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- UNMUTED
- UNROOTEDNot rooted
- URBANITESplural of urbanite
- UREASEthe enzyme, found in soil bacteria and some plants, that catalyzes the hydrolysis of urea into ammonia and carbon dioxide
- URMIA
- URSA
- UVULAEllipsis of palatine uvula, the fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the soft palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing.
- UVULAEplural of uvula
- UVULAROf or relating to the uvula.
- UVULASplural of uvula
- VAINOverly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason.
- VALEA valley.
- VALGUSknock-kneed (having the distal part of a limb displaced or twisted away from the midline of the body)
- VAPIDITYThe state or quality of being vapid; vapidness.
- VARIEGATEDStreaked, spotted, or otherwise marked with a variety of color.
- VARUSA deformity in which the foot is turned inward.
- VELUMA thin membrane resembling a veil or curtain. The soft palate. A thin membrane partially covering the cluster of sporangia near the leaf base in quillworts and their extinct relati
- VENOUSOf or pertaining to veins.
- VENTRALRelated to the abdomen or stomach.
- VENTRICLEAny small cavity within a body; a hollow part or organ, especially: One of two lower chambers of the heart.
- VERDANTGreen in colour.
- VESICALPertaining to the urinary bladder.
- VESICULAROf, pertaining to, having, or being vesicles (vesiculae).
- VETOEROne who exercises the power to refuse approval.
- VIBRIOAny of several bacteria, of the genus Vibrio, shaped like a curved rod.
- VICARIOUSDelegated.
- VICARSplural of vicar
- VICEROYSplural of viceroy
- VIGSplural of vig
- VINOSITYThe quality or state of being vinous, or of having some essential characteristic of wine.
- VINOUSPertaining to or having the characteristics of wine.
- VINTER
- VINYResembling or characteristic of a vine, especially in being twisty.
- VIRULENCESplural of virulence
- VISCERAplural of viscus
- VISIERArchaic spelling of vizier.
- VITALSThose organs of the body that are essential for life.
- VITRIOLAny of various metal sulphates.
- VIXENA female fox.
- VOCATIONSplural of vocation
- VOCESplural of vox
- VOCIFEROUSMaking or characterized by a noisy outcry; clamorous.
- VOLARPertaining to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot.
- VORACIOUSWanting or devouring great quantities of food.
- VORTEXESplural of vortex
- VOXELSplural of voxel
- VOYEURSplural of voyeur
- VULCANITEA hardened rubber made by vulcanization of latex with sulfur.
- VULPINEPertaining to a fox.
- WADIA valley, gully, or stream bed in northern Africa and southwest Asia that remains dry except during the rainy season.
- WADISplural of wadi
- WAGEN
- WAGSplural of wag
- WAINSCOTAn area of wooden (especially oaken) panelling on the lower part of a room’s walls.
- WAKENTo wake or rouse from sleep.
- WAMEThe belly.
- WEEBLY
- WEID
- WHALEN
- WHIMSEYAlternative spelling of whimsy.
- WINCHA machine consisting of a drum on an axle, a friction brake or ratchet and pawl, and a crank handle or prime mover (often an electric or hydraulic motor), with or without gearing,
- WINDYAccompanied by wind.
- WINOSplural of wino
- WITESplural of wite
- WOMANISTRelating to or in accordance with womanism.
- WOMP
- WRITA written order, issued by a court, ordering someone to do (or stop doing) something.
- WURSTA German- or Austrian-style sausage.
- WYLE
- WYSE
- XANTHIUM
- XENIAThe concept of hospitality to strangers.
- XENOGRAFTSplural of xenograft
- XRAYSplural of xray
- XYLOIDCharacteristic of wood; woody
- YAGS
- YAWSA contagious tropical disease, caused by the spirochete Treponema pertenue, characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, which often resemble berries.
- YBOR
- YERBAIlex paraguariensis, a species of holly native to southern South America; or the dried leaves and twigs of this plant, used to make the caffeine-rich beverage maté.
- YERBASplural of yerba
- YESHIVAAn academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts.
- YOUNGSthird-person singular simple present indicative of young
- ZITSplural of zit
- ZOLOFT
- ZOONITESplural of zoonite
- ZYDECOA form of Louisiana Creole music, characteristically performed by accordion and washboard bands, that combines Cajun and Creole roots music with elements of African-American music.
- ZYGOMAThe cheekbone.
- ZYGOMATICOf, relating to, or located in the area of the zygomatic bone or zygomatic arch.