V

VVacancy,n.emptiness;space, vacuum,chasm,gap; leisure,vacation, intermission.vacant,a.empty,unfilled,void, uninhabited, untenanted; leisure, unemployed.Antonyms:full, filled, occupied.vacate,v.empty, evacuate,resign, abdicate;annul,abrogate,invalidate.vacation,n.evacuation,resignation, abdication;invalidation,abrogation; intermission, holidays,recess.vaccinate,v.inoculate.vaccination,n.inoculation (with the cowpox).vacillate,v.fluctuate,waver, veer,oscillate, whiffle.vacillating,a.irresolute,changeable,wavering,undecided,inconstant.vacillation,n.fluctuation,indecision,changeableness, oscillation,irresolution,inconstancy.vagabond,n.vagrant,tramp,mendicant,beggar;rascal,rogue,scamp,knave.vagabond,a.vagrant,wandering,nomadic, landloping.vagabondage,n.vagrancy, vagabondism, nomadism.vagary,n.whim,caprice,fancy,freak,whimsey,humor.vagrancy,n.vagabondage.vagrant,n.tramp;beggar,vagabond,rascal.--a.wandering,nomadic,vagabond.vague,a.indefinite,ambiguous,obscure,uncertain,groundless,hazy, indistinct.vagueness,n.indefiniteness, ambiguity,obscurity,uncertainty.vain,a.conceited,arrogant,egotistical,overweening,vainglorious;nugatory,fruitless, ineffectual,frustrate,unavailing,bootless,futile,abortive,ineffective,empty; delusive, chimerical, unsatisfying, unsubstantial,deceitful.vainglorious,a.boastful, pretentious,assuming,arrogant,conceited,overweening.vainglory,n.vanity,boasting, gasconade.vale,n.dell,valley,dale, dingle.valiant,a.Seebrave.valid,a.cogent,logical,justifiable,efficacious, well-grounded.Antonyms: Seeinvalid.validity,n.strength, cogency, soundness,force.Antonym: invalidity.valise,n.portmanteau,satchel, gripsack.valley,n.vale,hollow,bottom,dale,ravine, dingle, glen, clough, dell.valor,n.Seebravery.valuable,a.costly,precious,rare,expensive; esteemed,worthy; serviceable,useful.valuable,n.treasure.valuation,n.appraisement, appraisal.value,n.worth,excellence.value,v.appraise;prize,esteem,appreciate.vamose,v.(Slang) decamp, depart quickly,go.vampire,n.extortioner,bloodsucker.vandal,n.destroyer, iconoclast, hun.vanish,v.Seedisappear.vanishing,a.evanescent, disappearing,transient.--n.disappearance, evanescence.vanity,n.unsubstantialness, unreality, inanity, delusiveness,emptiness,sham;conceit, self-admiration,egotism.vanquish,v.overcome,defeat, subjugate,subdue,rout,overpower.vanquishment,n.defeat, subjugation, routing, conquering.vapid,a.lifeless, spiritless; insipid,stale,tasteless;prosy,tame.vapidity,n.lifelessness; insipidity,tastelessness; prosiness, tameness.vapor,n.gas,haze,fog,fume, effluvium, exhalation,reek, emanation,rack.Associated words: atmology, atmolysis, atomize, atomization, exhale, emanate.vaporize,v.evaporate.vaporous,a.halituous, vapory,foggy.variability,n.variableness, mutability,inconstancy, unsteadfastness.variable,a.mutable,changeable. Seechangeable.Antonyms: