| 3401 | twist | When we twist something we turn it around and around. |
| 3402 | two | Two is the word for the number 2. |
| 3403 | type | A type is a particular kind or group of things or people. |
| 3404 | typewritten | If something is typewritten, it is written on a computer or typewriter. |
| 3405 | typhoon | A typhoon is a large tropical storm that moves in circles. |
| 3406 | typical | If something is typical, it is normal, or something that usually happens. |
| 3407 | ugly | Something ugly is not good to look at. |
| 3408 | ultimate | When something is ultimate, it is the final result or aim of a long series of events. |
| 3409 | underestimate | To underestimate something or someone means to think less of them than they really are. |
| 3410 | undergo | To undergo an action means to have it happen to you. |
| 3411 | undergraduate | An undergraduate is a student at a college who is studying for a bachelor’s degree. |
| 3412 | underground | An underground action happens below the surface of the Earth. |
| 3413 | underlying | An underlying thing is a hidden cause or reason. |
| 3414 | undermine | To undermine someone means to betray them or weaken their efforts or authority. |
| 3415 | underneath | Underneath means below or under. |
| 3416 | understand | To understand something you need to know what it means. |
| 3417 | undertake | To undertake a particular task is to take on the responsibility of doing it. |
| 3418 | unfortunate | If something is unfortunate, it is bad or unlucky. |
| 3419 | uniform | A uniform is a piece of clothing worn by people of the same group. |
| 3420 | unify | To unify means to bring people or things together. |
| 3421 | unique | A unique person or thing is not like others. |
| 3422 | unite | To unite is to get together to do something. |
| 3423 | unity | Unity is the state of people working together for a certain purpose. |
| 3424 | university | A university is a school where people study for a degree. |
| 3425 | unless | Unless means if not or except when. |
| 3426 | unlike | Unlike is used in place of “completely different from a particular person or thing.” |
| 3427 | unrest | Unrest is a state of anger about something among the people in a place. |
| 3428 | unsettle | To unsettle someone means to make them anxious or worried. |
| 3429 | upbringing | An upbringing is the way that someone is taught to behave by their parents. |
| 3430 | upcoming | When something is upcoming, that means it will happen in the near future. |
| 3431 | update | To update something means to make it more modern. |
| 3432 | upgrade | To upgrade something means to improve it or make it more efficient. |
| 3433 | upper | An upper position is a higher position. |
| 3434 | upright | If something is upright, it is standing up straight. |
| 3435 | uproar | Uproar is loud noise caused by people who are very angry or upset. |
| 3436 | upwards | An upwards action moves vertically towards the direction above. |
| 3437 | urban | If something is urban, it is related to towns and cities. |
| 3438 | urge | To urge someone is to try very hard to get them to do something. |
| 3439 | urgent | An urgent thing is important and needs to be done now. |
| 3440 | usual | When something is usual, it is what we expect. |
| 3441 | utensil | A utensil is a common tool or container. |
| 3442 | utility | A utility is a business that supplies services such as water or electricity. |
| 3443 | utilize | To utilize something is to use it for a specific purpose. |
| 3444 | utter | To utter a word or a sound means to say it. |
| 3445 | vague | If something is vague, it is not clear and gives very few details. |
| 3446 | vain | If people are vain, they are only concerned with how they look. |
| 3447 | valentine | A valentine is someone loved or admired with great affection. |
| 3448 | valid | When something is valid, it is correct or based on good reasoning. |
| 3449 | validate | To validate is to make someone feel that his or her ideas and feelings are respected. |
| 3450 | valley | A valley is a low area of land between two mountains or hills. |
| 3451 | value | The value of something is what it is worth. |
| 3452 | valve | A valve is a device attached to a pipe and controls the flow of liquid or air. |
| 3453 | vampire | A vampire is a fictional monster that sleeps in a coffin and sucks people’s blood. |
| 3454 | van | A van is a vehicle that is used for carrying things. It is smaller than a truck. |
| 3455 | vanish | To vanish is to go away suddenly. |
| 3456 | vanity | Vanity is excessive pride or love of one’s own appearance or things one has done. |
| 3457 | variety | A variety of something is a group of many different kinds of it. |
| 3458 | various | If something is various, there are many types of it. |
| 3459 | vary | To vary means to be different from another thing in size or amount. |
| 3460 | vase | A vase is an attractive container in which people keep flowers. |
| 3461 | vast | If something is vast, it is very large. |
