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vacillate

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waver; fluctuate (Eg: Uncertain which suitor she ought to marry- the princess vacillated- saying now one- now the other. )

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vacuous

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empty; lacking in ideas; stupid (Eg: The candidate’s vacuous remarks annoyed the audience- who had hoped to hear more than empty )

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vagabond

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wanderer; tramp (Eg: In summer- college students wander the roads of Europe like carefree vagabonds. )

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vagary

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caprice; whim (Eg: She followed every vagary of fashion. )

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vagrant

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stray; random (Eg: He tried to study- but could not collect his vagrant thoughts. )

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vagrant

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homeless wanderer (Eg: Because he was a stranger in town with no visible means of support- Martin feared he would be jailed as a )

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vainglorious

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boastful; excessively conceited (Eg: )

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valedictory

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pertaining to farewell (Eg: I found the valedictory address too long; leave-taking should be brief. )

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valid

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logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable (Eg: You’re going to have to come up with a better argument if you want to convince me that your reasoning is )

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validate

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confirm; ratify (Eg: I will not publish my findings until I validate my results. )

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valor

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bravery (Eg: He received the Medal of Honor for his valor in battle. )

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vampire

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ghostly being that sucks the blood of the living (Eg: Children were afraid to go to sleep at night because of the many legends of vampires. )

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vanguard

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forerunners; advance forces (Eg: We are the vanguard of a tremendous army that is following us. )

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vantage

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position giving an advantage (Eg: They fired upon the enemy from behind trees- walls and any other point of vantage they could find. )

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vapid

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insipid; inane (Eg: She delivered an uninspired and vapid address. )

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variegated

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many-colored (Eg: Without her glasses- Gretchen saw the fields of tulips as a variegated blur. )

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vassal

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in feudalism- one who held land of a superior lord (Eg: The lord demanded that his vassals contribute more to his military campaign. )

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vaunted

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boasted; bragged; highly publicized (Eg: This much vaunted project proved a disappointment when it collapsed. )

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veer

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change in direction (Eg: After what seemed an eternity- the wind veered to the east and the storm abated. )

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vegetate

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live in a monotonous way (Eg: I do not understand how you can vegetate in this quiet village after the adventurous life you have led. )

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vehement

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impetuous; with marked vigor (Eg: He spoke with vehement eloquence in defense of his client. )

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velocity

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speed (Eg: The train went by at considerable velocity. )

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venal

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capable of being bribed (Eg: )

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vendetta

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blood feud (Eg: The rival mobs engaged in a bitter vendetta. )

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vendor

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seller (Eg: The fruit vendor sold her wares from a stall on the sidewalk. )

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veneer

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thin layer; cover (Eg: Casual acquaintances were deceived by his veneer of sophistication and failed to recognize his fundamental )

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venerable

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deserving high respect (Eg: We do not mean to be disrespectful when we refuse to follow the advice of our venerable leader. )

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venerate

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revere (Eg: In China- the people venerate their ancestors. )

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venial

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forgivable; trivial (Eg: We may regard a hugry man’s stealing as a venial crime. )

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venison

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the meat of a deer (Eg: The hunters dined on venison. )

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vent

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small opening; outlet (Eg: The wine did not flow because the air vent in the barrel was clogged. )

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vent

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express; utter (Eg: He vented his wrath on his class. )

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ventral

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abdominal (Eg: We shall now examine the ventral plates of this serpent- not the dorsal side. )

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ventriloquist

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someone who can make his or her voice seem to come from another person or thing (Eg: This ventriloquist does an act in which she has a conversation with a wooden dummy. )

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venturesome

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bold (Eg: A group of venturesome women were the first to scale Mt.Annapurna. )

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venue

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location (Eg: The attorney asked for a change of venue; he thought his client would do better if the trial were held in a )

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veracious

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truthful (Eg: I can recommend him for this position because I have always found him veracious and reliable. )

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veracity

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truthfulness (Eg: Trying to prove Hill a liar- Senator Spector repeatedly questioned her veracity. )

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verbalize

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put into words (Eg: I know you don’t like to talk about these things- but please try to verbalize your feelings. )

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verbatim

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word for word (Eg: He repeated the message verbatim. )

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verbiage

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pompous array of words (Eg: After we had waded through all the verbiage- we discovered that the writer had said very little. )

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verbose

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wordy (Eg: This article is too verbose; we must edit it. )

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verdant

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green; lush in vegetation (Eg: Monet’s paintings of the verdant meadows were symphonies in green. )

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verdigris

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green coating on copper which has been exposed to the weather (Eg: Despite all attempts to protect the statue from the elements- it became coated with verdigris. )

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verge

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border; edge (Eg: Madame Curie knew she was on the verge of discovering the secrets of radioactive elements. )

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verisimilitude

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appearance of truth; likelihood (Eg: Critics praised her for the verisimilitude of her performance as Lady Macbeth. She was completely )

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verity

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truth; reality (Eg: The four verities were revealed to Buddha during his long meditation. )

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vernacular

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living language; natural style (Eg: Cut out those old-fashioned ‘‘thee’s’’ and ‘‘thou’s’’ and write in the vernacular. )

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vernal

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pertaining to spring (Eg: We may expect vernal showers all during the month of April. )

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versatile

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having many talents; capable of working in many fields (Eg: He was a versatile athlete; at college he had earned varsity letters in baseball- football- and track. )

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vertex

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summit (Eg: Let us drop a perpendicular line from the vertex of the triangle to the base. )

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vertigo

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dizziness (Eg: We test potential plane pilots for susceptibility to spells of vertigo. )