invariable,unchangeable.variance,n.change, alteration; dissension,disagreement,difference,nonconformity.variation,n.mutation,change;deviation,diversity, discrepancy; diversification.varied,a.various,diversified,different, motley.variegated,a.mottled,diversified, motley, divers-colored,party-colored, polychrome.variety,n.diversity, diversification, multiplicity, variousness; assortment,collection;kind,class,species.various,a.manifold,diverse,sundry,numerous, multifarious.varnish,v.lacquer,japan,enamel, glaze; glossover,palliate, extenuate.varnish,n.lacquer;gloss,palliation, extenuation.vary,v.diversify, variegate,modify;deviate, depart,swerve;disagree;modify, alternate.vassal,n.feudatory, beneficiary,subject, liege, liegeman.vast,a.spacious,immense,monstrous,huge, extensive, immeasurable.vault,n.crypt,tomb,catacomb, ossuarium.vault,v.leapover,spring,bound,jump;tumble.vaulted,a.arched,concave.vaunt,v.Seeboast.veal,n.Associated word: vituline.veering,n.shift,shifting;vacillation, tergiversation; temporizing,time-serving.vegetable,n.plant, truck.vegetable oyster.salsify.vegetate,v.sprout,grow, germinate, pullulate;rusticate, hibernate.vehemence,n.fervency, impetuosity, intensity,zeal. Seeardor.vehement,a.fervent, impetuous,ardent,passionate, eager.vehicle,n.conveyance,carriage;medium,instrument; excipient.veil,v.screen,cloak,disguise,shroud,mask, conceal.veil,n.disguise,pretense,cloak,mask, mantilla.veiled,a.hidden,disguised, incognito.vein,n.Associated word: venous. Seeblood vessel.vein,n.seam, lode.venal,a.purchasable,mercenary,hireling.vend,v.Seesell.venerate,v.reverence,revere,honor,esteem.veneration,n.reverence,honor.venereal disease.gonorrhea,clap; syphilis.venereal sore.chancre, chancroid (soft chancre).venery,n.amorousness, amativeness;sexual intercourse, coition.vengeance,n.retribution, avengement,revenge; Nemesis,retaliation.Associated word: wreak.venial,a.pardonable.Antonyms: Seeunpardonable.vent,n.airhole, aperture,venthole; touchhole; spiracleblowhole;outlet, emission, escape.vent,v.emit,utter,say,discharge.venthole,n.touchhole,vent,bung, orifice, spiracle.ventriloquism,n.ventriloquy, gastriloquy.ventriloquist,n.gastriloquist, polyphonist.venture,n.chance,risk,hazard, contingency.venture,v.dare,hazard,risk.venturesome,a.daring,bold, intrepid, undaunted, temerarious.Venus,n.Aphrodite, Cytherea; Morning Star, Lucifer Phosphor; Evening Star, Hesper, Hesperus.veracious,a.truthful.veracity,n.truthfulness.Associated words: compurgation, compurgator, compurgatorial.veranda,n.porch,piazza.verbal,a.oral.verbiage,n.wordiness, verbosity, perissology, prolixity, pleonasm.verdant,a.Seegreen.verdict,n.finding,decision.verification,n.confirmation, corroboration,authentication,attestation,proof.verify,v.corroborate,confirm,attest,authenticate,prove.vermifuge,n.anthelmintic, helminthagogue.verse,n.stitch;poetry,versification; stanza, stave,staff,text; l'envoi.versed,a.acquainted, skilled,proficient, conversant.versification,n.orthometry.version,n.rendition,translation.vertex,n.apex,top,summit,crown,zenith.vertical,a.upright,perpendicular,plumb.Antonyms: horizontal,flat,level.very,a.veritable,true,real,actual,unquestionable, identical,same, selfsame.very,adv.exceedingly, highly, greatly, extremely, excessively, surpassingly.vessel,n.dish, utensil,receptacle;boat,ship;duct,canal,tube.vest,n.waistcoat.vest,v.invest.vestibule,n.hall, antechamber, lobby.vestige,n.trace,sign,mark.vestments,n. pl.canonicals (priestly garments); pontificals;cassock, cotta (choir vestments).Associated words: vested, vestiarian, vestiary,vestry.vestry,n.vestry-room, sacristy.veterinarian,n.veterinary