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26 words
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vacillation
/væsɪˈleɪʃən/
noun
C2
Wavering between choices without deciding.
vagary
/vəˈɡɛɚ.i/
noun
C2
An unpredictable change or whim.
vagrant
/ˈveɪɡɹənt/
noun
C1
2 meanings
A person without a settled home, who moves from place to place.
vale
/veɪl/
noun
C2
A valley, in poetic use.
vanity
/ˈvænɪti/
noun
B2
2 meanings
Excessive pride in your own looks or importance.
vaulting
noun
C2
The arched stonework forming a roof.
velociraptor
noun
C2
A small fast hunting dinosaur with a killing claw on each foot.
velvet
/ˈvɛlvɪt/
noun
B1
4 meanings
A woven cloth with a short, thick pile, soft to the touch and deep in colour.
veracity
/vəˈɹæ.sɪ.ti/
noun
C2
Truthfulness, or accordance with the facts.
verisimilitude
/vɛɹɪsɪˈmɪlɪtjuːd/
noun
C2
The appearance of being real or true.
vermin
/ˈvɜːmɪn/
noun
C2
Small animals or insects that spread disease and damage.
vestment
/ˈvɛstmənt/
noun
C2
A robe worn by a priest at a service.
vexation
/vɛkˈseɪʃn̩/
noun
C2
Annoyance and irritation.
vicissitude
/vɪˈsɪs.ɪˌt(j)uːd/
noun
C2
One of the changes of fortune life brings.
vilification
noun
C2
A campaign of abuse against somebody's name.
vindication
/ˌvɪndɪˈkeɪʃn̩/
noun
C2
Proof that somebody was right after all.
virtuosity
/ˌvɜː(ɹ)tjuˈɒsɪti/
noun
C2
Outstanding technical skill in an art.
virtuoso
/ˌvɜ.tʃuˈəʊ.səʊ/
noun
C2
A performer of extraordinary technical brilliance.
visage
/ˈvɪz.ɪd͡ʒ/
noun
C2
A person's face and its expression.
viscera
/ˈvɪsəɹə/
noun
C2
The internal organs of the body.
vista
/ˈvɪstə/
noun
C1
2 meanings
A pleasing view, especially a long narrow one.
vivacity
/vɪˈvæsɪti/
noun
C2
Liveliness of manner and spirit.
vivarium
/vaɪˈvɛəɹi.əm/
noun
C2
A glass case for keeping reptiles.
volition
/vəˈlɪʃ(ə)n/
noun
C2
The power to choose and act for yourself.
voracity
/vəˈɹæ.sɪ.ti/
noun
C2
A greedy and unappeasable appetite.
vortex
/ˈvɔɹtɛks/
noun
C2
A whirling mass that pulls everything into its centre.