Valence
Meaning: the capacity of an element to combine with another to form molecules
Sentence: Carbon always has a valence of four.
Valley
Meaning: a long, low area between hills or mountains
Sentence: The Nile valley is very fertile.
Vanadium
Meaning: a bright white, soft chemical element found in several minerals
Sentence: Vanadium is added to some types of steel to make them stronger.
Verve
Meaning: an annual layer of sedimentary material deposited in lakes by glacial meltwaters
Sentence: Verve is usually formed in fresh water lakes.
Vector
Meaning: an insect that carries a particular disease from one living thing to another
Sentence: The vector for malaria is the mosquito.
Vega
Meaning: the fifth brightest star in the night sky
Sentence: Vega has been extensively studied by astronomers.
Vehicle
Meaning: a means of transporting people or goods, especially on land
Sentence: A bus is a vehicle that can accommodate many passengers
Vernacular
Meaning: the language of a country or district, as distinct from an official or formal language
Sentence: She is fluent in the vernacular of the area.
Vernier
Meaning: instrument for making very accurate linear or angular measurements
Sentence: Vernier was first introduced by a French mathematician in 1631.
Versatile
Meaning: able to do or be used for many different things
Sentence: She is a versatile actress and can play many different roles.
Violin
Meaning: a musical instrument with four strings, played with a bow
Sentence: The violin makes a beautiful sound.
Viper
Meaning: a small, poisonous snake
Vision
Meaning: The faculty or state of being able to see.
Sentence: He needs glasses to improve his vision.
Synonyms: eyesight, perception, view
Antonyms: actuality, blindness, fact, reality, sightlessness
Vixen
Meaning: a female fox
Vocabulary
Meaning: all the words used in a particular subject or language, or that an individual person uses
Sentence: Mehr has an extensive vocabulary.
Volatile
Meaning: evaporating quickly
Sentence: Volatile liquids should be kept covered or they will evaporate.
Voluntary
Meaning: done willingly, not because you are forced to do it
Sentence: Voluntary social workers distributed the medicine.
Volunteer
Meaning: a person who offers to do something
Sentence: He is working as a volunteer at the hospital.
Vowel
Meaning: any of the letters a, e, i, o, u which represent sounds in which breath comes out freely
Sentence: The letter E is a vowel.
Vulnerable
Meaning: able to be hurt or harmed or attacked
Sentence: The vulnerable bridge was guarded by the army.
Vulture
Meaning: a large bird that feeds on dead animals
Verge
Meaning: the edge or border of something
Sentence: They set up camp on the verge of the desert.
Synonyms: brink, edge, fringe, threshold, border, borderline, boundary, brim, extreme, hem, lip, margin, point, rim, selvage, skirt, terminus
Antonyms: center, inside, interior, middle
Visitation
Meaning: an official visit from someone important
Sentence: an arrangement in which a divorced parent may spend time with the children he or she no longer lives with, at agreed times and under agreed conditions
Synonyms: call, visiting
VACILLATE
Meaning: waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive.
VAPID
Meaning: offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging; bland.
VEHEMENT
Meaning: showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense.
VENAL
Meaning: (VEE-nul) showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery; corrupt.
Synonyms: amoral, corrupt, crooked, dishonest, immoral, unethical, unscrupulous
Antonyms: ethical, good, honest, moral, noble, principled, pure, right, scrupulous, trustworthy, truthful, uncorrupt, upright
VENERATE
Meaning: regard with great respect; revere.
VERACITY
Meaning: conformity to facts; accuracy.
VERBOSE
Meaning: using or expressed in more words than are needed.
VERISIMILITUDE
Meaning: the appearance of being true or real.
VESTIGE
Meaning: a trace or remnant of something that is disappearing or no longer exists.
VEX
Meaning: make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, especially with trivial matters.
VIABLE
Meaning: capable of working successfully; feasible.
VICARIOUS
Meaning: experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person.
VICISSITUDE
Meaning: a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant.
VILIFY
Meaning: speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner.
Synonyms: assail, berate, damn, decry, defame, denigrate, denounce, disparage, malign, mistreat, revile, slander, smear
Antonyms: approve, cherish, commend, compliment, exalt, favor, flatter, glorify, laud, praise, benefit, defend, honor, protect
VINDICATE
Meaning: clear (someone) of blame or suspicion.
VINDICTIVE
Meaning: having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge.
Synonyms: cruel, malicious, merciless, resentful, retaliatory, ruthless, spiteful, unforgiving, vengeful
Antonyms: compassionate, considerate, forgiving, gentle, giving, kind, merciful, nice, sympathetic, thoughtful
VIRTUOSO
Meaning: a person highly skilled in music or another artistic pursuit.
VIRULENT
Meaning: (VIR-yuh-lent). (of a disease or poison) extremely severe or harmful in its effects.
Synonyms: deadly, destructive, fatal, malignant, pernicious
Antonyms: harmless, healthful, helpful, wholesome
VISIONARY
Meaning: thinking about or planning the future with imagination or wisdom.
VITIATE
Meaning: spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of.
VITRIOLIC
Meaning: filled with bitter criticism or malice.
VOCATION
Meaning: a strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation.
VOCIFEROUS
Meaning: expressing or characterized by vehement opinions; loud and forceful.
VOLITION
Meaning: the faculty or power of using one's will.
Vituperative
Meaning: bitter and abusive.
Synonyms: calumniating, castigating, censorious, contumelious, defamatory, derisive, disparaging, insolent, insulting
Antonyms:
Valetudinary
Meaning: (val-uh-tood-uhn-AIR-ee) suffering from poor health.
Synonyms: neurotic, morbid person, obsessive person
Antonyms:
Vainglory
Sentence: His vainglory was evident in the way he talked about his achievements.
Synonyms: Pride, Arrogance
Antonyms: Humility, Modesty