surgeon, horsedoctor, farrier, horse leech.veterinary art.farriery.veterinary surgeon.veterinarian, farrier.vex,v.tease,plague,harass,torment,tantalize,hector,annoy,irritate,trouble,bother,distress.vexation,n.discomfiture, irritation,chagrin,mortification,annoyance.vexatious,a.annoying,troublesome,carking, irritating, provoking, aggravating, afflictive, burdensome,anxious.vibrate,v.brandish,flourish,swing;oscillate, librate;quiver,shake;fluctuate,vacillate.vibration,n.oscillation,swinging,vacillation, libration.vibratory,a.vibratile, oscillatory,swinging, fluctuating, oscillating, libratory.vicar,n.deputy, lieutenant, vicegerent.vice,n.sin, iniquity, licentiousness,immorality;defect,fault,blemish,imperfection.vicinity,n.neighborhood, vicinage;nearness, propinquity, proximity.vicious,a.immoral,evil; defective,faulty,imperfect;refractory,unruly,unmanageable;foul,noxious; (Colloq.) malignant,hateful.victim,n.(Colloq.)gull,dupe, gudgeon, cully,prey.victor,n.conqueror,champion,master.victorious,a.triumphant, conquering,successful,exultant.victory,n.triumph,conquest,mastery.Antonyms: Seedefeat.Associated words: trophy, epinicial.victualler,n.caterer.vie,v.contend, compete, emulate.view,n.scene,landscape, vista, perspective, panorama, prospect,scenery;seeing,sight, survey, inspection,aspect, scrutiny, supervision, beholding;opinion,judgment, impression,conception;design,intention, intent.viewy,a.visionary,fanciful,quixotic; spectacular, panoramic, picturesque.vigilance,n.watchfulness, circumspection,attention,caution.vigilant,a.watchful,attentive, circumspect,wakeful.vigor,n.strength,force, lustiness,energy,endurance,virility,hardihood.vigorous,a.strong,lusty,robust;energetic,cogent,forcible,luxuriant.vile,a.base, depraved,vicious, iniquitous,felonious,atrocious,outrageous,shameless;worthless,mean,despicable,contemptible,abject,scurvy,sordid, debased,ignoble,miserable,wretched.vilify,v.malign,revile, vituperate, traduce, calumniate.village,n.hamlet, borough, thorpe, dorp, burg.Antonyms:city, town.villain,n.Seescoundrel.villainous,a.unprincipled,knavish, arrant, depraved,atrocious.villainy,n.depravity,wickedness, turpitude,rascality,scoundrelism,atrocity.vim,n.(Colloq.)activity,energy,spirit,life.Antonyms:lifelessness,languor.vindicate,v.justify.vindication,n.justification,defense.vindicator,n.justifier,champion,advocate.vindictive,a.revengeful,implacable, malevolent,rancorous.vine,n.Associated words:lattice,trellis, tendril,arbor, pergola,bower, bine, cordon, amplectant, capreolate, cirrose, pourridie, cirrus.vinegar,n.Associated words: acetic, acetification, acetify,mother,guile, wort, gyle,insolation, cruet.vinegary,a.acetous,sour,unamiable.violate,v.break,disobey,transgress,contravene,profane,desecrate.violation,n.transgression,infringement,breach, infraction,contravention, profanation,desecration.Antonyms: inviolability,keeping,obedience.violator,n.trespasser, infringer, transgressor, infractor.violence,n.force, impetuosity,vehemence, intensity,severity, wildness,fury;injury,violation, profanation,outrage,assault.violent,a.passionate,vehement, impetuous,fierce, impotent,ungovernable,outrageous,poignant,severe.Antonyms: