| Term | Definition |
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| velocity | speed |
| venal | capable of being bribed |
| vendetta | blood feud; feud between two families or clans that arises out of a slaying and is perpetuated by retaliatory acts of revenge; |
| vendor | seller |
| veneer | thin layer; cover |
| venerable | deserving high respect |
| venerate | revere: to regard with respect, reverence, or heartfelt deference. |
| venial | forgivable; trivial |
| venison | the meat of a deer |
| venom | poison; hatred |
| vent (n) | small opening; outlet |
| vent (v) | express utter |
| ventral | abdominal |
| ventriloquist | someone who can make his or her voice seem to come from another person or thing |
| venture | risk; dare; undertake a risk |
| venturesome | bold |
| venue | location |
| veracious | honest; truthful |
| veracity | truthfulness |
| verbalize | put into words |
| verbatim | word for word; using exactly the same words; corresponding word for word |
| verbiage | pompous array of words |
| verbose | wordy |
| verdant | green; lush in vegetation |
| verdigris | green coating on copper that has been exposed to whether |
| verge | boarder; edge |
| verisimilar | probable or likely; having the appearance of truth |
| verisimilitude | appearance of truth; likelihood |
| veritable | actual; being truly so; not false or imaginary |
| verity | quality of being true; lasting truth or principle |
| vernacular | living language; natural style |
| vernal | pertaining to spring |
| versatile | having many talents; capable of working in many fields |
| vertex | summit |
| vertigo | severe dizziness |
| verve | enthusiasm; liveliness |
| vestige | trace; remains |
| vex | annoy; distress |
| viable | practical or workable; capable of maintaining life |
| viand | food |
| vicarious | acting as a substitute; done by a deputy |
| vicissitude | change of fortune |
| victuals | food |
| vie | content; compete |
| vigilant | watchfully awake; alert to sport danger |
| vigor | active strength |
| vignette | picture; short literary sketch |
| vilify | slander |
| vindicate | clear from blame; exonerate; exculpate; justify or support |
| vindictive | out of revenge; malicious |
| vintner | wine maker; seller of wine |
| viper | poisonous snake |
| virile | manly |
| virtual | in essence; for practical purposes |
| virtue | goodness; moral excellence; good quality |
| virtuoso | highly skilled artist |
| virulent | extremely poisonous; hostile; bitter |
| virus | disease communicator |
| visage | face; appearance |
| visceral | felt in one's inner organs |
| viscid | adhesive; gluey |
| viscous | sticky; gluey |
| vise | tool for holding work in place |
| visionary | produced by imagination; fanciful; mystical |
| vital | vibrant and lively; critical; living; breathing |
| vitiate | spoil the effect of; make in operative |
| vitreous | pertaining to or resembling glass |
| vitriolic | corrosive; sarcastic |
| vituperative | abusive; scolding |
| vivacious | lively or animated; sprightly |
| vivisection | act of dissecting living animals |
| vixen | female fox; ill-tempered woman |
| vociferous | clamorous noise |
| vogue | popular fashion |
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