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Vacillate

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v. to waver; oscillate

猶豫,躊躇

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Vacuous

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adj. empty; void; lacking intelligence; purposeless

空虛的,空洞的,漫無目的的

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Valedictory

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adj. pertaining to a farewell

告別的

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Vapid

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adj. tasteless; dull

無味的;無生氣的

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Variegated

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adj. varied; marked with different colors

多樣化的;雜色的

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Vaunt

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v. to boast; brag

誇張;吹噓

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Vaunted

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adj. boasted about

經過吹噓的;自吹自擂的

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Venal

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adj. bribable; mercenary(圖利的); corruptible

貪污受賄的;腐敗的

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Vendetta

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n. prolonged feud(世仇) marked by bitter hostility

世仇,宿怨

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Venerate

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v. to adore; honor; respect

尊敬;崇敬

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Venerable

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adj. respected because of age, character, or position

(因年齡﹑德行)令人尊敬的

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Veracious

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adj. truthful; accurate

誠實的;真實的

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Verbose

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adj. wordy

囉嗦的;冗長的

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Vertigo

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n. dizziness

眩暈

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Vexation

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n. irritation; annoyance; confusion; puzzlement

惱火;煩惱,苦惱

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Viable

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adj. practicable; capable of developing
切實可行的
n - viability

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Vindictive

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adj. spiteful; vengeful; unforgiving

報復的,惡意的,懷恨在心的

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Virtuoso

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n. someone with masterly skills; expert musician

(尤指音樂上的)大演奏家,藝術大師

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Visage

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n. countenance(面容); appearance; aspect

臉(常指面容、表情等)

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Viscous

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adj. thick, syrupy, and sticky

黏的

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Vitiate

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v. to impair the quality of; corrupt morally; make inoperative
削弱,損害;使墮落;使無效

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Vituperative

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adj. using or containing harsh, abusive censure(譴責)

謾罵的

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Vivisection

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n. dissection, surgery, or painful experiments performed on a living animal for the purpose of scientific research
活體解剖

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Vogue

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n. prevailing fashion or practice

時尚,流行

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Volatile

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adj. tending to vary frequently; fickle(易變的)
易變的,動盪不定的
n - volatility

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Vortex

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n. whirlpool; whirlwind; center of turbulence

旋渦;旋風;渦