Seemild.violet,n.mauve.violin,n.fiddle; kit.virgin,n.vestal.virgin,a.vestal, virginal;chaste,pure,stainless; impregnant.virginal generation.parthenogenesis.virginity,n.maidenhood,chastity.Virgin Mary.Madonna, Theotokos (Theol.).Associated words: mariolatry, mariolater, hyperdulia, Ave Maria.virile,a.masculine,vigorous,strong;potent.Antonyms: invirile, emasculated, impotent.virility,n.manhood, manlyvigor.Antonyms: invirility, impotency, emasculation.virtual,a.potential,energizing;practical,essential.virtually,adv.practically,really, substantially, potentially.virtue,n.excellence,worth, goodness,purity,morality, integrity.Associated words: aretology, aretaics.virtuous,a.good, exemplary,moral,pure, continent,upright.virulent,a.poisonous, venomous; malignant,bitter,acrimonious.visible,a.perceivable, perceptible,discernible,apparent,evident,manifest.Antonyms:invisible, imperceptible.vision,n.sight;apparition,dream, phantasm,specter,phantom,hallucination,illusion.visionary,a.dreamy, imaginative,romantic,fanciful, illusory, chimerical,Utopian.visionary,n.castle-builder,dreamer, illusionist.visitor,n.guest.Antonym:host.vitiate,v.debase,corrupt,demoralize,contaminate, deprave,spoil.vitiation,n.debasement,corruption, demoralization, depravation,contamination.vixen,n.virago,scold,shrew, termagant, Tartar, Xantippe, spitfire.voice,n.utterance,speech;vote,choice, election,suffrage.Associated words: phonology, phonetics, phonation, phonography,oral, vocal, non-vocal, aphonic, arsis, ictus, vocalize,modulate,modulation,inflection.void,a.vacant,empty, vacuous;destitute, devoid,lacking; ineffectual,invalid,nugatory,vain.void,v.evacuate,eject,discharge, egest,pass;nullify,abrogate,annul.voidance,n.evacuation,discharge, egestion.volatile,a.Seechangeable.volcano,n.Associated words: crater, lapilli, lava, scoria, obsidian, volcanic,eruption,belch.volley,n.salvo; outpouring,storm,discharge.voluble,a.glib,fluent,oily,talkative.volume,n.book, tome; dimensions,compass,size,bulk,mass.voluntary,a.free, volitional,unforced,spontaneous.Antonyms: Seeinvoluntary.volunteer,n.Antonym: conscript.voluptuary,n.sensualist,epicure, sybarite,bon vivant.Antonym:ascetic.voluptuous,a.sensual,epicurean, sybaritic.Antonyms:ascetic,abstemious, austere.vomit,v.puke; spew, emit,belch, disgorge,eject.vomiting,n.emesis, vomition, puking, spew.Associated words: emetic, antemetic,qualmish,gag, retch,nausea,nauseate.voracious,a.rapacious,ravenous,insatiable,fierce,gluttonous, cormorant.voracity,n.rapacity, voraciousness,greediness.votary,n.devotee, votarist.vote,n.suffrage; ballot, ticket; referendum, plebiscite.Associated words: enfranchise, enfranchisement, disenfranchise, disenfranchisement, suffragist, elect, election electoral, electorate, acclamation, franchise, poll.vote,v.(Colloq.)declare.voter,n.elector, suffragist.voters,n. pl.electorate.voting place.poll.vouch,v.attest, corroborate,warrant.voucher,n.attestator.vow,n.pledge.Associated words:votary, votive.vowel,n.Associated words: macron, breve, diƦresis.vulgar,a.unrefined, plebeian,ignoble, low-born,coarse, inelegant,ribald, risque,broad,gross.Antonyms:refined,dainty,pure,chaste.vulgarity,n.unrefinement, dowdiness.vulgar-looking,a.dowdy.

