SAT Words "V" part 1

Their number diminished sharply after Villaraigosa announced last week that he wanted protesters to vacate the grounds by Monday or be forcibly removed.

But the old Napoleon was no more; vacillating almost as if in partial catalepsy, murmuring empty phrases in quick, indistinct utterance, he refused to decide.

Why had his brain and senses lain fallow all these months, a vacuous vegetation, an empty consciousness?

Nick Campbell, from energy consultancy Inenco, argues that relying more on LNG opens up the UK to the vagaries – and volatility – of global gas demand.

Many of them refused to own houses or any dwelling place, and wandered about as vagrants and beggars.

The terms are all widely used, but their connotation is vague and uncertain.

I entreated, scolded, cursed, but all in vain; she let me go on, and answered not a word.

Though vainglorious and arrogant, he conducted the defence of Acre with sound judgment as well as with energy and courage.

He was graduated in 1828, on which occasion he delivered the valedictory oration.

The first time, she continued a courageous and valiant fight.

But the authorities said that license was not valid in New York.

"If our findings are validated, coffee could represent one modifiable factor that may lower the risk of developing the most harmful form of prostate cancer."

Many had seen and spoken to the young hero, and all related his prodigies of valor.

Panicked curators, artistic directors and art critics are warning of London's potential fall from the vanguard of the global arts scene.

Slowly I turned to look at Silver Heels, all my vanity, conceit, and condescension vanished.

The unconquerable Argonne had been conquered; a ruthless enemy was vanquished.

But when he pulled out a telephoto lens, he was able to negotiate a better — and closer — vantage point.

No, ladies and gentlemen, do not let us be discouraged or deceived by any fine, vapid, empty words.

He created a math model of a human being and then plugged in all the variables — height, weight, food intake, exercise.

In domesticated animals, from causes apparently not as yet traced, the colour is variegated and various.

National central banks do make disclosures, but in varying formats and with differing frequencies and delays.

Second, the vassals, who rendered service to those from whom they held their lands.

Vast amounts of natural gas in shale rock formations have been unlocked by improved drilling techniques, making the fuel cheap and plentiful across the U.S.

Banks also offer investors the opportunity to buy shares of gold bars kept in their vaults.

He is not so foolish as to be puffed up, nor does he vaunt himself nor boast.

The day before Christmas the west wind suddenly veered round northward.

Others vegetated around the hotel, a rare luxury, to rest tired muscles and frayed nerves.

He rushed into his arms with an expression of the most vehement joy; the other was delighted, but not astonished, at meeting him so suddenly.

His velocity was fine, hitting 97 mph on the radar gun in the fifth inning.

It was still more creditable to him, that in such venal and corrupt days he maintained his integrity perfectly unsullied.

They are usually engaged in some vendetta between rival factions, or families, and blood is frequently shed.

A street vendor sells Senegalese newspapers commemorating the presidential elections.

The inlay used was often oval in shape, sometimes only a line and sometimes panels of different woods or matched veneer.

Surely an Evangelical incident attested by so many, such respectable, and such venerable witnesses as these, is clearly above suspicion.

As guests of our highly respected and even venerated host, we were visited by nearly all the magistrates of the city.

Brave, reckless, idealistic chaps—careless of peril, unafraid of death—who deliberately sought danger and the venturesome life as found during the war, over there.

By tradition Riyadh has no public entertainment - no cinemas, theatres or music - so the only leisure venues are shopping malls and parks.

Professionally speaking, lawyers have been called legal liars, but compared to stock manipulators they are walking examples of truth and veracity.

Recognizable quotes are like verbal shorthand, getting across in one or two sentences what normally takes much longer to explain.

Hence you will need complete sentences taken down verbatim in the exact words of the speaker.

An American lawyer sets forth in plain direct language what in England would be concealed beneath a mass of puzzling and almost unintelligible verbiage.

There are also other writings reported to be his, verbose and of great length.

Combine fresh greenery, fruit, and flowers for a verdant centerpiece that will last throughout the season.

The activists' account cannot be independently verified, but twice in the past week UN observers on the ground have corroborated similar claims.

It has every appearance of verisimilitude: you truly believe this woman exists and has been filmed at all these various stages of her life.