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| vacillate | v. ~ (fml usu derog , ) keep changing one's mind; move backwards and forwards between two emotions |
| vacuous | adj. showing or suggesting absence of thought or intelligence; inane |
| vagabond | n. wanderer or vagrant, esp an idle or dishonest one |
| vagary | n. strange,unusual or capricious change; whim |
| vagrant | n. person without a settled home or regular work; tramp |
| vain | adj. having too high an opinion of one's looks, abilities, etc; conceited ; |
| vainglorious | adj. full of vainglory; conceited and boastful ; |
| valediction | n. (words used in) saying farewell, esp on serious occasions |
| valedictory | adj. serving as or accompanying a farewell |
| valid | adj. legally effective because made or done with the correct formalities |
| validate | v. make legally valid; ratify |
| valor | bravery |
| vampire | n. reanimated corpsebelieved by some to leave its grave at night and suck the blood of living people |
| vanguard | n. the vanguard leading part of an advancing army or fleet |
| vantage | n. position,etc that gives sb superiority or advantage |
| vapid | adj. dull or uninteresting |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| variegate | To mark with different shades or colors. |
| variegated | adj. marked irregularlywith differently coloured patches, streaks, spots, etc |
| varnish | n. hard shiny transparent coating applied to the surface of esp woodwork or metalwork |
| vassal | n. man promising to fight for and be loyal to a king or lord in return for the right to hold land |
| vaunted | [ vaunt: ] vt. to describe, praise, or display (one's success, possessions, etc.) boastfully |
| veer | v. (esp of a vehicle) change direction or course |
| vegetate | v. live a dull life with little activity or interest |
| vehement | adj. showing or caused by strong feeling; passionate |
| velocity | n. (usu of inanimate things ) speed, esp in a given direction |
| venal | adj. ready to accept money for doing sth dishonest |
| vendetta | n. hereditary feud between families in which murders are committed in revenge for previous murders |
| vendor | n. person who sells food or other small items from a stall in the open air |
| veneer | n. decorative wood or plastic glued to the surface of cheaper wood (for furniture, etc) , |
| venerable | adj. deserving respect because of age, character, associations, etc |
| venerate | v. respect (sb/sth) deeply; regard as sacred |
| venial | adj. not serious; excusable |
| venison | n. flesh of a deer used as meat |
| venom | n. poisonous fluid of certain snakes, scorpions, etc, injected by a bite or sting |
| vent | n. opening that allows air, gas, liquid, etc to pass out of or into a confined space , |
| ventilate | v. cause air to enter and move freely through |
| ventral | adj. of or on the abdomen |
| ventriloquist | n. person skilled in this |
| venture | n. project or undertaking,esp a commercial one where there is a risk of failure |
| venturesome | adj. (of people) ready to take risks; daring |
| venue | n. place where people agree to meet, esp for a sports contest or match |
| veracious | adj. (of a person) truthful |
| veracity | n. truthfulness; truth |
| verbalize | put into words |
| verbatim | adj. adv exactly as spoken or written; word for word |
| verbiage | n. (use of) too many words, or unnecessarily difficult words,to express an idea, etc |
| verbose | adj. using or containing more words than are needed |
| verdant | adj. (of grass, vegetation, fields, etc) fresh and green |
| verdigris | n. greenish-blue substance that forms on copper, brass and bronze surfaces |
| verge | n. = soft shoulder (soft) |
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth probable |
| verisimilitude | n. appearance or semblance ofbeing true or real |
| veritable | adj. rightly named or called; real |
| verity | n. truth (of a statement, etc) |
| vernacular | n. language or dialect spoken in a particular country or region, as compared with a formal or written language |
| vernal | adj. of, in or appropriate to the season of spring |
| versatile | adj. turning easily or readily from one subject, skill or occupation to another |
| vertebrate | n, adj having a backbone |
| vertex | n. (fml) highest point or top; apex |
| vertigo | n. feeling of losing one's balance, caused esp by looking down from a great height; dizziness |