Vacancy,n.emptiness;space, vacuum,chasm,gap; leisure,vacation, intermission.

vacant,a.empty,unfilled,void, uninhabited, untenanted; leisure, unemployed.Antonyms:full, filled, occupied.

vacate,v.empty, evacuate,resign, abdicate;annul,abrogate,invalidate.

vacation,n.evacuation,resignation, abdication;invalidation,abrogation; intermission, holidays,recess.

vaccinate,v.inoculate.

vaccination,n.inoculation (with the cowpox).

vacillate,v.fluctuate,waver, veer,oscillate, whiffle.

vacillating,a.irresolute,changeable,wavering,undecided,inconstant.

vacillation,n.fluctuation,indecision,changeableness, oscillation,irresolution,inconstancy.

vagabond,n.vagrant,tramp,mendicant,beggar;rascal,rogue,scamp,knave.

vagabond,a.vagrant,wandering,nomadic, landloping.

vagabondage,n.vagrancy, vagabondism, nomadism.

vagary,n.whim,caprice,fancy,freak,whimsey,humor.

vagrancy,n.vagabondage.

vagrant,n.tramp;beggar,vagabond,rascal.--a.wandering,nomadic,vagabond.

vague,a.indefinite,ambiguous,obscure,uncertain,groundless,hazy, indistinct.

vagueness,n.indefiniteness, ambiguity,obscurity,uncertainty.

vain,a.conceited,arrogant,egotistical,overweening,vainglorious;nugatory,fruitless, ineffectual,frustrate,unavailing,bootless,futile,abortive,ineffective,empty; delusive, chimerical, unsatisfying, unsubstantial,deceitful.

vainglorious,a.boastful, pretentious,assuming,arrogant,conceited,overweening.

vainglory,n.vanity,boasting, gasconade.

vale,n.dell,valley,dale, dingle.

valiant,a.Seebrave.

valid,a.cogent,logical,justifiable,efficacious, well-grounded.Antonyms: Seeinvalid.

validity,n.strength, cogency, soundness,force.Antonym: invalidity.

valise,n.portmanteau,satchel, gripsack.

valley,n.vale,hollow,bottom,dale,ravine, dingle, glen, clough, dell.

valor,n.Seebravery.

valuable,a.costly,precious,rare,expensive; esteemed,worthy; serviceable,useful.

valuable,n.treasure.

valuation,n.appraisement, appraisal.

value,n.worth,excellence.

value,v.appraise;prize,esteem,appreciate.

vamose,v.(Slang) decamp, depart quickly,go.

vampire,n.extortioner,bloodsucker.

vandal,n.destroyer, iconoclast, hun.

vanish,v.Seedisappear.

vanishing,a.evanescent, disappearing,transient.--n.disappearance, evanescence.

vanity,n.unsubstantialness, unreality, inanity, delusiveness,emptiness,sham;conceit, self-admiration,egotism.

vanquish,v.overcome,defeat, subjugate,subdue,rout,overpower.

vanquishment,n.defeat, subjugation, routing, conquering.

vapid,a.lifeless, spiritless; insipid,stale,tasteless;prosy,tame.

vapidity,n.lifelessness; insipidity,tastelessness; prosiness, tameness.

vapor,n.gas,haze,fog,fume, effluvium, exhalation,reek, emanation,rack.Associated words: atmology, atmolysis, atomize, atomization, exhale, emanate.

vaporize,v.evaporate.

vaporous,a.halituous, vapory,foggy.

variability,n.variableness, mutability,inconstancy, unsteadfastness.

variable,a.mutable,changeable. Seechangeable.Antonyms: invariable,unchangeable.

variance,n.change, alteration; dissension,disagreement,difference,nonconformity.

variation,n.mutation,change;deviation,diversity, discrepancy; diversification.

varied,a.various,diversified,different, motley.

variegated,a.mottled,diversified, motley, divers-colored,party-colored, polychrome.

variety,n.diversity, diversification, multiplicity, variousness; assortment,collection;kind,class,species.

various,a.manifold,diverse,sundry,numerous, multifarious.

varnish,v.lacquer,japan,enamel, glaze; glossover,palliate, extenuate.

