vacillate: fluctuate, waver vacuous: empty, lacking ideas vainglorious: conceited, boastful valor: bravery vanguard: forefront, precursor, forerunners vapid: uninspiring, tasteless, insipid vehement: forceful vendor: seller venerable: deserving high respect, honored venerate: honor, revere venial: trivial, forgivable ventral: abdominal veracious: truthful veracity: sincerity, truth verbatim: word for word verbose: wordy veritable: not false, actual vertigo: severe dizziness vicissitude: change of fortune vie: compete, contend | vignette: picture, short sketch vilify: malign, slander vindicate: clear from blame virtuoso: skillful, prodigy virulent: potent, dangerous, poisonous visage: appearance, face, facade viscid: gluey, adhesive viscous: gluey, sticky vitiate: spoil the effect of vitriolic: sarcastic, cruel, hurtful vituperative: scolding, abusive vivacious: lively, animated vociferous: noisy volatile: explosive, changeable volition: wish, desire voluble: talkative, fluent voluminous: large, bulky vouchsafe: guarantee vulnerable: susceptible to harm, weak |