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verve

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enthusiasm; liveliness (Eg: She approached her studies with such verve that it was impossible for her to do poorly. )

54
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vestige

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trace; remains (Eg: We discovered vestiges of early Indian life in the cave. )

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vex

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annoy; distress (Eg: Please try not to vex your mother; she is doing the best she can. )

56
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viable

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capable of maintaining life; practicable; workable (Eg: The infant- though prematurely born- is viable and has a good chance to survive. )

57
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viand

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food (Eg: There was a variety of viands at the feast. )

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vicarious

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acting as a substitute; done by a deputy (Eg: Many people get a vicarious thrill at the movies by imagining they are the characters on the screen. )

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vicissitude

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change of fortune (Eg: Humbled by life’s vicissitudes- the last emperor of China worked as a lowly gardener in the palace over )

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victuals

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food (Eg: I am very happy to be able to provide you with these victuals; I know you are hungry. )

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vie

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contend; compete (Eg: Politicians vie with one another- competing for donations and votes. )

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vigilance

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watchfulness (Eg: Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty. )

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vigor

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active strength (Eg: Although he was over seventy years old- Jack had the vigor of a man in his prime. )

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vignette

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picture; short literary sketch (Eg: The New Yorker published her latest vignette. )

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vilify

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slander (Eg: She is a liar and is always trying to vilify my reputation. )

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vindicate

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clear of charges (Eg: I hope to vindicate my client and return him to society as a free man. )

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vindictive

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revengeful (Eg: She was very vindictive and never forgave an injury. )

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vintner

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winemaker; seller of wine (Eg: The poet wondered what the vintners could buy that would be half as precious as the wine they sold. )

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viper

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poisonous snake (Eg: The habitat of the horned viper- a particularly venomous snake- is in sandy regions like the Sahara or the )

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virile

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manly (Eg: I do not accept the premise that a man is virile only when he is belligerent. )

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virtual

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in essence; for practical purposes (Eg: She is a virtual financial wizard when it comes to money matters. )

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virtue

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goodness; moral excellence; good quality (Eg: A virtue carried to extremes can turn into something resembling vice; humility- for example- can )

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virtuoso

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highly skilled artist (Eg: The child prodigy Yehudi Menuhin grew into a virtuoso whose virtuosity on the violin thrilled millions. )

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virulent

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extremely poisonous (Eg: The virus is highly virulent and has made many of us ill for days. )

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virus

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disease communicator (Eg: The doctors are looking for a specific medicine to control this virus. )

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visage

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face; appearance (Eg: The stern visage of the judge indicated that she had decided to impose a severe penalty. )

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visceral

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felt in one’s inner organs (Eg: She disliked the visceral sensations she had whenever she rode the roller coaster. )

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viscid

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adhesive; gluey (Eg: The trunk of the maple tree was viscid with sap. )

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viscous

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sticky- gluey (Eg: Melted tar is a viscous substance. )

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vise

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tool for holding work in place (Eg: Before filling its edges- the keysmith took the blank key and fixed it firmly between the jaws of a vise. )

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visionary

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produced by imagination; fanciful; mystical (Eg: She was given to visionary schemes that never materialized. )

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vital

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vibrant and lively; critical; living- breathing (Eg: The vital- highly energetic first aid instructor stressed that it was vital in examining accident victims to note )

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vitiate

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spoil the effect of; make inoperative (Eg: Fraud will vitiate the contract. )

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vitreous

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pertaining to or resembling glass (Eg: Although this plastic has many vitreous qualties such as transparency- it is unbreakable. )

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vitriolic

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corrosive; sarcastic (Eg: Such vitriolic criticism is uncalled for. )

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vituperative

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abusive; scolding (Eg: )

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vivacious

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lively or animated; sprightly (Eg: She had always been vivacious and sparkling. )

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vivisection

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act of dissecting living animals (Eg: The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals opposed vivisection and deplored the practice of )

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vixen

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female fox; ill-tempered woman (Eg: Aware that she was right once again- he lost his temper and called her a shrew and a vixen. )

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vociferous

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clamorous; noisy (Eg: The crowd grew vociferous in its anger and threatened to take the law into its own hands. )

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vogue

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popular fashion (Eg: Jeans became the vogue on many college campuses. )

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volatile

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changeable; explosive; evaporating rapidly (Eg: The political climate today is extremely volatile: no one can predict what the electorate will do next. )

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volition

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act of making a conscious choice (Eg: She selected this dress of her own volition. )

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voluble

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fluent; glib (Eg: She was a voluble speaker- always ready to talk. )

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voluminous

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bulky; large (Eg: Despite her family burdens- she kept up a voluminous correspondence with her friends. )

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voluptuous

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gratifying the senses (Eg: The nobility during the Renaissance led voluptuous lives. )

97
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voracious

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ravenous (Eg: The wolf is a voracious animal- its hunger never satisfied. )

98
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vortex

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whirlwind; whirlpool; center of turbulence; predicament into which one is inexorably plunged (Eg: Sucked into the vortex of the tornado- Dorothy and Toto were carried from Kansas to Oz. )

99
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vouchsafe

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grant condescendingly; guarantee (Eg: I can safely vouchsafe you fair return on your investment. )

100
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voyeur

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Peeping (Eg: Jill called Jack a voyeur when she caught him aiming his binoculars at a bedroom window of the house )

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vulnerable

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susceptible to wounds (Eg: Achilles was vulnerable only in his heel. )

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vulpine

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like a fox; crafty (Eg: She disliked his sly ways- but granted him a certain vulpine intelligence. )

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