varnish,n.lacquer;gloss,palliation, extenuation.

vary,v.diversify, variegate,modify;deviate, depart,swerve;disagree;modify, alternate.

vassal,n.feudatory, beneficiary,subject, liege, liegeman.

vast,a.spacious,immense,monstrous,huge, extensive, immeasurable.

vault,n.crypt,tomb,catacomb, ossuarium.

vault,v.leapover,spring,bound,jump;tumble.

vaulted,a.arched,concave.

vaunt,v.Seeboast.

veal,n.Associated word: vituline.

veering,n.shift,shifting;vacillation, tergiversation; temporizing,time-serving.

vegetable,n.plant, truck.

vegetable oyster.salsify.

vegetate,v.sprout,grow, germinate, pullulate;rusticate, hibernate.

vehemence,n.fervency, impetuosity, intensity,zeal. Seeardor.

vehement,a.fervent, impetuous,ardent,passionate, eager.

vehicle,n.conveyance,carriage;medium,instrument; excipient.

veil,v.screen,cloak,disguise,shroud,mask, conceal.

veil,n.disguise,pretense,cloak,mask, mantilla.

veiled,a.hidden,disguised, incognito.

vein,n.Associated word: venous. Seeblood vessel.

vein,n.seam, lode.

venal,a.purchasable,mercenary,hireling.

vend,v.Seesell.

venerate,v.reverence,revere,honor,esteem.

veneration,n.reverence,honor.

venereal disease.gonorrhea,clap; syphilis.

venereal sore.chancre, chancroid (soft chancre).

venery,n.amorousness, amativeness;sexual intercourse, coition.

vengeance,n.retribution, avengement,revenge; Nemesis,retaliation.Associated word: wreak.

venial,a.pardonable.Antonyms: Seeunpardonable.

vent,n.airhole, aperture,venthole; touchhole; spiracleblowhole;outlet, emission, escape.

vent,v.emit,utter,say,discharge.

venthole,n.touchhole,vent,bung, orifice, spiracle.

ventriloquism,n.ventriloquy, gastriloquy.

ventriloquist,n.gastriloquist, polyphonist.

venture,n.chance,risk,hazard, contingency.

venture,v.dare,hazard,risk.

venturesome,a.daring,bold, intrepid, undaunted, temerarious.

Venus,n.Aphrodite, Cytherea; Morning Star, Lucifer Phosphor; Evening Star, Hesper, Hesperus.

veracious,a.truthful.

veracity,n.truthfulness.Associated words: compurgation, compurgator, compurgatorial.

veranda,n.porch,piazza.

verbal,a.oral.

verbiage,n.wordiness, verbosity, perissology, prolixity, pleonasm.

verdant,a.Seegreen.

verdict,n.finding,decision.

verification,n.confirmation, corroboration,authentication,attestation,proof.

verify,v.corroborate,confirm,attest,authenticate,prove.

vermifuge,n.anthelmintic, helminthagogue.

verse,n.stitch;poetry,versification; stanza, stave,staff,text; l'envoi.

versed,a.acquainted, skilled,proficient, conversant.

versification,n.orthometry.

version,n.rendition,translation.

vertex,n.apex,top,summit,crown,zenith.

vertical,a.upright,perpendicular,plumb.Antonyms: horizontal,flat,level.

very,a.veritable,true,real,actual,unquestionable, identical,same, selfsame.

very,adv.exceedingly, highly, greatly, extremely, excessively, surpassingly.

vessel,n.dish, utensil,receptacle;boat,ship;duct,canal,tube.

vest,n.waistcoat.

vest,v.invest.

vestibule,n.hall, antechamber, lobby.

vestige,n.trace,sign,mark.

vestments,n. pl.canonicals (priestly garments); pontificals;cassock, cotta (choir vestments).Associated words: vested, vestiarian, vestiary,vestry.

vestry,n.vestry-room, sacristy.