| 3462 | vegetable | A vegetable is a plant used as food. |
| 3463 | vegetarian | A vegetarian is someone who does not eat any meat products. |
| 3464 | vehement | When somebody is vehement, they are angry and emotional. |
| 3465 | vein | A vein is a tube in the body that carries blood toward the heart. |
| 3466 | venom | Venom is a poisonous substance that comes from animals or plants. |
| 3467 | venture | To venture is to go to a place that may be dangerous. |
| 3468 | verify | To verify means to find out if something is true. |
| 3469 | version | A version is an account of something that differs slightly from the original. |
| 3470 | very | Very is used to emphasize an adjective or adverb. |
| 3471 | vessel | A vessel is a large ship or boat. |
| 3472 | veteran | A veteran is someone who has a lot of experience doing something. |
| 3473 | veterinarian | A veterinarian is a doctor who takes care of animals. |
| 3474 | via | Via introduces a route or means of travel. |
| 3475 | viable | When something is viable, it is capable of doing what it is intended to do. |
| 3476 | vibrate | To vibrate is to shake very hard. |
| 3477 | vice versa | If a statement is vice versa, then its two main ideas are switched with one another. |
| 3478 | vicious | When something or someone is vicious, they are violent and cruel. |
| 3479 | victim | A victim is a person who is hurt by a bad action. |
| 3480 | victor | A victor is a group or person that wins in a contest. |
| 3481 | victory | A victory is a situation in which you win a battle, game, election, or dispute. |
| 3482 | view | To view is to look at something. |
| 3483 | vigil | A vigil is a period of watchful attention at night for a specific purpose. |
| 3484 | vigorous | If something or someone is vigorous, they use a lot of energy. |
| 3485 | village | A village is a very small town. |
| 3486 | villain | A villain is an evil person who breaks the law or hurts others. |
| 3487 | vine | A vine is a plant that has long, twisting stems and climbs upward. |
| 3488 | violate | To violate a law, rule, or agreement means to break it. |
| 3489 | violence | Violence is forceful action that is meant to injure or kill people. |
| 3490 | violent | A violent person or animal uses force to hurt others. |
| 3491 | viral | When something is viral, it is a disease or infection that is caused by a virus. |
| 3492 | virgin | A virgin is someone who has never had sex. |
| 3493 | virtual | A virtual thing is very close to being true or accurate. |
| 3494 | virtue | A virtue is a good quality or way of behaving. |
| 3495 | vision | Vision is the ability to see. |
| 3496 | visit | To visit is to go and spend time in another place or see another person. |
| 3497 | visual | Visual relates to seeing. |
| 3498 | vital | Something vital is necessary for life. |
| 3499 | vivid | When something is vivid, it is bright and colorful. |
| 3500 | vocal | When someone is vocal, he or she expresses a strong opinion publicly. |
| 3501 | volcano | A volcano is a mountain with a hole on top where hot liquid comes out. |
| 3502 | volume | The volume is the total amount of something. |
| 3503 | voluntary | When something is voluntary, it is done by choice but is not required. |
| 3504 | volunteer | To volunteer means to offer to do something for free. |
| 3505 | vomit | To vomit means to have food come up from one’s stomach. |
| 3506 | vow | To vow means to make a promise to do something. |
| 3507 | voyage | A voyage is a long journey made on a boat or an aircraft. |
| 3508 | vulnerable | When someone is vulnerable, they are weak and without protection. |
| 3509 | wage | A wage is the money that a person gets for doing a job. |
| 3510 | wagon | A wagon is a cart used to carry heavy things. |
| 3511 | wail | To wail is to show sadness by crying loudly. |
| 3512 | wait | To wait is to stay in a place until an expected event happens. |
| 3513 | walk | To walk is to move forward using legs, but it is slower than running. |
| 3514 | wander | To wander is to walk without going to a certain place. |
| 3515 | war | A war is a big fight between two groups of people. |
| 3516 | wardrobe | A wardrobe is the collection of all of a person’s clothing. |
| 3517 | warn | To warn someone is to make them know of possible danger in the future. |
| 3518 | warp | To warp means to become bent into the wrong shape. |
| 3519 | warrior | A warrior is a brave soldier or fighter. |
| 3520 | waste | To waste means to use something carelessly and unnecessarily. |
| 3521 | watch | To watch is to look at someone or something for a period of time. |
| 3522 | water | Water is a clear liquid that people need to survive. |
| 3523 | wave | A wave is a line of water that moves higher than the rest of the water. |
| 3524 | wavy | When something is wavy, it is not straight but has a series of curves. |
| 3525 | wax | Wax is a substance that is slightly shiny and melts when heated. |