| verve | n. enthusiasm, spirit or vigour, esp in artistic or literary work |
| vestige | n. small remaining part of what once existed; trace |
| veto | n. constitutional right to reject or forbid a legislative proposal or action |
| vex | v. anger or annoy (sb), esp with trivial matters |
| viable | adj. sound and workable; feasible |
| viand | food |
| vibrant | adj. vibrating strongly; resonant |
| vicar | n. clergyman in charge of a parish where tithes formerly belonged to another person or an institution |
| vicarious | adj. felt or experienced indirectly, by sharing imaginatively in the feelings, activities, etc of another person |
| vicissitude | n. (fml ) change in one's circumstances,esp for the worse |
| victuals | n. food and drink; provisions ; |
| vie | v. ~ with sb (for sth/to do sth); ~ for sth (fml ) compete keenly with sb (for sth); rival sb for sth |
| vigil | n. staying awake, esp at night, to keep watch or to pray |
| vigilance | watchfulness |
| vigilant | adj. looking out for possible danger, trouble, etc; watchful or alert |
| vigilante | n. member of a self-appointed group of people who try to prevent crime and disorder in a community |
| vignette | n. illustration, esp on the title-page of a book, but not in a definite border |
| vigor | active bodily or mental strength or force |
| vile | adj. extremely disgusting |
| vilify | v. (fml ) say evil or insulting things about (sb); slander |
| vindicate | v. clear (sb/sth) of blame or suspicion |
| vindictive | adj. having or showing a desire for revenge; unforgiving |
| vintner | n. wine-merchant |
| violate | v. break or be contrary to |
| viper | n. any of various types of poisonous snake found in Africa, Asia and Europe , |
| virile | adj. (of men) having procreative power; sexually potent |
| virtual | adj. being or acting as what is described, but not accepted as such in name or officially |
| virtue | n. moral goodness or excellence |
| virtuoso | n. person who is exceptionally skilled in the techniques of a fine art, esp playing a musical instrument or singing |
| virulent | adj. extremely harmful or deadly |
| virus | n. simple organism, smaller than bacteria, and causing infectious disease |
| visage | n. person'sface |
| visceral | adj. of the viscera |
| viscid | adhesive; gluey |
| viscous | adj. not pouringeasily; thick and sticky |
| vise | tool for holding work in place |
| vision | n. power of seeing; sight |
| visionary | adj. having or showing foresight or wisdom |
| vital | adj. connected with or essential to life |
| vitiate | v. weaken or spoil the quality or efficiency of (sth) |
| vitreous | adj. having a glass-like texture or finish |
| vitriolic | adj. savagely and bitterlyhostile |
| vituperative | adj. vituperative debate, criticism, etc |
| vivacious | adj. (esp of a woman) lively or high-spirited |
| vivid | adj. strong and bright; intense |
| vivisection | n. practice of performing surgical experiments on live animals for scientific research |
| vixen | n. female fox |
| vociferous | adj. loudor noisy; expressing one's views forcibly and insistently |
| vogue | n. ~ current or prevailing fashion |
| volatile | adj. changing rapidly into vapour |
| volition | n. act of using one's will in choosing, making a decision, etc |
| volley | n. simultaneous throwing or firing of a number of stones, bullets, etc |
| voluble | adj. (of a person) speaking a lot; talkative |
| voluminous | adj. (of clothing etc) using much material; loose-fitting or ample |
| voluptuous | adj. giving a feeling of luxury or sensual pleasure |
| voodoo | n. form of religion based on belief in witchcraft and magical rites, practised by blacks in the W Indies, esp in Haiti , |
| voracious | adj. very greedy in eating; ravenous |
| vortex | n. whirling mass of water, air, etc, as in a whirlpool or whirlwind |
| vouch | v. ~ for sb/sth take responsibility for or express confidence in (a person, his behaviour, etc); guarantee |
| vouchsafe | v. ~ sth (dated or fml ) grant sth (to sb) as a gift or privilege |
| voyeur | n. person who gets pleasure from watching in secret others undressing or engaging in sexual activities |
| vulgar | adj. lacking in good taste or refinement |
| vulnerable | adj. ~ that can be hurt, wounded or injured |
| vulpine | adj. of or like a fox |
| vulture | n. large bird, usu with head and neck almost bare of feathers, that lives on the flesh of dead animals |
| vying | pres p of vie |