. The twentieth century witnessed the rapid urbanization of the world’s population.
n. something useful; public service
E.g. All were eager to get a slice of Hong Kong's first privatized utility - its underground Mass Transit Railway system.
n. state of having been made use of; the act of using
E.g. We know he is skilled in the utilization of computers.
v. speak; express; send forth with the voice
E.g. When I ask, how do you know your partner loves you, many people utter the short worded response, 'I just know'.
n. vocal expression; power of speaking; last or utmost extremity
E.g. There was something I wished to say, "The wandering look and changed utterance told what wreck had taken place in her once vigorous frame."
a. void of thought or knowledge; without an occupant or incumbent
E.g. “There has been an increase in vacant homes, so choices are many," Zhan says, "especially for a first-time home buyer.”
v. turn into vapor, steam, gas, or fog; decrease rapidly and disappear
E.g. "Zap!" went Super Mario's atomic ray gun as he tried to vaporize another deadly foe.
n. unusual largeness in size or extent
E.g. He sat upon his rock with a kind of vastness, so bold and strong he seemed.
n. someone who doesn't eat meat or fish usually for religious or moral reasons
E.g. Some evidence also suggests that vegetarian diets can improve mood and mental ability.
n. religious zeal; willingness to serve God
E.g. He felt more than simple admiration for Miss Euston; he experienced a kind of veneration for her.
n. small opening; means of escape or release; outlet; hole for the escape of gas or air
E.g. A small volume of air can be felt when the chin vent is open.
a. willing to try new things and take risks; bold
E.g. These venturesome butterflies are stronger fliers and reproduce more quickly compared to their less mobile relatives.
n. scene of any event or action; locality where a crime is committed or a cause of action occurs
E.g. Will you stay at the Olympic village if your venue is an hour away?
n. written work in a new form; edition; interpretation of a particular viewpoint
E.g. He downloaded the latest version of the software from the Internet.
a. upright in position or posture; oriented vertically
E.g. They saw a column still vertical amid the ruins.
n. trace; remains; indication that something has been happened
E.g. We discovered a vestige of early Indian life in the cave.
n. someone who has given long service
E.g. The veteran laughed at the new recruits.
v. shake, quiver; move or swing from side to side regularly
E.g. The phone includes a mechanical device that can make the phone vibrate when it would ring or make a sound, such as an incoming call or an alarm.
a. successful; being the winner in a contest or struggle
E.g. His belief that the forces fighting evil in the world can be victorious was a hard-won belief in his time.
n. successful ending of struggle or contest; defeat of an enemy or opponent
E.g. I'm confident that we can use the word victory right now, which obviously sounds very good for the first elected Asian mayor of the city.
v. strive for victory or superiority; contend; compete
E.g. Politicians vie with one another, competing for donations and votes.
n. watchfulness; wakefulness; process of paying close and continuous attention
E.g. While online auction sites feature some great deals, I guess buyer vigilance is always required.
a. robust; strong; energetic, and active in mind or body
E.g. At other times she seemed possessed of a wild animation, her eyes alight, her expression vigorous, an intense glow in her soul.
n. weak-stemmed plant that derives support from climbing
E.g. A vine is a growth form based on long, flexible stems.
a. turbulent; intensely vivid or loud; by violence or bloodshed
E.g. Significantly, he never used the word terrorism, but he hit hard on what he called violent extremism and its consequences.
n. small instrument with four strings, played with a bow; a fiddle
E.g. The violin string snapped because it was fastened too tight.
n. appreciation for or interest in fine objects of art; lovers of the elegant arts collectively
E.g. He played with that splendid kind of virtuosity which makes one forget the technique.
n. resistance of a liquid to shear forces; physics coefficient of viscosity; quality of flowing slowly
E.g. So, if you heat honey, the viscosity is less than that of cold honey.
a. sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow
E.g. Melted tar is a viscous substance.
n. distant view , especially through an opening, as between buildings or trees; outlook
E.g. A favorite bay vista is from the point of Coit Tower on Telegraph Hill.
a. tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence
E.g. Increases in volatile weather have alarming impact on business resources and insurance markets.
a. done or undertaken of one's own free will; unforced
E.g. But can it be enforced? The answer technically is no - it's a voluntary agreement and there are no penalties for those who don't control wages.
n. speech sound made with the vocal tract open
E.g. A vowel is a type of sound for which there is no closure of the throat or mouth at any point.
a. susceptible to wounds; capable of being wounded or hurt
E.g. His opponents could not harm Achilles, who was vulnerable only in his heel.
n. strike; act of leaving or quitting a meeting, company, or organization, especially as a sign of protest
E.g. Union leaders say thousands of workers will join the walkout today.
n. tree with 10 - 40 meters tall; hard, dark brown wood of any of these trees
E.g. The gun has nice walnut, is well made, the boy loves my gun and the price was good.
a. very cautious; on guard; watchful
E.g. Many teachers remain wary of linking test scores to paychecks.
a. tight; unaffected by water; made of or covered with material that doesn't allow water in
E.g. The jacket no longer has a main waterproof zipper.