Vocabulary Flashcards - V Words

To alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive (She vacillated between studying law and becoming an artist.)

Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging; dull (The lecture was so vapid that many students fell asleep.)

Exhibiting different colors, especially as irregular patches or streaks (The garden was filled with variegated flowers of all shapes and sizes.)

Showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense (She made a vehement argument against the proposal.)

To regard with great respect; revere (The community venerates its elderly members for their wisdom.)

Conformity to facts; accuracy; habitual truthfulness (The journalist was known for his veracity and integrity.)

(Of countryside) green with grass or other rich vegetation (The verdant hills were a welcome sight after the barren desert.)

A trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists (The ruins are the last vestiges of an ancient civilization.)

A change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant (The vicissitudes of life can be challenging, but they also make us stronger.)

Experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person (She lived vicariously through her children's achievements.)

To speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner (The politician was vilified in the press for his controversial remarks.)

To clear (someone) of blame or suspicion; to show or prove to be right, reasonable, or justified (The new evidence vindicated her claim of innocence.)

(Of a disease or poison) extremely severe or harmful in its effects; bitterly hostile (The virulent strain of flu spread rapidly through the city.)

Having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid; having a high viscosity (The honey was so viscous that it took forever to pour.)

To spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of; to destroy or impair the legal validity of (The contract was vitiated by the company's fraudulent actions.)

Filled with bitter criticism or malice (The critic's vitriolic review of the play left the actors disheartened.)

(Especially of a person or speech) vehement or clamorous (The protesters were vociferous in their demands for change.)

Wanting or devouring great quantities of food; having a very eager approach to an activity (He was a voracious reader, finishing several books a week.)