| 3526 | weak | If someone is weak, they are not strong and healthy. |
| 3527 | wealth | Wealth is the total of one’s possessions (money, land, etc.). |
| 3528 | weapon | A weapon is an object used to hurt people. |
| 3529 | wear | To wear is to have clothing on your body. |
| 3530 | weary | If someone is weary, then they are tired. |
| 3531 | weather | Weather is the temperature and the state of the outdoors. |
| 3532 | weave | To weave means to make cloth using horizontal and vertical threads. |
| 3533 | web | A web is a home made by a spider. |
| 3534 | week | A week is a period of time that is seven days long. |
| 3535 | weigh | To weigh something means to measure how heavy it is. |
| 3536 | weight | Weight is how heavy something or someone is. |
| 3537 | weird | When something is weird, it is very strange. |
| 3538 | welcome | To welcome is to greet someone or something with pleasure. |
| 3539 | welfare | Welfare is the health and happiness of a person or group. |
| 3540 | wet | A wet thing has water on it. |
| 3541 | whale | A whale is a very large mammal that lives in the ocean. |
| 3542 | whatsoever | You use whatsoever after a noun to emphasize that there is nothing of that thing. |
| 3543 | wheat | Wheat is a plant from which we get the grain used to make bread. |
| 3544 | wheel | A wheel is a round thing on a vehicle that turns when it moves. |
| 3545 | whereabouts | The whereabouts of someone or something is the place where they are. |
| 3546 | whereas | You use whereas to show how two things are different. |
| 3547 | whereby | Whereby means by which or through which. |
| 3548 | whether | You use whether when you must choose between two things. |
| 3549 | whisper | To whisper means to say very quietly. |
| 3550 | wicked | A wicked person is very bad or evil. |
| 3551 | wide | If something is wide, it is large from side to side. |
| 3552 | widespread | Something that is widespread is spread widely across the world. |
| 3553 | width | Width is the distance from one side of something to the other side. |
| 3554 | wild | To be wild is to be without control. |
| 3555 | winding | If something is winding, then it follows a twisting course. |
| 3556 | wine | Wine is an alcoholic drink made from grapes. |
| 3557 | wipe | To wipe something is to slide a piece of cloth over it to clean it. |
| 3558 | wire | A wire is a thin string made out of metal. |
| 3559 | witch | A witch is a woman with magical powers. |
| 3560 | withdraw | To withdraw means to leave a place, usually during war. |
| 3561 | within | You use within to say that something is inside another thing. |
| 3562 | witness | A witness is someone who sees or hears a crime or accident happen. |
| 3563 | wizard | A wizard is a man who can do magic. |
| 3564 | wonder | To wonder is to ask yourself questions or have a need to know. |
| 3565 | wood | Wood is the thing that trees are made of. |
| 3566 | wooded | If an area is wooded, it is covered with trees. |
| 3567 | wooden | Wooden objects are made of wood. |
| 3568 | work | To work is to do a job that you get paid for. |
| 3569 | workout | A workout is an exercise routine that helps improve health. |
| 3570 | workplace | A workplace is the room or building where you work. |
| 3571 | world | The world is the Earth and all the people and things in it. |
| 3572 | worm | A worm is a small animal with a long, thin body. |
| 3573 | worse | If something is worse, it is of poorer quality than another thing. |
| 3574 | worsen | To worsen is to get worse. |
| 3575 | worship | To worship means to like and honor a person, thing, or religious figure. |
| 3576 | worth | If something is worth an amount of money, it costs that amount. |
| 3577 | worthwhile | If something is worthwhile, it is important or useful. |
| 3578 | wound | To wound is to injure someone or something by cutting or breaking the skin. |
| 3579 | wrap | To wrap is to cover something on all sides. |
| 3580 | wreck | To wreck something means to destroy or ruin it. |
| 3581 | wrestle | To wrestle is to try to push another competitor to the floor. |
| 3582 | wrinkle | A wrinkle is a line on a person’s face that appears as they get old. |
| 3583 | write | To write is to use a pen or keyboard to make letters and numbers on paper or a screen. |
| 3584 | yard | A yard is the ground just outside of a house. |
| 3585 | yawn | To yawn means to open one’s mouth wide and breathe in air. |
| 3586 | year | A year is a period of 365 days or twelve months. |
| 3587 | yell | When you yell at someone, you shout at them. |
| 3588 | yet | Yet is used to say something has not happened up to now. |
| 3589 | yield | To yield something means to give up control of it or to give it away. |
| 3590 | zip | To zip something means to close it with a zipper. |
| 3591 | zone | A zone is an area that has different qualities from the ones around it. |
| 3592 | zoology | Zoology is a subject in which people study animals. |
| 3593 | zoom | To zoom is to move quickly. |