| Term | Definition |
| tirade | a long angry or violent speech; a diatribe |
| vagary | caprice; whim |
| venal | capable of being bought; corruptible |
| vicarious | experienced at secondhand |
| vitiated | impaired, corrupted, or made ineffective (adj) |
| taciturn | habitually reserved and uncommunicative |
| truculent | fierce and cruel |
| vacillate | waver, fluctuate |
| vilify | to defame, to say nasty things about someone |
| vituperation | abusive language. |
| ubiquitous | everywhere at the same time |
| unctuous | oily, bland, insincerely suave |
| vapid | flat; dull; spiritless. |
| voluptuous | full of pleasure to the senses |
| wry | twisted, turned to one side |