Glossary of Terms: Becoming Minnesotan
Definition | |
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vague |
Adjective: Uncertain; not clear. |
value |
Noun: The quality that makes something desirable or valuable; the degree of importance one gives to something. Verb: To regard highly; think much of; place importance upon. (values, valuing, valued) |
values |
Noun: A collection of guiding, usually positive principles; what one deems to be correct and desirable in life, especially regarding personal conduct. |
vast |
Adjective: Very great in size, amount, degree, intensity, or especially extent. |
versed |
Adjective: Knowledgeable or skilled, either through study or experience. |
versus |
Preposition: Compared with; as opposed to. |
vest |
Verb: To place or settle. (vests, vesting, vested) |
Vietnamese |
Adjective: Of or pertaining to Vietnam. Noun: 1. Inhabitant of Vietnam or person of Vietnamese descent. 2. Language spoken predominantly in Vietnam. |
visa |
Noun: A permit to enter and leave a country, normally issued by the authorities of the country to be visited. |
vocational school |
Noun: A school that teaches specific job skills, rather than general academic subjects. |
volunteer |
Noun: One who enters into, or offers for, any service of his/her own free will, especially when done without pay. Verb: To enlist oneself as a volunteer; to do or offer to do something voluntarily. (volunteers, volunteering, volunteered) |
vow |
Noun: A solemn promise to perform some act or behave in a specified manner. |
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