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  1. verticil
    a whorl of leaves growing around a stem
  2. verticillate
    forming one or more whorls (especially a whorl of leaves around a stem)
  3. verisimilar
    appearing to be true or real
  4. causative
    producing an effect
  5. ipsedixitism
    an unsupported dogmatic assertion
  6. veridical
    coinciding with reality
  7. voucher
    someone who vouches for another or for the correctness of a statement
  8. verst
    a Russian unit of length (1.067 km)
  9. verb
    a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence
  10. verge
    the limit beyond which something happens or changes
  11. verso
    left-hand page
  12. virga
    light wispy precipitation that evaporates before it reaches the ground (especially when the lower air is low in humidity)
  13. vizor
    a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
  14. virion
    (virology) a complete viral particle; nucleic acid and capsid (and a lipid envelope in some viruses)
  15. venire
    (law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen)
  16. volar
    relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot
  17. volute
    ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center