MTEL Vocab U-Z
Suggested vocab from the Communications and Literacy test book.
Terms
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- unwonted
- not ordinary, unusual
- volatile
- changeable, undependable
- valance
- a short drapery hanging over a window
- urbane
- cultured, suave
- vacillation
- fluctuation
- vilify
- to slander
- wry
- mocking, cynical
- vendetta
- feud
- virulent
- deadly, harmful, malicious
- yoke
- harness, collar
- usurpation
- taking something for oneself, seizure
- wheedle
- to try to persuade, to coax
- vex
- to trouble the nerves, to annoy
- viable
- 1) capable of maintaining life 2) possible, attainable
- zenith
- point directly overhead in the sky
- unequivocal
- clear, definite
- ubiquitous
- ever-present in all places, universal
- usury
- the act of lending money at illegal interest rates
- zealot
- believer, enthusiast, fan
- voluble
- fluent
- veracious
- conforming to fact, accurate
- venerate
- to revere
- vantage
- position giving the advantage
- vaunted
- boasted of
- zephyr
- gentle wind, breeze
- wanton
- unruly, excessive
- vindicate
- to free from charge, to clear