Vocabulary: V-words

Question 1

Vindicate

Answer 1

To uphold or justify by argument or evidence, maintain or defend a right or a cause against oppression.

Question 2

vil·i·fy

[vil-uh-fahy]

Answer 2

to speak ill of; defame; slander.

Question 3

ven·er·ate

[ven-uh-reyt]

Answer 3

to regard or treat with reverence; revere.

Question 4

Vicarious

Answer 4

Felt or enjoyed through imagined participation in the experience of others: a vicarious thrill.

Question 5

Vivacious

Answer 5

lively; animated; gay: a vivacious folk dance.

Question 6

vex

[veks]

Answer 6

1.
to irritate; annoy; provoke: His noisy neighbors often vexed him.
2.
to torment; trouble; distress; plague; worry: Lack of money vexes many.
3.
to discuss or debate (a subject, question, etc.) with vigor or at great length: to vex a question endlessly without agreeing.

Question 7

Veritable

Answer 7

1.
being truly or very much so: a veritable triumph.
2.
Obs. true, as a statement or tale.

Question 8

Vanguard

Answer 8

A group of people leading the way in new developments or ideas.

A position at the forefront of new developments or ideas.

Question 9

Vacuous

Answer 9

Having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless

Question 10

Verbatim

Answer 10

In exactly the same words; word for word. Corresponding word for word to the original source of text

Question 11

va·gar·y

[vuh-gair-ee, vey-guh-ree]

Answer 11

1.
an unpredictable or erratic action, occurrence, course, or instance: the vagaries of weather; the vagaries of the economic scene.
2.
a whimsical, wild, or unusual idea, desire, or action.

Question 12

Vestige

Answer 12

1.
a mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence: A few columns were the last vestiges of a Greek temple.
2.
a surviving evidence or remainder of some condition, practice, etc.: These superstitions are vestiges of an ancient religion.

Question 13

Voracious

Answer 13

Having a very eager approach to an activity

Question 14

Vitriol

Answer 14

Cruel and bitter criticism

Question 15

veracity

Answer 15

habitual observance of truth in speech or statement; truthfulness: He was not noted for his veracity.
2.
conformity to truth or fact; accuracy: to question the veracity of his account.
3.
correctness or accuracy,

Question 16

Veneer

Answer 16

to give a superficially valuable or pleasing appearance to.

Question 17

Zealotry

Answer 17

Fanatical or uncompromising pursuit of religious, political, or other ideals.

Question 18

Yugen (Japanese word)

Answer 18

A feeling of deep, contemplative beauty, like the unfolding of a flower.

Question 19

Vested

Answer 19

held completely, permanently, and inalienably: vested rights.

Question 20

Wonderwall

Answer 20

Someone you find thinking about all the time; the person you are completely infatuated with.

Question 21

Verbose

Answer 21

Using or expressed in more words than are necessary. Ex. Much academic language is obscure and verbose.

Question 22

Quasi

Answer 22

Seemingly; apparently but not really. Being partly or almost