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valedictorian A graduating student who achieves the highest grades in his/her class. This student usually gives a speech at the commencement ceremony at the end of a school year.… |
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Valencia County, New Mexico A county located in central New Mexico. The county used to cover a much larger area than it currently does, but after the creation of Cibola County in 1981 it lost… |
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Valley of Hot Waters A valley that surrounds the Zuni River in northwestern New Mexico. The Valley of Hot Waters is central to Zuni cosmology. |
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vandal An individual who commits anonymous property violence. |
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vandalism Vandalism takes many forms, from graffitti, to broken windows, to theft, but it is typically an anonymous act of property violence. |
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venison The fleshy parts of a hunted deer that can be consumed by humans. The term can sometimes also be applied to the meat of other game animals from the deer family, such as… |
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vertigo A feeling or sensation of one's vision whirling, accompanied by disorientation. This can happen in situations when there is no point of visual reference to a horizon… |
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Vienna sausage In North America, a short, uncased sausage packaged in cans, with gelatin or some type of sauce. These sausages are usually made from pork, with spices. They are a… |
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Vietnam A small country in Southeast Asia that is bordered by China, Laos, and Cambodia, Vietnam has a long, rich history that predates the rise of Western civilization.… |
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Virginia A state located on the east coast of the U.S., and one of the original 13 British colonies in North America, initially settled in 1607 by the Virginia Company in the… |
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volcanic tuff A type of sedimentary rock that is characterized by its layered, grainy appearance. Tuff consists of a mix of fine-grained rock and condensed volcanic ash that have… |
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Volkswagen An automobile produced by the German company Volkswagen AG. The company was founded in 1937 by the German government and was originally run by the Nazi organization… |