 | Term | Definition |
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vacate |
v. To leave. |
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vaccinate |
v. To inoculate with vaccine virus or virus of cowpox. |
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vacillate |
v. To waver. |
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vacuous |
adj. Empty. |
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vacuum |
n. A space entirely devoid of matter. |
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vagabond |
n. A wanderer. |
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vagrant |
n. An idle wanderer. |
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vainglory |
n. Excessive, pretentious, and demonstrative vanity. |
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vale |
n. Level or low land between hills. |
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valediction |
n. A bidding farewell. |
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valedictorian |
n. Student who delivers an address at graduating exercises of an educational institution. |
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valedictory |
n. A parting address. |
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valid |
adj. Founded on truth. |
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valorous |
adj. Courageous. |
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vapid |
adj. Having lost sparkling quality and flavor. |
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vaporizer |
n. An atomizer. |
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variable |
adj. Having a tendency to change. |
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variance |
n. Change. |
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variant |
n. A thing that differs from another in form only, being the same in essence or substance. |
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variation |
n. Modification. |
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variegate |
v. To mark with different shades or colors. |
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vassal |
n. A slave or bondman. |
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vaudeville |
n. A variety show. |
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vegetal |
adj. Of or pertaining to plants. |
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vegetarian |
n. One who believes in the theory that man's food should be exclusively vegetable. |
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vegetate |
v. To live in a monotonous, passive way without exercise of the mental faculties. |
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vegetation |
n. Plant-life in the aggregate. |
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vegetative |
adj. Pertaining to the process of plant-life. |
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vehement |
adj. Very eager or urgent. |
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velocity |
n. Rapid motion. |
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velvety |
adj. Marked by lightness and softness. |
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venal |
adj. Mercenary, corrupt. |
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vendible |
adj. Marketable. |
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vendition |
n. The act of selling. |
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vendor |
n. A seller. |
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veneer |
n. Outside show or elegance. |
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venerable |
adj. Meriting or commanding high esteem. |
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venerate |
v. To cherish reverentially. |
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venereal |
adj. Pertaining to or proceeding from sexual intercourse. |
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venial |
adj. That may be pardoned or forgiven, a forgivable sin. |
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venison |
n. The flesh of deer. |
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venom |
n. The poisonous fluid that certain animals secrete. |
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venous |
adj. Of, pertaining to, or contained or carried in a vein or veins. |
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veracious |
adj. Habitually disposed to speak the truth. |
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veracity |
n. Truthfulness. |
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verbatim |
adv. Word for word. |
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verbiage |
n. Use of many words without necessity. |
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verbose |
adj. Wordy. |
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verdant |
adj. Green with vegetation. |
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verification |
n. The act of proving to be true, exact, or accurate. |
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verify |
v. To prove to be true, exact, or accurate. |
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verily |
adv. In truth. |
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verity |
n. Truth. |
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vermin |
n. A noxious or troublesome animal. |
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vernacular |
n. The language of one's country. |
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vernal |
adj. Belonging to or suggestive of the spring. |
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versatile |
adj. Having an aptitude for applying oneself to new and varied tasks or to various subjects. |
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version |
n. A description or report of something as modified by one's character or opinion. |
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vertex |
n. Apex. |
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vertical |
adj. Lying or directed perpendicularly to the horizon. |
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vertigo |
n. Dizziness. |
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vestige |
n. A visible trace, mark, or impression, of something absent, lost, or gone. |
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vestment |
n. Clothing or covering. |
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veto |
n. The constitutional right in a chief executive of refusing to approve an enactment. |
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vicarious |
adj. Suffered or done in place of or for the sake of another. |
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viceroy |
n. A ruler acting with royal authority in place of the sovereign in a colony or province. |
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vicissitude |
n. A change, especially a complete change, of condition or circumstances, as of fortune. |
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vie |
v. To contend. |
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vigilance |
n. Alert and intent mental watchfulness in guarding against danger. |
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vigilant |
adj. Being on the alert to discover and ward off danger or insure safety. |
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vignette |
n. A picture having a background or that is shaded off gradually. |
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vincible |
adj. Conquerable. |
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vindicate |
v. To prove true, right, or real. |
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vindicatory |
adj. Punitive. |
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vindicative |
adj. Revengeful. |
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vinery |
n. A greenhouse for grapes. |
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viol |
n. A stringed instrument of the violin class. |
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viola |
n. A musical instrument somewhat larger than a violin. |
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violator |
n. One who transgresses. |
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violation |
n. Infringement. |
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violoncello |
n. A stringed instrument held between the player's knees. |
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virago |
n. A bold, impudent, turbulent woman. |
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virile |
adj. Masculine. |
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virtu |
n. Rare, curious, or beautiful quality. |
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virtual |
adj. Being in essence or effect, but not in form or appearance. |
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virtuoso |
n. A master in the technique of some particular fine art. |
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virulence |
n. Extreme poisonousness. |
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virulent |
adj. Exceedingly noxious or deleterious. |
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visage |
n. The face, countenance, or look of a person. |
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viscount |
n. In England, a title of nobility, ranking fourth in the order of British peerage. |
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vista |
n. A view or prospect. |
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visual |
adj. Perceptible by sight. |
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visualize |
v. To give pictorial vividness to a mental representation. |
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vitality |
n. The state or quality of being necessary to existence or continuance. |
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vitalize |
v. To endow with life or energy. |
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vitiate |
v. To contaminate. |
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vituperable |
adj. Deserving of censure. |
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vivacity |
n. Liveliness. |
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vivify |
v. To endue with life. |
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vivisection |
n. The dissection of a living animal. |
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vocable |
n. a word, especially one regarded in relation merely to its qualities of sound. |
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vocative |
adj. Of or pertaining to the act of calling. |
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vociferance |
n. The quality of making a clamor. |
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vociferate |
v. To utter with a loud and vehement voice. |
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vociferous |
adj. Making a loud outcry. |
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vogue |
n. The prevalent way or fashion. |
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volant |
adj. Flying or able to fly. |
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volatile |
adj. Changeable. |
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volition |
n. An act or exercise of will. |
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volitive |
adj. Exercising the will. |
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voluble |
adj. Having great fluency in speaking. |
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voluptuous |
adj. having fullness of beautiful form, as a woman, with or without sensuous or sensual quality. |
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voracious |
adj. Eating with greediness or in very large quantities. |
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vortex |
n. A mass of rotating or whirling fluid, especially when sucked spirally toward the center. |
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votary |
adj. Consecrated by a vow or promise. |
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votive |
adj. Dedicated by a vow. |
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vulgarity |
n. Lack of refinement in conduct or speech. |
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vulnerable |
adj. Capable of receiving injuries. |
