| versatile | Having an aptitude for applying oneself to new and varied tasks or to various subjects. |
| version | A description or report of something as modified by one's character or opinion. |
| vertex | Apex. |
| vertical | Lying or directed perpendicularly to the horizon. |
| vertigo | Dizziness. |
| vestige | A visible trace, mark, or impression, of something absent, lost, or gone. |
| vestment | Clothing or covering. |
| veto | The constitutional right in a chief executive of refusing to approve an enactment. |
| vicarious | Suffered or done in place of or for the sake of another. |
| viceroy | A ruler acting with royal authority in place of the sovereign in a colony or province. |
| vicissitude | A change, especially a complete change, of condition or circumstances, as of fortune. |
| vie | To contend. |
| vigilance | Alert and intent mental watchfulness in guarding against danger. |
| vigilant | Being on the alert to discover and ward off danger or insure safety. |
| vignette | A picture having a background or that is shaded off gradually. |
| vincible | Conquerable. |
| vindicate | To prove true, right, or real. |
| vindicatory | Punitive. |
| vindicative | Revengeful. |
| vinery | A greenhouse for grapes. |
| viol | A stringed instrument of the violin class. |
| viola | A musical instrument somewhat larger than a violin. |
| violator | One who transgresses. |
| violation | Infringement. |
| violoncello | A stringed instrument held between the player's knees. |
| virago | A bold, impudent, turbulent woman. |
| virile | Masculine. |
| virtu | Rare, curious, or beautiful quality. |
| virtual | Being in essence or effect, but not in form or appearance. |
| virtuoso | A master in the technique of some particular fine art. |
| virulence | Extreme poisonousness. |
| virulent | Exceedingly noxious or deleterious. |
| visage | The face, countenance, or look of a person. |
| viscount | In England, a title of nobility, ranking fourth in the order of British peerage. |
| vista | A view or prospect. |
| visual | Perceptible by sight. |
| visualize | To give pictorial vividness to a mental representation. |
| vitality | The state or quality of being necessary to existence or continuance. |
| vitalize | To endow with life or energy. |
| vitiate | To contaminate. |
| vituperable | Deserving of censure. |
| vivacity | Liveliness. |
| vivify | To endue with life. |
| vivisection | The dissection of a living animal. |
| vocable | a word, especially one regarded in relation merely to its qualities of sound. |
| vocative | Of or pertaining to the act of calling. |
| vociferance | The quality of making a clamor. |
| vociferate | To utter with a loud and vehement voice. |
| vociferous | Making a loud outcry. |
| vogue | The prevalent way or fashion. |