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  1. veritable
    not counterfeit or copied
    In Mr. Bottomley the Georgian era has found an authentic voice—a veritable interpreter.
  2. vernacular
    characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language
    But being vernacular and popular in origin, these terms cannot obtain the uniformity and currency of literary names employed and recognised by official authority.
  3. vernal
    suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
    They constitute one among many manifestations of spring and autumn physiological disturbance corresponding with fair precision to the vernal and autumnal equinoxes.
  4. versatile
    competent in many areas and able to adapt with ease
    The scheme relies on players being versatile and handling myriad assignments out of myriad personnel packages.
  5. vertex
    the point of intersection of lines
    This regular solid of four-dimensional space consists of sixteen cells, each a regular tetrahedron, thirty-two triangular faces, twenty-four edges and eight vertices.
  6. vertigo
    a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
    A haze of orange light enveloped him, there came a great vertigo and dizziness and pain, he felt himself falling through bottomless spaces....
  7. verve
    an energetic style
    M'Loughlin gave us speed, dash, and verve in our tennis.
  8. vestige
    an indication that something has been present
    All inflammation vanished immediately and every vestige of pain disappeared....
  9. vex
    disturb the peace of mind of
    Memory kept vexing me sorely; and I, who seldom cried, swallowed tears behind my veil and went along in silence.
  10. vexation
    anger produced by some annoying irritation
    The knocking and scratching indicated rage and fury, combined with irritation and vexation on account of having got into a scrape.
  11. viable
    capable of being done with means at hand
    "That's a mistake that some developed countries have made that is neither financially viable nor providing the best care," he said.
  12. vibrant
    vigorous and animated
    Her vibrantly colored works illustrate the evolution of funk, an African-American cultural and work aesthetic, often sustained through music dating back to Emancipation.
  13. vicarious
    experienced at secondhand
    Again, people who rated higher on empathy showed greater vicarious embarrassment.
  14. vice
    moral weakness
    “I do not spend on vices like smoking, drinking or gambling, and have been completely devoted to my family,” he said in the statement.
  15. vicinity
    a surrounding or nearby region
    But she hunted around in the vicinity of the cabin, and found some blackberry bushes that were fairly well laden.
  16. vicissitude
    a variation in circumstances or fortune
    Charles Macy.—An orphan at thirteen years of age, Mr. Macy's early life was full of changes, adventures and vicissitudes.
  17. vie
    compete for something
    Monday and stretched nearly three city blocks by the next morning, as residents vied for one of 100 coveted spots on the complex’s waiting list.
  18. vignette
    a small illustrative sketch
    The museum sets out a selection of Civil War era clothing in vignettes depicting women at work on their Sanitary Commission projects.
  19. vigorous
    characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity
    The overall arc and momentum sometimes felt distorted, but Ms. Lim’s intellectual analysis and emotional engagement resulted in fresh, vigorous interpretations.
  20. vile
    morally reprehensible
    He met a pious little girl, whose feelings he tried to wound by using vile and sinful language.
  21. vilify
    spread negative information about
    In this particular article every action of Mary’s life is construed unfavorably, and her character shamefully vilified.
  22. villain
    the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction
    The hero passes through thrilling adventures in his endeavours to rescue his betrothed from the hands of an unscrupulous villain.
  23. vindicate
    clear of accusation, blame, or doubt with supporting proof
    They were later vindicated when wiretaps played in court proved they were framed by police and corrupt businessmen.
  24. vindictive
    showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt
    There aren’t any vindictive contestants stabbing nicer ones in the back.
  25. vintage
    the oldness of wines
    Progress is counted by the annual vintage, and the best wines mature over decades, not years.
  26. virtuoso
    someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
    As a virtuoso I think Liszt stood above Rubinstein, for his playing must have possessed amazing, dazzling qualities.
  27. virulent
    extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
    It is an unusually virulent cancer of white blood cells that are overproduced in bone marrow and invade other parts of the body.
  28. visage
    the human face
    Some patients want surgeons to dig deeper, cutting away at bones underneath their faces to create a more perfect visage.
  29. viscera
    internal organs collectively
    The viscera are the soft internal organs especially in the abdominal and thoracic cavities.
  30. visceral
    coming from deep inward feelings rather than from reasoning
    “It was an overwhelming feeling — a brutally visceral response — heartfelt and unmediated by my training or my feminist pro-choice politics,” she wrote.
  31. viscid
    having the sticky properties of an adhesive
    This species has a cap two to four inches broad, viscid or sticky when moist.
  32. vitality
    the property of being able to survive and grow
    Notwithstanding these evidences of vitality, Catharism was rapidly dying out.
  33. vitiate
    corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
    He thought that trial down there, before partisan juries and biased judges, would be a farce which vitiated the whole spirit of justice.
  34. vitreous
    relating to or resembling or derived from glass
    On the one hand, some are completely vitreous, like obsidian, which is a natural glass.
  35. vitriolic
    harsh, bitter, or malicious in tone
    At Rush’s urging, hundreds of people flooded her with hateful, vitriolic emails.
  36. vituperative
    marked by harshly abusive criticism
    Much as she obviously condemned me, there was no noisy recrimination, no violent vituperative outburst on her part.
  37. vivacious
    vigorous and animated
    He adds:— For the rest, he seemed intelligent, vehement, vivacious and full of life.
  38. vocation
    the particular occupation for which you are trained
    Indeed even some who have more than served time in that capacity will admit that it is a dangerous employment, profession, or vocation.
  39. vociferous
    conspicuously and offensively loud
    The complaints grew so loud and vociferous that even President Obama was forced to address the backlash from Lisbon on Saturday.
  40. volatile
    liable to lead to sudden change or violence
    The company also said it expects continuing “challenging conditions” including political and economic instability and volatile raw-material prices.
  41. voluble
    marked by a ready flow of speech
    He seemed genuinely surprised, and though normally voluble, he was too overcome to speak.
  42. voluminous
    large in number or quantity
    So varied and voluminous are the writings of Mr. Stockton, they may be grouped as Juveniles, Novels, Novelettes and Collected Short Stories.
  43. voracious
    devouring or craving food in great quantities
    In an interview, Ms. Scott said Mr. Rich was a voracious reader, driven throughout his life by a hunger for stories.
  44. vortex
    a powerful circular current of water
    Where they came together was a whirlpool, a tremendous vortex that hushed all surrounding Nature.
Created on Sun Sep 15 21:22:23 EDT 2019

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