Glossary of Terms: Becoming Minnesotan

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Definition
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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