ritualist a social anthropologist who is expert on rites and ceremonies
virtuosity great technical skill, fluency, or style
virtual reality a hypothetical three-dimensional visual world created by a computer; user wears special goggles and fiber optic gloves etc., and can enter and move about in this world and interact with objects as if inside it
virtue the quality of doing what is right
portal site a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet
virtual being actually such in almost every respect
worthless lacking in usefulness or value
virtuous morally excellent
virtually in essence or in effect but not in fact
virtual image a reflected optical image (as seen in a plane mirror)
virtual storage (computer science) memory created by using the hard disk to simulate additional random-access memory; the addressable storage space available to the user of a computer system in which virtual addresses are mapped into real addresses
victuals a source of materials to nourish the body
virtuoso someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
spiritualist someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead
fruitless unproductive of success
fraudulent intended to deceive
fertiliser any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile
revitalised restored to new life and vigor
shortlist a list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen
short list a list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen