torment The Bosnian Serbs torment them, humiliate them, take them hostage.

trail He got three speeding tickets--- two from the same cop who was trailing him?

uncover The specialists did not uncover any noticeable deviations from the norm.

unravel It was an extraordinarily productive year for the genetic engineers racing to unravel the secrets of human DNA.

unveil Last week IBM and a group of 15 U.S. And Canadian banking behemoths unveiled a venture that aims to provide a full range of financial services to the banks' 60 million customers at the touch of a telephone button or the click of a mouse.

vanish It's a bad idea to let Cruise vanish for almost an hour in the middle of his picture.

verify If the results are verified, it is a turning point in human history, suggesting that life exists not just on two planets in one paltry solar system but throughout this magnificent universe.

warrant Though Targ has not yet published her results, she describes them as sufficiently ―encouraging to warrant a larger follow-up study with 100 AIDS patients.

whip Newly ascendant to the No. 1 world ranking after last week's Australian Open, Agassi is likely to be surrounded by fellow stars (at Atlanta), but Michael Chang, who whipped Agassi in straight sets in the semifinals at Melbourne, is less certain to appear.

wreck Tull, feeling only jealousy and hatred, attempts to wreck Barry's career and his posh life.