voila - There you are
view - The visual percept of a region
vaudevillian - A performer who works in vaudeville (A variety show with songs and comic acts etc.)
veteran - An experienced person; someone who has given long service
vicariously - Indirectly, as, by, or through a substitute
victim - An unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
villain - A wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
vicissitudes - A variation in circumstances or fortune at different times in your life or in the development of something
visage - The appearance conveyed by a person's face
veneer - Coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood
vanity - Feelings of excessive pride
vestige - A clue that something has been present
vox populi- - A belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people
vacant - Void of thought or knowledge
vanished - Cease to exist
valorous - Having or showing valor (The qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger)
visitation - An annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event, Any disaster or catastrophe
vexation - Anger produced by some annoying irritation
vivified - Give new life or energy to
vowed - Make a vow; promise
vanquish - Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
venal - Capable of being corrupted
virulent - Extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
vermin - An irritating or obnoxious person
vanguarding - The position of greatest advancement; the leading position in any movement or field
vice - Moral weakness
vouchsafing - Grant in a condescending manner (Do something that one considers to be below one's dignity)
violently - Acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
vicious - Marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful
voracious - Excessively greedy and grasping
violation - A crime less serious than a felony
volition - The capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
verdict - (law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment
vengeance - The act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
vendetta - A feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other
votive - Dedicated in fulfillment of a vow
vain - Unproductive of success
value - The quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
veracity - Unwillingness to tell lies
vindicate - Maintain uphold, or defend
vigilant - Carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger
virtuous - Behaving according to standards of what is right or just
verily - In truth; beyond doubt or question
vichyssoise - A creamy potato soup flavored with leeks and onions; usually served cold
verbiage - Overabundance of words
veers - Turn sharply; change direction abruptly
verbose - Using or containing too many words
vis-à-vis - Face to face with; opposite to. Compared with. In relation to.
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