veterinarian,n.veterinary surgeon, horsedoctor, farrier, horse leech.

veterinary art.farriery.

veterinary surgeon.veterinarian, farrier.

vex,v.tease,plague,harass,torment,tantalize,hector,annoy,irritate,trouble,bother,distress.

vexation,n.discomfiture, irritation,chagrin,mortification,annoyance.

vexatious,a.annoying,troublesome,carking, irritating, provoking, aggravating, afflictive, burdensome,anxious.

vibrate,v.brandish,flourish,swing;oscillate, librate;quiver,shake;fluctuate,vacillate.

vibration,n.oscillation,swinging,vacillation, libration.

vibratory,a.vibratile, oscillatory,swinging, fluctuating, oscillating, libratory.

vicar,n.deputy, lieutenant, vicegerent.

vice,n.sin, iniquity, licentiousness,immorality;defect,fault,blemish,imperfection.

vicinity,n.neighborhood, vicinage;nearness, propinquity, proximity.

vicious,a.immoral,evil; defective,faulty,imperfect;refractory,unruly,unmanageable;foul,noxious; (Colloq.) malignant,hateful.

victim,n.(Colloq.)gull,dupe, gudgeon, cully,prey.

victor,n.conqueror,champion,master.

victorious,a.triumphant, conquering,successful,exultant.

victory,n.triumph,conquest,mastery.Antonyms: Seedefeat.Associated words: trophy, epinicial.

victualler,n.caterer.

vie,v.contend, compete, emulate.

view,n.scene,landscape, vista, perspective, panorama, prospect,scenery;seeing,sight, survey, inspection,aspect, scrutiny, supervision, beholding;opinion,judgment, impression,conception;design,intention, intent.

viewy,a.visionary,fanciful,quixotic; spectacular, panoramic, picturesque.

vigilance,n.watchfulness, circumspection,attention,caution.

vigilant,a.watchful,attentive, circumspect,wakeful.

vigor,n.strength,force, lustiness,energy,endurance,virility,hardihood.

vigorous,a.strong,lusty,robust;energetic,cogent,forcible,luxuriant.

vile,a.base, depraved,vicious, iniquitous,felonious,atrocious,outrageous,shameless;worthless,mean,despicable,contemptible,abject,scurvy,sordid, debased,ignoble,miserable,wretched.

vilify,v.malign,revile, vituperate, traduce, calumniate.

village,n.hamlet, borough, thorpe, dorp, burg.Antonyms:city, town.

villain,n.Seescoundrel.

villainous,a.unprincipled,knavish, arrant, depraved,atrocious.

villainy,n.depravity,wickedness, turpitude,rascality,scoundrelism,atrocity.

vim,n.(Colloq.)activity,energy,spirit,life.Antonyms:lifelessness,languor.

vindicate,v.justify.

vindication,n.justification,defense.

vindicator,n.justifier,champion,advocate.

vindictive,a.revengeful,implacable, malevolent,rancorous.

vine,n.Associated words:lattice,trellis, tendril,arbor, pergola,bower, bine, cordon, amplectant, capreolate, cirrose, pourridie, cirrus.

vinegar,n.Associated words: acetic, acetification, acetify,mother,guile, wort, gyle,insolation, cruet.

vinegary,a.acetous,sour,unamiable.

violate,v.break,disobey,transgress,contravene,profane,desecrate.

violation,n.transgression,infringement,breach, infraction,contravention, profanation,desecration.Antonyms: inviolability,keeping,obedience.

violator,n.trespasser, infringer, transgressor, infractor.

violence,n.force, impetuosity,vehemence, intensity,severity, wildness,fury;injury,violation, profanation,outrage,assault.

violent,a.passionate,vehement, impetuous,fierce, impotent,ungovernable,outrageous,poignant,severe.Antonyms: Seemild.

violet,n.mauve.

violin,n.fiddle; kit.

virgin,n.vestal.

virgin,a.vestal, virginal;chaste,pure,stainless; impregnant.

virginal generation.parthenogenesis.

virginity,n.maidenhood,chastity.

