Vocabulary Words Starting With V

To swing back and forth between different opinions or decisions without settling on one.

Empty of real thought, meaning, or intelligence.

Not clearly expressed or defined; lacking precise detail.

Showing courage or determination, especially in a difficult situation.

To officially confirm that something is accurate, true, or acceptable.

The group of people leading the way in new ideas, methods, or movements.

To defeat an opponent thoroughly and completely, usually in a fight or competition.

Dull and uninteresting because it lacks energy, flavor, or original thought.

Something variegated displays a rich mixture of different colors, patterns, or types within a single whole.

Showing intense feeling or force, especially in expressing a strong opinion.

A venal official or person can be persuaded to act dishonestly whenever enough money changes hands.

Deeply respected because of age, wisdom, or long-standing achievement.

The quality of being truthful and accurate.

Using more words than needed; wordy.

A verdant landscape is rich with thriving green plants and grass, suggesting freshness and fertility.

The point right before something starts or happens; the very edge of a state or action.

Verisimilitude is the believable, realistic quality that makes an invented story or scene feel genuine.

Able to adapt easily to many different functions, roles, or situations.

A small remaining trace or mark of something that used to exist but has mostly disappeared.

To vex someone is to cause them persistent irritation or mild distress.

Capable of working successfully or surviving in practice.

Experienced indirectly through imagining or watching someone else's actions or feelings.

The surrounding area or region near a particular place.

A vicissitude is one of the unpredictable ups and downs that life brings over time.

Staying alert and watchful for possible danger or trouble.

Full of physical or mental energy and strength; carried out with great force or enthusiasm.

To speak about someone in a harshly critical way that damages their reputation.

To clear someone of blame or prove that a belief or decision was right after all.

Driven by a desire for revenge, often over a small or old grievance.

A person with exceptional skill in a particular art, especially music.

Showing high moral standards; behaving with honesty, fairness, and goodness.

Extremely harmful, hostile, or severe, whether describing a disease, a poison, or bitter hatred.

Felt as a strong, immediate gut reaction rather than through careful reasoning.

A person who has original and imaginative ideas about how the future could be.

Filled with bitter, harsh criticism or hatred, especially in speech or writing.

A vivacious person radiates lively energy and cheerful enthusiasm in nearly everything they do.

Producing very clear, powerful, and detailed images in the mind.

Loud and forceful in expressing an opinion or complaint.

Not legally valid, or completely empty of something.

Likely to change suddenly and unpredictably, especially from calm to dangerous.

Talking easily and continuously, with a steady, fluent stream of words.

Very large in size or quantity, especially used to describe writing or documents.

Having an extremely large appetite for food, activity, or knowledge.

Open to being harmed, hurt, or attacked, whether physically or emotionally.