U
- ubiquitous: being everywhere.
- ukase: an edict.
- ululate: to howl; to wail.
- umbrage: offense; resentment.
- umbrage: suspicion of injury or wrong; offense.
- unctuous: excessively suave.
- unctuous: marked by a false or smug earnestness or agreeableness.
- undulant: resembling waves in form, motion, or occurrence.
- undulate: to move in waves.
- unguent: an ointment.
- upbraid: to scold or criticize harshly.
- urbane: polished and smooth in manner.
- urbane: polite; refined; elegant.
- uxorious: excessively fond of, or submissive to, a wife.
V
- vade mecum: a book or other thing that one regularly carries about.
- vagary: an extravagant, erratic, or unpredictable notion, action, or occurrence.
- vainglory: empty pride.
- vainglory: excessive pride or vain display.
- valetudinarian: a weak or sickly person, especially one morbidly concerned with his or her health.
- valetudinarian: a weak or sickly person.
- vapid: flat; dull; spiritless.
- vapid: insipid; flat; dull.
- varicolored: having a variety of colors.
- variegated: having marks or patches of different colors; also, varied.
- vatic: of or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy.
- vehement: marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions.
- vehement: marked by intensity of emotions or convictions.
- velleity: a slight wish or inclination.
- venal: capable of being bought.
- venal: capable of being bought; also, corruptible.
- venerate: to treat with deep respect.
- venial: capable of being forgiven.
- venial: capable of being forgiven; excusable.
- verbiage: an overabundance of words.
- verbiage: the use of many words without necessity.
- verbose: wordy.
- verdant: covered with growing plants or grass; green.
- verdant: green.
- verdure: greenness.
- verisimilitude: the quality of seeming to be true
- veritable: real; true; genuine.
- vertiginous: causing dizziness; also, giddy; dizzy.
- vet: to subject to thorough appraisal; to evaluate.
- vexillology: the study of flags.
- vicissitude: a change in condition or fortune.
- vim: energy; vigor.
- virago: an ill-tempered, overbearing woman; also, a woman of great strength and courage.
- virtu: love of or taste for fine objects of art; also, productions of art.
- virtu: productions of art (especially fine antiques).
- visage: the face; also, appearance; aspect.
- vitiate: to make faulty or imperfect.
- vituperate: to overwhelm with wordy abuse.
- vivify: to animate.
- vivify: to endue with life; to enliven.
- vociferous: clamorous; noisy.
- vociferous: making a loud outcry.
- volte-face: an about-face.
- voluble: characterized by a ready flow of speech.
- voluble: marked by a ready flow of speech.
- voluptuary: a person devoted to luxury and the gratification of sensual appetites.
- voluptuary: a sensualist.
- votary: one devoted to some pursuit, worship, study, or way of life.
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