Words that should be added to The Challenge (V-Z)

Th@1Guy (United States of America)
These itemizations of words should be incorporated into The Challenge to further challenge its participants, and they conveniently encompass a wide assortment of words that range in difficulty.
D, E, F, G-H, I, J-L, M, N-O, P, Q-R, S, T-U, V-Z, Other
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  1. vaccinate
    produce immunity in by inoculation
  2. vacuity
    the absence of matter
  3. vacuole
    a tiny cavity filled with fluid in the cytoplasm of a cell
  4. vacuously
    in a vacuous manner
  5. vade mecum
    a concise reference book providing specific information
  6. vale
    a valley
  7. valediction
    a farewell oration
  8. valentine
    a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on February 14
  9. valiantly
    with heroic courage or bravery
  10. valise
    a small overnight bag for short trips
  11. valorously
    with valor; in a valiant manner
  12. vamoose
    leave suddenly
  13. vamp
    piece of leather forming the upper part of a shoe
  14. vandalize
    intentionally destroy or deface someone else's property
  15. vapidity
    the quality of being vapid and unsophisticated
  16. vaporization
    the process of becoming a suspension of particles in the air
  17. vaporizer
    a device that puts out a substance in the form of a vapor
  18. variegate
    make something more diverse and varied
  19. varmint
    any usually predatory wild animal considered undesirable
  20. varna
    one of four traditional social divisions in Hindu society
  21. varnish
    a coating that provides a hard, lustrous finish to a surface
  22. vascular
    relating to vessels that conduct and circulate fluids
  23. vaticinate
    predict or reveal through divine inspiration
  24. vaudeville
    a genre of variety show with songs, comic acts, etc.
  25. vauntingly
    in a boastful manner
  26. vegan
    a person who does not eat any animal products
  27. vegetative
    of or relating to an activity that is passive and monotonous
  28. vehicular
    relating to or intended for motor transport
  29. velleity
    a mere wish, unaccompanied by effort
  30. velociraptor
    small active carnivore that probably fed on protoceratops
  31. velveteen
    a usually cotton fabric with a short pile imitating velvet
  32. velvety
    having a smooth soft surface
  33. venally
    in a corrupt and deceitful manner
  34. vendition
    the act of selling goods for a living
  35. Venn diagram
    a diagram that uses circles to represent mathematical or logical sets pictorially inside a rectangle (the universal set); elements that are common to more than one set are represented by intersections of the circles
  36. venous
    of or contained in or performing the function of the veins
  37. ventriloquism
    projecting the voice so it seems to come from another source
  38. venturous
    disposed to take risks
  39. verboten
    forbidden or prohibited
  40. verdure
    green foliage
  41. veridical
    truthful or coinciding with reality
  42. verifiable
    capable of being proven
  43. vermillion
    of a vivid red to reddish-orange color
  44. versed
    thoroughly acquainted through study or experience
  45. versification
    the art or practice of writing literature in metrical form
  46. vertebrate
    animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton
  47. vesicle
    a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure
  48. vesper
    a late afternoon or evening worship service
  49. vest
    a sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat
  50. veterinary
    of or relating to veterinarians or veterinary medicine
  51. viaduct
    a segmented, elevated bridge carrying a road over a valley
  52. vibrancy
    having the character of a loud deep sound
  53. victorian
    exaggeratedly proper
  54. view
    the visual percept of a region
  55. vigilantly
    in a watchful manner
  56. vilification
    slanderous defamation
  57. villainous
    extremely wicked
  58. villainy
    the quality of evil due to wicked behavior
  59. vindictiveness
    a hateful desire for revenge
  60. virago
    a noisy or scolding or domineering woman
  61. virgin
    a person who has never had sex
  62. virginity
    the condition of being a person who has never had sex
  63. virulence
    extreme harmfulness
  64. vis-a-vis
    a person or thing having the same characteristics as another
  65. viscosity
    resistance of a liquid to flowing
  66. visor
    a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
  67. vitrify
    change into glass or a glass-like substance by applying heat
  68. vituperate
