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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • vacate/veɪˈkeɪt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo leave a place empty.
  • vacillate/ˈvæ.sə.leɪt/verbC2To keep changing your mind and settling nothing.
  • vacillation/væsɪˈleɪʃən/nounC2Wavering between choices without deciding.
  • vacuous/ˈvækju.əs/adjectiveC2Empty of thought or meaning.
  • vagary/vəˈɡɛɚ.i/nounC2An unpredictable change or whim.
  • vagrant/ˈveɪɡɹənt/
noun
C1
2 meanings
A person without a settled home, who moves from place to place.
  • vainglorious/ˌveɪnˈɡlɔː.ɹi.əs/adjectiveC2Boastfully and excessively proud.
  • vale/veɪl/nounC2A valley, in poetic use.
  • vandalize/ˈvændəlaɪz/verbC2To damage property deliberately and pointlessly.
  • vanity/ˈvænɪti/nounB22 meaningsExcessive pride in your own looks or importance.
  • vanquishedadjectiveC2Thoroughly defeated.
  • vapid/ˈvæp.ɪd/adjectiveC2Dull, and offering nothing of interest.
  • variegated/ˈvɛəɹi.əˌɡeɪtɪd/adjectiveC2Marked with patches of different colours.
  • vaultingnounC2The arched stonework forming a roof.
  • velociraptornounC2A small fast hunting dinosaur with a killing claw on each foot.
  • velvet/ˈvɛlvɪt/nounB14 meaningsA woven cloth with a short, thick pile, soft to the touch and deep in colour.
  • venal/ˈviːnəl/adjectiveC2Willing to be bribed.
  • vengeful/ˈvɛnʒ.fəl/adjectiveC2Determined to take revenge for a wrong.
  • venomous/ˈvɛnəməs/adjectiveC2Carrying poison, or full of spite.
  • veracity/vəˈɹæ.sɪ.ti/nounC2Truthfulness, or accordance with the facts.
  • verbatim/vɜːˈbeɪ.tɪm/<a:RP><ref:<<name:COED-etym&RPpron>>>adverbC2Repeated word for word, exactly as said.
  • verdant/ˈvɜɹ.dənt/adjectiveC2Bright green with fresh growth.
  • verily/ˈvɛɹ.əl.i/adverbC2Truly, in old or biblical use.
  • verisimilitude/vɛɹɪsɪˈmɪlɪtjuːd/nounC2The appearance of being real or true.
  • veritable/ˈvɛ.ɹɪ.tə.bl/adjectiveC2Truly deserving the description given, used to strengthen a metaphor.
  • vermin/ˈvɜːmɪn/nounC2Small animals or insects that spread disease and damage.
  • vestigial/vɛˈstɪd͡ʒɪəl/adjectiveC2Left over from an earlier form and no longer of use.
  • vestment/ˈvɛstmənt/nounC2A robe worn by a priest at a service.
  • vexation/vɛkˈseɪʃn̩/nounC2Annoyance and irritation.
  • vexatious/vɛkˈseɪʃəs/adjectiveC2Causing annoyance and needless trouble.
  • vicissitude/vɪˈsɪs.ɪˌt(j)uːd/nounC2One of the changes of fortune life brings.
  • vilificationnounC2A campaign of abuse against somebody's name.
  • vilify/ˈvɪl.ɪ.faɪ/verbC2To speak of somebody with vicious abuse.
  • vindicate/ˈvɪndɪˌkeɪ̯t/verbC2To clear somebody, or to show a decision was right.
  • vindication/ˌvɪndɪˈkeɪʃn̩/nounC2Proof that somebody was right after all.
  • virginal/ˈvɜː(ɹ)d͡ʒɪnəl/adjectiveC2Pure and untouched.
  • virtuosity/ˌvɜː(ɹ)tjuˈɒsɪti/nounC2Outstanding technical skill in an art.
  • virtuoso/ˌvɜ.tʃuˈəʊ.səʊ/nounC2A performer of extraordinary technical brilliance.
  • visage/ˈvɪz.ɪd͡ʒ/nounC2A person's face and its expression.
  • viscera/ˈvɪsəɹə/nounC2The internal organs of the body.
  • vista/ˈvɪstə/nounC12 meaningsA pleasing view, especially a long narrow one.
  • vitriolic/vɪtɹɪˈɒlɪk/adjectiveC2Filled with savage bitterness.
  • vituperate/vɪˈtjuːpəɹeɪt/verbC2To attack somebody with abusive language.
  • vivacity/vɪˈvæsɪti/nounC2Liveliness of manner and spirit.
  • vivarium/vaɪˈvɛəɹi.əm/nounC2A glass case for keeping reptiles.
  • vocationaladjectiveC2Training somebody for a particular trade.
  • vociferous/vəʊˈsɪfəɹəs/adjectiveC2Expressing opinions loudly and insistently.
  • volition/vəˈlɪʃ(ə)n/nounC2The power to choose and act for yourself.
  • voluble/ˈvɒl.jʊ.bəl/adjectiveC2Speaking easily and at great length.
  • voracity/vəˈɹæ.sɪ.ti/nounC2A greedy and unappeasable appetite.
  • vortex/ˈvɔɹtɛks/nounC2A whirling mass that pulls everything into its centre.
  • vouchsafe/ˌvaʊt͡ʃˈseɪf/verbC2To grant something as a favour.
  • vulpine/ˈvʌlpaɪn/adjectiveC2Fox-like, especially in cunning.