| A | B |
|---|
| tranquillity | calmness, peacefulness |
| transcendent | going beyond known limits |
| trite | overused, lacking freshness |
| truant | someone who cuts school or neglects his or her duties |
| truncate | shorten by cutting off |
| tumultuous | characterized by a noisy uproar |
| unbiased | without prejudice |
| ubiquitous | being everywhere at the same time |
| unanimity | complete agreement |
| undermine | to injure or destroy underhandedly |
| unethical | having bad moral principles |
| unheralded | unnoticed or unappreciated |
| uniform | alike, identical |
| unnerving | upsetting, causing nervousness |
| unprecedented | without parallel |
| unseemly | unbecoming |
| unsound | not solid; not well founded; not healthy |
| unwitting | unaware |
| urbane | highly sophisticated |
| usurp | to seized power by force |
| utility | usefulness |
| vacillation | wavering, going back and forth |
| vagary | inconsistent or unpredictable action |
| vague | not precise, unclear |
| vane | a device that measures wind direction |
| vanquish | overpower an enemy completely |
| vegetation | plant life |
| veiled | covered or concealed |
| vengeful | wanting or seeking revenge |
| vent | express with emotion |
| verbosity | the use of too many words |
| verifiable | able to be proven true |
| versatile | capable of doing many things well |
| virtue | moral excellence |
| vigor | energy, vitality |
| vital | full of energy, necessary for life |
| vitality | energy, liveliness |
| vivid | sharp, intense, making an impression of the senses |
| vociferous | loud |
| void | to invalidate |
| vulnerable | capable of being hurt |
| wallow | to indulge in a particular state of mind |
| wariness | cautiousness |
| wharf | a structure built to extend from the land out over the water |
| whimsical | eccentric; unpredictable |
| wily | artful, cunning, deceitful, sly |
| witty | clever or amusing |
| wry | dryly humorous |
| yearnings | deep longings |
| zealous | very enthusiastic and intense |