    spread negative information about
  69. vivaciously
    with vivacity
  70. vivify
    give new life or energy to
  71. vociferation
    a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
  72. vociferously
    in a conspicuously loud manner
  73. voguish
    elegant and stylish
  74. volant
    with wings extended in a flying position
  75. vole
    any of various small mouselike rodents of the family Cricetidae (especially of genus Microtus) having a stout short-tailed body and inconspicuous ears and inhabiting fields or meadows
  76. volte-face
    a major change in attitude or principle or point of view
  77. volubility
    the quality of being facile in speech and writing
  78. votive
    dedicated in fulfillment of a vow
  79. voucher
    someone who guarantees another
  80. vox populi
    a belief or sentiment shared by most people
  81. voyeur
    a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or organs of others
  82. voyeuristic
    of viewers who enjoy seeing the sex acts or organs of others
  83. vulcanization
    the process of treating rubber with heat to strengthen it
  84. walkaway
    an easy victory
  85. walk on air
    feel extreme happiness or elation
  86. wantonly
    in a wanton manner
  87. wantonness
    the trait of lacking restraint or control
  88. war chest
    a fund accumulated to finance a war
  89. washout
    someone who is unsuccessful
  90. water under the bridge
    past events to be put aside
  91. wavelength
    a way of thinking or coming to mutual understanding
  92. wayfaring
    traveling (especially on foot)
  93. weakness
    a flaw
  94. weaponize
    make into or use as an instrument for fighting
  95. wearily
    in a drained or worn down manner
  96. wedlock
    the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined
  97. weight
    the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
  98. weir
    a low dam built across a stream to raise its level or divert its flow
  99. weld
    a metal joint formed by softening with heat and fusing
  100. wellspring
    the source of water for a well
  101. wether
    male sheep especially a castrated one
  102. whatnot
    small decorative objects
  103. wheeze
    the act of breathing with a husky or whistling sound
  104. whence
    from what place, source, or cause
  105. wherewithal
    the necessary means (especially financial means)
  106. wherry
    light rowboat for use in racing or for transporting goods and passengers in inland waters and harbors
  107. whippersnapper
    someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous
  108. white elephant
    an unwanted possession that is hard to get rid of or to maintain
  109. whole kit and caboodle
    everything available; usually preceded by `the'
  110. whole shebang
    everything available; usually preceded by `the'
  111. widget
    something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known
  112. wight
    a human being; `wight' is an archaic term
  113. wiliness
    shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
  114. willingly
    in an agreeable manner and without reluctance
  115. will-o'-the-wisp
    a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground
  116. willowy
    slender and graceful
  117. willpower
    the trait of firmly controlling your own behavior
  118. wilt
    become limp
  119. wimble
    hand tool for boring holes
  120. winding
    the act of twisting
  121. winery
    distillery where wine is made
  122. wintery
    characteristic of or occurring in winter
  123. wiseacre
    an irritating person who is or pretends to be smart
  124. wisely
    in a wise manner
  125. wisenheimer
    someone who makes overly clever, smug, or sarcastic comments
  126. wishful
    having or expressing desire for something
  127. wistfulness
    a sadly pensive longing
  128. witchcraft
    the art of sorcery
  129. witch's brew
    a fearsome mixture
  130. withering
    any weakening or degeneration
  131. withers
    the highest part of the back at the base of an animal's neck
  132. woad
    any of several herbs of the genus Isatis
  133. woebegone
    affected by or full of grief
  134. wok
    a frying pan with a convex bottom; used in Chinese cooking
  135. wold
    a tract of open rolling country (especially upland)
  136. wolfsbane
    poisonous Eurasian perennial herb with broad rounded leaves and yellow flowers and fibrous rootstock
  137. womanize
    have amorous affairs; of men
  138. womanizer
    man who likes many females and has brief relations with them
  139. womb
    a hollow muscular organ in which a developing fetus grows
  140. womb-to-tomb
    continuing through life
  141. wonderment
