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BARRON'S 49: velocity-vogue

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  1. velocity
    distance traveled per unit time in one direction
  2. venal
    capable of being corrupted
  3. vendetta
    a blood feud between members of opposing parties
  4. vendor
    someone who exchanges goods or services for money
  5. veneer
    coating consisting of a thin layer of wood
  6. venerable
    profoundly honored
  7. venerate
    regard with feelings of respect and reverence
  8. venial
    warranting only temporal punishment
  9. venison
    meat from a deer used as food
  10. venom
    toxin secreted by animals
  11. vent
    a hole for the escape of gas, air, or liquid
  12. ventral
    toward or on or near the belly
  13. ventriloquist
    a performer who projects the voice into a wooden dummy
  14. venture
    an undertaking with an uncertain outcome
  15. venturesome
    disposed to take risks
  16. venue
    the scene of any event or action
  17. veracious
    habitually speaking the truth
  18. veracity
    unwillingness to tell lies
  19. verbalize
    express in speech
  20. verbatim
    using exactly the same words
  21. verbiage
    overabundance of words
  22. verbose
    using or containing too many words
  23. verdant
    characterized by abundance of vegetation and green foliage
  24. verge
    the limit beyond which something happens or changes
  25. verisimilar
    appearing to be true or real
  26. verisimilitude
    the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true
  27. veritable
    not counterfeit or copied
  28. verity
    conformity to reality or actuality
  29. vernacular
    the everyday speech of the people
  30. vernal
    suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
  31. versatile
    having great diversity or variety
  32. vertex
    the highest point of something
  33. vertigo
    a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
  34. verve
    an energetic style
  35. vestige
    an indication that something has been present
  36. vex
    disturb, especially by minor irritations
  37. viable
    capable of life or normal growth and development
  38. viand
    a choice or delicious dish
  39. vicarious
    experienced at secondhand
  40. vicissitude
    a variation in circumstances or fortune
  41. victuals
    a source of food or nourishment
  42. vie
    compete for something
  43. vigilant
    carefully observant or attentive
  44. vigor
    forceful exertion
  45. vignette
    a brief literary description
  46. vilify
    spread negative information about
  47. vindicate
    show to be right by providing justification or proof
  48. vindictive
    disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge
  49. vintner
    someone who sells wine
  50. viper
    a venomous Old World snake
  51. virile
    characteristic of a man
  52. virtual
    being actually such in almost every respect
  53. virtue
    the quality of doing what is right
  54. virtuoso
    someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
  55. virulent
    extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
  56. virus
    infectious agent that replicates itself within living hosts
  57. visage
    the human face
  58. visceral
    relating to or affecting the internal organs
  59. viscid
    having the sticky properties of an adhesive
  60. viscous
    having a relatively high resistance to flow
  61. vise
    a holding device attached to a workbench
  62. visionary
    a person with unusual powers of foresight
  63. vital
    performing an essential function in the living body
  64. vitiate
    make imperfect
  65. vitriol
    abusive or venomous language to express blame or censure
  66. vitreous
    relating to or resembling or derived from glass
  67. vituperative
    marked by harshly abusive criticism
  68. vivacious
    vigorous and animated
  69. vivisection
    the act of operating on living animals
  70. vixen
    a female fox
  71. vociferous
    conspicuously and offensively loud
  72. vogue
    a current state of general acceptance and use
Created on 八月 22, 2010 (updated 八月 22, 2010)

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