| A | B |
|---|
| unctuous - | Adj - Characterized by exaggerated or insincere earnestness; oily |
| usurp - | V - To seize and hold by force and without legal authority. |
| vacuous - | Adj - Lacking intelligence; stupid. Devoid of expression; vacant. |
| vehement - | Adj - Forceful or intense in expression, emotion, or conviction; fervid. |
| vortex - | N - Spiral motion, esp. whirling mass of water or air that sucks everthing near toward its center. |
| winnow - | V - To separate or get rid of an undesirable part; eliminate. |
| wrought - | V - A past tense and a past participle of work. Adj - Put together; created. |
| xenophobe - | N - Person unduly fearful or contemptuous of that which is foreign |
| yeoman - | N - Attendant, servant, lesser official in royal or noble household. Diligent dependable worker. |
| ziggurat - | N - Ancient temple tower, a terraced pyramid with successively receding stories. |