Virgin Mary.Madonna, Theotokos (Theol.).Associated words: mariolatry, mariolater, hyperdulia, Ave Maria.

virile,a.masculine,vigorous,strong;potent.Antonyms: invirile, emasculated, impotent.

virility,n.manhood, manlyvigor.Antonyms: invirility, impotency, emasculation.

virtual,a.potential,energizing;practical,essential.

virtually,adv.practically,really, substantially, potentially.

virtue,n.excellence,worth, goodness,purity,morality, integrity.Associated words: aretology, aretaics.

virtuous,a.good, exemplary,moral,pure, continent,upright.

virulent,a.poisonous, venomous; malignant,bitter,acrimonious.

visible,a.perceivable, perceptible,discernible,apparent,evident,manifest.Antonyms:invisible, imperceptible.

vision,n.sight;apparition,dream, phantasm,specter,phantom,hallucination,illusion.

visionary,a.dreamy, imaginative,romantic,fanciful, illusory, chimerical,Utopian.

visionary,n.castle-builder,dreamer, illusionist.

visitor,n.guest.Antonym:host.

vitiate,v.debase,corrupt,demoralize,contaminate, deprave,spoil.

vitiation,n.debasement,corruption, demoralization, depravation,contamination.

vixen,n.virago,scold,shrew, termagant, Tartar, Xantippe, spitfire.

voice,n.utterance,speech;vote,choice, election,suffrage.Associated words: phonology, phonetics, phonation, phonography,oral, vocal, non-vocal, aphonic, arsis, ictus, vocalize,modulate,modulation,inflection.

void,a.vacant,empty, vacuous;destitute, devoid,lacking; ineffectual,invalid,nugatory,vain.

void,v.evacuate,eject,discharge, egest,pass;nullify,abrogate,annul.

voidance,n.evacuation,discharge, egestion.

volatile,a.Seechangeable.

volcano,n.Associated words: crater, lapilli, lava, scoria, obsidian, volcanic,eruption,belch.

volley,n.salvo; outpouring,storm,discharge.

voluble,a.glib,fluent,oily,talkative.

volume,n.book, tome; dimensions,compass,size,bulk,mass.

voluntary,a.free, volitional,unforced,spontaneous.Antonyms: Seeinvoluntary.

volunteer,n.Antonym: conscript.

voluptuary,n.sensualist,epicure, sybarite,bon vivant.Antonym:ascetic.

voluptuous,a.sensual,epicurean, sybaritic.Antonyms:ascetic,abstemious, austere.

vomit,v.puke; spew, emit,belch, disgorge,eject.

vomiting,n.emesis, vomition, puking, spew.Associated words: emetic, antemetic,qualmish,gag, retch,nausea,nauseate.

voracious,a.rapacious,ravenous,insatiable,fierce,gluttonous, cormorant.

voracity,n.rapacity, voraciousness,greediness.

votary,n.devotee, votarist.

vote,n.suffrage; ballot, ticket; referendum, plebiscite.Associated words: enfranchise, enfranchisement, disenfranchise, disenfranchisement, suffragist, elect, election electoral, electorate, acclamation, franchise, poll.

vote,v.(Colloq.)declare.

voter,n.elector, suffragist.

voters,n. pl.electorate.

voting place.poll.

vouch,v.attest, corroborate,warrant.

voucher,n.attestator.

vow,n.pledge.Associated words:votary, votive.

vowel,n.Associated words: macron, breve, diƦresis.

vulgar,a.unrefined, plebeian,ignoble, low-born,coarse, inelegant,ribald, risque,broad,gross.Antonyms:refined,dainty,pure,chaste.

vulgarity,n.unrefinement, dowdiness.

vulgar-looking,a.dowdy.


Back to IndexNext