Initial V

• vacancy: absence; emptiness
• vacant: void of thought or knowledge; without an occupant or incumbent
• vacation: leisure time away from work; act of making something legally void
• vaccinate: perform or produce immunity
• vacuum: empty area or space; electrical home appliance that cleans by suction vague: imprecise; indistinct; not clearly expressed; inexplicit
• vain: having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying valid: logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable; well-grounded
• validity: quality of having legal force or effectiveness
• valley: space between ranges of mountains; area drained or irrigated by a river system; internal angle formed by intersection
• valve: device or structure for controlling the flow of a fluid
• vanish: disappear; pass out of sight, especially quickly; die out
• vanity: quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
• vapor: gas; steam; barely visible or cloudy diffused matter, such as mist or smoke
• variable: factor; something that is likely to vary; changeable; inconstant
• variance: an event that departs from expectations; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value
• variant: varying in from, character, or the like; variable; different; diverse.
• variation: act of changing or altering
• varied: differed; diversified; various
• variety: diversity; quality or condition of being various or varied
• various: different; diverse; several; manifold; changeable; uncertain
• varnish: deceptively attractive external appearance; paint to coat a surface with a hard, glossy, transparent film
• vary: change aspect of; alter in form, appearance, substance, position; make different by a partial change; modify
• vast: large; broad; extensive; very great in size, number, amount, or quantity vault: arched brick or stone ceiling or roof; burial chamber usually underground vegetable: any of numerous herbaceous plants to eat in meal
• vehicle: automobile; means of conveying; medium
• veil: a length of cloth worn by women over the head, shoulders, and often the face; cover; hide vein: blood vessel that carries blood
• velocity: rapidity or speed of motion; swiftness
• vengeance: punishment inflicted in return for an injury or an offense; retribution ventilate: freshen; circulate through and freshen
• ventilation: act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air
• venture: put at risk; adventure
• verbal: expressed in spoken rather than written words; consisting of words alone without action verge: extreme edge or margin; border; enclosing boundary; space enclosed by such a boundary verify: confirm; prove the truth of by presentation of evidence or testimony
• versatile: having many talents; capable of working in many fields
• verse: a piece of poetry
• version: written work in a new form; edition; interpretation of a particular viewpoint vertical: upright in position or posture; oriented vertically
• vessel: craft; ship; container for liquids
• veteran: someone who has given long service
• veto: rejection; vote that blocks a decision; deny; prohibit; command against
• vex: annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to via: by the way of
• vibrate: shake, quiver; move or swing from side to side regularly vibration: act of vibrating; a shaky motion
• vice: moral fault or failing; evil, degrading, or immoral practice or habit; physical defect or weakness vicinity: state of being near in space or relationship; proximity
• vicious: by vice or defects; defective; imperfect; having the nature of vice; evil, immoral, or depraved
• victorious: successful; being the winner in a contest or struggle
• victory: successful ending of struggle or contest; defeat of an enemy or opponent
• vigor: active strength of body or mind; imaginative lively style, especially style of writing; exertion of force
• vigorous: robust; strong; energetic, and active in mind or body
• vine: weak-stemmed plant that derives support from climbing
• violate: treat in a violent manner; abuse; do violence to; disturb; interrupt
• violence: physical force exerted for the purpose of violating, damaging, or abusing
• violent: turbulent; intensely vivid or loud; by violence or bloodshed
• violin: small instrument with four strings, played with a bow; a fiddle
• virtual: existing or resulting in essence or effect though not in actual fact; existing in mind, especially as a product of imagination
• virtually: almost completely; practically; essentially
• virtue: goodness, moral excellence; good quality
• virus: disease communicator; something that poisons one’s soul or mind; program for unwanted actions in computer
• viscous: sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow
• visible: being often in public eye; obvious to the eye
• vision: ability to see; sight; vivid mental image
• visual: seen or able to be seen by the eye; visible; optical
• vital: full of life; animated; necessary to continued existence; living or breathing
• vivid: bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
• vocation: career; profession
• vogue: popular fashion; current state or style of general acceptance and use
• void: emptiness; containing nothing; clear or empty a place
• volcano: fissure in the earth’s crust through which molten lava and gases erupt
• volley: flight of missiles; round of gunshots; tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
• voltage: difference in electrical charge between two points
• volume: capacity; amount of space occupied by an object
• voluntary: done or undertaken of one’s own free will; unforced
• volunteer: person who performs or offers to perform a service voluntarily
• vote: formal expression of preference for a candidate; number of cast in election; result of election or referendum
• voter: a citizen who has a legal right to vote
• voucher: a piece of substantiating evidence; proof; written authorization or certificate
• vow: solemn promise made to God; promise of fidelity; pledge of love or affection
• vowel: speech sound made with the vocal tract open
• voyage: long journey to a foreign or distant place, especially by sea; aviation
• vulgar: common; low; coarse; belonging or relating to the common people, as distinguished from the cultivated or educated; lacking cultivation or refinement
• vulnerable: susceptible to wounds; capable of being wounded or hurt