vacuous:
a. empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant | vagrant:
n. person without home or job; bird found outside its species' usual range |
valedictory:
a. of speech given in farewell, especially one delivered by an outstanding member of graduating class | vanguard:
n. advance forces; leading units at front of army or fleet; persons at forefront of any group or movement |
variegated:
a. streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful | venal:
a. capable of being bribed; for sale, available for a price; corrupt |
vend:
v. sell or offer for sale from place to place; sell | venerate:
v. treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of |
venial:
a. pardonable; able to be forgiven; trivial | venturesome:
a. willing to try new things and take risks; bold |
verbalize:
v. express in speech; speak or use words to express | verbiage:
n. pompous array of words; overabundance of words |
verbose:
a. wordy; using or containing a great and usually an excessive number of words | verisimilitude:
n. the property of appearing to be true or real |
verity:
n. truth, fact or reality, especially enduring religious or ethical truth | 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 | vicissitude:
n. change, especially in one's life or fortunes; regular change or succession of one thing to another; alternation |
vigilant:
a. attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful | vignette:
n. unbordered picture, often a portrait; decorative design placed at beginning or end of book or chapter; short literary sketch |
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