| A | B |
|---|
| turpitude | depravity; vile or morally debased action |
| tutelage (think tutor) | the act of training or the state of being under instruction. |
| ubiquitous | being present everywhere at the same time; omnipresent |
| umbrage | offense; annoyance; displeasure |
| undulous (UND wave + -OUS full of) | of or pertaining to waves |
| unequivocal (UN not + EQUI equal + VOC voice) | to make one's position, or side, clear in regards to an issue--NOT to play to both sides, to choose one and make one's position clear |
| unilateral (UNI one + LAT side) | one-sided |
| urbane (URB city) | sophisticated; well-cultured; one raised in a civilized manner (consider early life: cities versus the primitive countryside) |
| usurp | to seize or take possession by force. |
| vacillate | to waver in mind or opinion; to sway unsteadily |
| vacuous (VAC empty) | empty |
| variegate (think VARY + -ATE cause) | varied in appearance or color; marked with patches or spots of different color |
| venerate (perhaps from VENUS, the goddess of love and beauty) | to view or honor with deep respect or admiration |
| veracity (VER true) | truthfulness |
| verbatim | word for word (as in copying) |
| verisimilitude (VER true + SIMILAR) | similar to the truth or reality (but not the same as the truth) |
| vicarious (VICE in place of) | taking the place of another person or thing; acting or serving as a substitute |
| vicissitude | a change, especially a complete change of condition or circumstances, such as fortune. |
| vitriolic | cruel or mean |
| vogue | current fashion or manner of doing things; what is popular or in style |
| volatile (VOL will) | changeable; flighty; transient; inconstant |
| voluptuous | sensuously pleasing or delightful; having fullness of beautiful form, as a woman, with or without sensuous or sensual quality. |
| wantonness | without regard for what is right, just, o humane |
| winsome | sweetly or innocently charming; cheerful; light-hearted |
| zephyr | any soft, gentle wind. |
