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| vacate |
v. cease to occupy (a place or position) |
| vaccinate |
v. ~ sb/sth protect sb/sth (against a disease) by injecting
vaccine |
| 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 |
| vacuum |
n. space that is completely empty of all matter orgas(es) |
| vagabond |
n. wanderer or vagrant, esp an idle or dishonest one |
| vagrant |
n. person without a settled home or regular work; tramp |
| vainglory |
n. extreme vanity or pride in oneself; boastfulness
; |
| vale |
n. valley |
| valediction |
n. (words used in) saying farewell, esp on serious
occasions |
| valedictorian |
n. student giving a valedictory |
| valedictory |
adj. serving as or accompanying a farewell |
| valid |
adj. legally effective because made or done with the
correct formalities |
| valorous |
Courageous. |
| vapid |
adj. dull or uninteresting |
| vaporizer |
An atomizer. |
| variable |
adj. varying; changeable |
| variance |
n. at variance (with sb/sth) (fml ) disagreeing or
having a difference of opinion (with sb); in conflict
(with sth) |
| variant |
n. thing that differs from other things or from a standard |
| variation |
n. ~ (degree of) varying or being variant |
| variegate |
To mark with different shades or colors. |
| vassal |
n. man promising to fight for and be loyal to a king
or lord in return for the right to hold land |
| vaudeville |
n. = variety 4 |
| vegetal |
Of or pertaining to plants. |
| vegetarian |
n. person who,for humane, religious or health reasons,
eats no meat |
| vegetate |
v. live a dull life with little activity or interest |
| vegetation |
n. plants in general; those found in a particular environment |
| vegetative |
Pertaining to the process of plant-life. |
| vehement |
adj. showing or caused by strong feeling; passionate |
| velocity |
n. (usu of inanimate things ) speed, esp in a given
direction |
| velvety |
adj. soft like velvet |
| venal |
adj. ready to accept money for doing sth dishonest |
| vendible |
Marketable. |
| 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 |
| venereal |
Pertaining to or proceeding from sexual intercourse. |
| 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 |
| venous |
adj. of or contained in the veins |
| veracious |
adj. (of a person) truthful |
| veracity |
n. truthfulness; truth |
| 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 |
| verification |
n. verifying or being verified |
| verify |
v. make sure that (sth) is true or accurate; check |
| verily |
In truth. |
| verity |
n. truth (of a statement, etc) |
| vermin |
n. certain wild animals and birds which are harmful
to crops and farmyard animals and birds |
| 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 |
| version |
n. account of an event, etc from the point of view
of one person |
| vertex |
n. (fml) highest point or top; apex |
| vertical |
adj. at a right angle to another line or plane, or
to the earth's surface |
| vertigo |
n. feeling of losing one's balance, caused esp by looking
down from a great height; dizziness |
| vestige |
n. small remaining part of what once existed; trace |
| vestment |
n. ceremonial garment, esp one worn by a priest in
church ; , |
| veto |
n. constitutional right to reject or forbid a legislative
proposal or action |
| vicarious |
adj. felt or experienced indirectly, by sharing imaginatively
in the feelings, activities, etc of another person |
| viceroy |
n. person governing a colony, province, etc as the
deputy of a sovereign |
| vicissitude |
n. (fml ) change in one's circumstances,esp for the
worse |
| vie |
v. ~ with sb (for sth/to do sth); ~ for sth (fml )
compete keenly with sb (for sth); rival sb for sth |
| vigilance |
watchfulness |
| vigilant |
adj. looking out for possible danger, trouble, etc;
watchful or alert |
| vignette |
n. illustration, esp on the title-page of a book, but
not in a definite border |
| vincible |
Conquerable. |
| vindicate |
v. clear (sb/sth) of blame or suspicion |
| vindicative |
Revengeful. |
| vindicatory |
Punitive. |
| vinery |
A greenhouse for grapes. |
| viol |
A stringed instrument of the violin class. |
| viola |
n. stringed musical instrument played with a bow, of
larger size than a violin . |
| violation |
n. violatingor being violated |
| violoncello |
A stringed instrument held between the player's knees. |
| virago |
n. (fml ) violent and bad-tempered woman who scolds
and shouts |
| virile |
adj. (of men) having procreative power; sexually potent |
| virtu |
Rare, curious, or beautiful quality. |
| virtual |
adj. being or acting as what is described, but not
accepted as such in name or officially |
| virtuoso |
n. person who is exceptionally skilled in the techniques
of a fine art, esp playing a musical instrument or singing |
| virulence |
Extreme poisonousness. |
| virulent |
adj. extremely harmful or deadly |
| visage |
n. person'sface |
| viscount |
n. noblemanranking higher than a baron but lower than
an earl |
| vista |
n. view as seen between long rows of trees, buildings,
etc |
| visual |
adj. concerned with or used in seeing |
| visualize |
To give pictorial vividness to a mental representation. |
| vitality |
n. persistent energy; liveliness or vigour |
| vitalize |
To endow with life or energy. |
| vitiate |
v. weaken or spoil the quality or efficiency of (sth) |
| vivacity |
Liveliness. |
| vivify |
To endue with life. |
| vivisection |
n. practice of performing surgical experiments on live
animals for scientific research |
| vocable |
a word, especially one regarded in relation merely
to its qualities of sound. |
| vocative |
n. special form of a noun, a pronoun or an adjective
used (in some inflected languages) when addressing or
invoking a person or thing |
| vociferate |
v. say (sth) loudly or noisily; shout ; |
| vociferous |
adj. loudor noisy; expressing one's views forcibly
and insistently |
| vogue |
n. ~ current or prevailing fashion |
| volant |
Flying or able to fly. |
| volatile |
adj. changing rapidly into vapour |
| volition |
n. act of using one's will in choosing, making a decision,
etc |
| volitive |
Exercising the will. |
| voluble |
adj. (of a person) speaking a lot; talkative |
| voluptuous |
adj. giving a feeling of luxury or sensual pleasure |
| voracious |
adj. very greedy in eating; ravenous |
| vortex |
n. whirling mass of water, air, etc, as in a whirlpool
or whirlwind |
| votary |
n. ~ (fml ) person who dedicates himself to sth, esp
religious workand service |
| votive |
adj. presented to fulfil a promise made to God |
| vulgarity |
n. rude or obscene act or expression |
| vulnerable |
adj. ~ that can be hurt, wounded or injured |
