vernal | a. related to spring; suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh |
vertebrate | n. animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column |
vertex | n. highest point; apex or summit; common point of two lines of angle |
vexation | n. act of vexing, or state of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation |
vigilant | a. attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful |
vilify | v. make vicious and defamatory statements about; attempt to degrade by slander; defame |
vim | n. vitality and energy; healthy capacity for vigorous activity |
vindicate | v. clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend |
viral | a. spread by word of mouth, with minimal intervention in order to create buzz and interest; caused by a virus |
virtuosity | n. appreciation for or interest in fine objects of art; lovers of the elegant arts collectively |
visceral | a. Instinctive; having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect |
viscosity | n. resistance of a liquid to shear forces; physics coefficient of viscosity; quality of flowing slowly |
vitriolic | a. harsh or corrosive in tone; sarcastic; bitterly scathing |
vituperative | a. marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; scolding |
vociferous | a. offensively loud; noisy; making outcry |
voluminous | a. large in volume or bulk; large in number or quantity, especially of discourse |
voracious | a. ravenous; excessively greedy and grasping; devouring or craving food in great quantities |
votary | n. one who is bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service; devoted adherent of a cause or person or activity |
vulgarity | n. quality or state of being vulgar; mean condition of life; state of lower classes of society |
waft | v. cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water |
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