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  1. vacillate
    be undecided about something
    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.
  2. vagary
    an unexpected and inexplicable change in something
    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.
  3. vague
    lacking clarity or distinctness
    The terms are all widely used, but their connotation is vague and uncertain.
  4. vainglorious
    feeling self-importance
    Though vainglorious and arrogant, he conducted the defence of Acre with sound judgment as well as with energy and courage.
  5. valiant
    having or showing heroism or courage
    The first time, she continued a courageous and valiant fight.
  6. validate
    show or confirm the effectiveness or worthiness of something
    "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."
  7. vanguard
    a creative group active in the innovation of new concepts
    Panicked curators, artistic directors and art critics are warning of London's potential fall from the vanguard of the global arts scene.
  8. vanquish
    defeat in a competition, race, or conflict
    The unconquerable Argonne had been conquered; a ruthless enemy was vanquished.
  9. vapid
    lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest
    No, ladies and gentlemen, do not let us be discouraged or deceived by any fine, vapid, empty words.
  10. variegated
    having an assortment of colors
    In domesticated animals, from causes apparently not as yet traced, the colour is variegated and various.
  11. vassal
    a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord
    Second, the vassals, who rendered service to those from whom they held their lands.
  12. vault
    a strongroom or compartment for safekeeping of valuables
    Banks also offer investors the opportunity to buy shares of gold bars kept in their vaults.
  13. veer
    turn sharply; change direction abruptly
    The day before Christmas the west wind suddenly veered round northward.
  14. vehement
    marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions
    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.
  15. venal
    capable of being corrupted
    It was still more creditable to him, that in such venal and corrupt days he maintained his integrity perfectly unsullied.
  16. vendor
    someone who exchanges goods or services for money
    A street vendor sells Senegalese newspapers commemorating the presidential elections.
  17. venerable
    profoundly honored
    Surely an Evangelical incident attested by so many, such respectable, and such venerable witnesses as these, is clearly above suspicion.
  18. venturesome
    disposed to take risks
    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.
  19. veracity
    unwillingness to tell lies
    Professionally speaking, lawyers have been called legal liars, but compared to stock manipulators they are walking examples of truth and veracity.
  20. verbatim
    using exactly the same words
    Hence you will need complete sentences taken down verbatim in the exact words of the speaker.
  21. verbose
    using or containing too many words
    There are also other writings reported to be his, verbose and of great length.
  22. verify
    confirm the truth of
    The activists' account cannot be independently verified, but twice in the past week UN observers on the ground have corroborated similar claims.
  23. veritable
    not counterfeit or copied
    In Mr. Bottomley the Georgian era has found an authentic voice—a veritable interpreter.
  24. 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.
  25. 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.
  26. 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....
  27. vestige
    an indication that something has been present
    All inflammation vanished immediately and every vestige of pain disappeared....
  28. veto
    a vote that blocks a decision
    Even President Wilson could not block it, for a two-thirds vote to overcome his veto was mustered in Congress.
  29. 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.
  30. 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.
  31. 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.
  32. 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.
  33. 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.
  34. 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.
  35. vile
    morally reprehensible
    He met a pious little girl, whose feelings he tried to wound by using vile and sinful language.
  36. 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.
  37. vindictive
    showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt
    There aren’t any vindictive contestants stabbing nicer ones in the back.
  38. virtual
    being actually such in almost every respect
    The public opinion polls, which registered a virtual dead heat in recent months, are beginning to inch in his favor.
  39. 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.
  40. visage
    the human face
    Some patients want surgeons to dig deeper, cutting away at bones underneath their faces to create a more perfect visage.
  41. 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.
  42. 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.
  43. vitriolic
    harsh, bitter, or malicious in tone
    At Rush’s urging, hundreds of people flooded her with hateful, vitriolic emails.
  44. vituperative
    marked by harshly abusive criticism
    Much as she obviously condemned me, there was no noisy recrimination, no violent vituperative outburst on her part.
  45. 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.
Created on Sun Sep 22 20:22:10 EDT 2019

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