    the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
  142. wondrously
    (used as an intensifier) extremely well
  143. woodwind
    any wind instrument other than the brass instruments
  144. woolgathering
    an idle indulgence in fantasy
  145. wordsmith
    a person who beautifully crafts language
  146. workable
    capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are
  147. workaday
    found in the ordinary course of events
  148. workaholic
    person with a compulsive need to work
  149. workshop
    a place where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
  150. workstation
    a desktop digital computer that is conventionally considered to be more powerful than a microcomputer
  151. world-shattering
    extremely important, significant, or impactful
  152. wormwood
    any of several aromatic herbs
  153. worrisome
    causing distress or anxiety
  154. worth
    the quality of being desirable or valuable
  155. wrathful
    filled with or characterized by extreme anger
  156. wreathe
    decorate or deck with wreaths
  157. wreckage
    the remaining parts of something that has been destroyed
  158. wright
    someone who makes or repairs something
  159. writing
    symbols imprinted on a surface to represent sounds or words
  160. wryly
    in a humorously sarcastic or mocking manner
  161. Wyrd
    fate personified; any one of the three Weird Sisters
  162. wyvern
    a fire-breathing dragon used in medieval heraldry
  163. xanthous
    of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
  164. xenophobic
    having abnormal fear or hatred of foreigners
  165. xerography
    forming an image by the action of light on a specially coated charged plate; the latent image is developed with powders that adhere only to electrically charged areas
  166. xylem
    plant tissue that conducts water and dissolved nutrients
  167. xylophone
    a bright-toned wooden bar instrument played with hard-headed mallets
  168. Yahweh
    a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH
  169. yang
    the bright positive principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology
  170. yaw
    a sudden swerve or turn from an intended course
  171. yea
    an affirmative
  172. yearling
    a racehorse that is about one year old
  173. yellow-bellied
    easily frightened
  174. yellow journalism
    sensationalist reporting or headlines
  175. yesterday
    the day immediately before today
  176. yesteryear
    the time that has elapsed
  177. yeti
    a large hairy creature said to live in the Himalayas
  178. yew
    evergreen tree or shrub having red cup-shaped berries
  179. yin
    the dark, negative principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology
  180. yodel
    a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly
  181. yogi
    one who practices yoga and has achieved a high level of spiritual insight
  182. yolk
    material of an egg stored for the nutrition of an embryo
  183. youngster
    a young person of either sex
  184. youth
    a person who is not yet old
  185. zealotry
    fanatical devotion to a cause, belief, or idea
  186. zealously
    in an enthusiastic, eager, or ardent manner
  187. zebra crossing
    street crossing where pedestrians have right of way
  188. zeppelin
    a large airship designed to carry passengers or bombs
  189. zeroth
    preceding even the first
  190. zero tolerance
    extreme intolerance of antisocial behavior
  191. zestful
    marked by spirited enjoyment
  192. zesty
    having an agreeably pungent taste
  193. zeugma
    rhetorical use of a word to govern two or more words
  194. ziggurat
    a rectangular tiered temple or terraced mound
  195. zinc
    a bluish-white lustrous metallic element
  196. Zion
    Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
  197. zoanthropy
    the delusion that you have assumed the form of an animal
  198. zodiac
    a circular diagram representing the 12 constellations
  199. zoic
    pertaining to animals, animal life, action
  200. zombie
    a god of cults of African origin worshipped in West Indies
  201. zonal
    relating to or of the nature of a zone
  202. zoning
    dividing an area into zones or sections reserved for different purposes such as residence and business and manufacturing etc
  203. zoolatry
    the worship of animals
  204. zoologist
    a specialist in the branch of biology dealing with animals
  205. zoophagous
    relating to or describing organisms that feed on animals
  206. zygote
    a fertilized egg
Created on Sun Dec 16 15:37:22 EST 2012 (updated Fri Feb 28 08:23:48 EST 2014)

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