Difficult Words -V Flashcards

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Vacillate

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waver between different opinions or actions; beindecisive.

“I vacillated between teaching and journalism”

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Vapid

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offering nothing that isstimulatingor challenging;bland.

“tuneful but vapid musical comedies”

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Vehement

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showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense.

“her voice was low but vehement”

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Venal

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showing or motivated bysusceptibilitytobribery; corrupt.

“local customs officers are notoriously venal”

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Venerate

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regard with great respect; revere.

“Philip of Beverley was venerated as a saint”

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Veracity

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conformityto facts; accuracy.

“officials expressed doubts concerning the veracity of the story”

habitualtruthfulness.

“voters should be concerned about his veracity and character”

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Verbose

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using or expressed in more words than are needed.

“much academic language is obscure and verbose”

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Verisimilitude

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the appearance of being true or real.

“the detail gives the novel some verisimilitude

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Vernacular

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the language ordialectspoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region.

“he wrote in the vernacular to reach a larger audience

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Vestige

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a trace or remnant of something that isdisappearingor no longer exists.

“the lastvestiges ofcolonialism”

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Vex

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make (someone) feelannoyed,frustrated, or worried, especially withtrivialmatters.

“the memory of the conversation still vexed him”

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Viable

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capable of working successfully; feasible.

“the proposed investment was economically viable”

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Vicarious

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Avicariouspleasureorfeelingis experienced bywatching,listeningto, orreadingabout other people doing something,ratherthan by doing it yourself.

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Vicissitude

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a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that isunwelcomeorunpleasant.

“her husband’s sharp vicissitudes of fortune”

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Vilify

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speak or write about in an abusivelydisparagingmanner.

“he has been vilified in the press

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Vindicate

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clear (someone) of blame orsuspicion.

“hospital staff were vindicated by the inquest verdict”

show or prove to be right, reasonable, orjustified.

“more sober views were vindicated by events

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Virtuoso

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a person highly skilled in music or another artistic pursuit.

“a celebrated clarinet virtuoso”

a person with a special knowledge of or interest in works of art orcurios.

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Virulent

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of a disease orpoison) extremely severe or harmful in its effects.

“a virulent strain of influenza”

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Vitiate

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spoilorimpairthe quality or efficiency of.

“development programmes have been vitiated by the rise in population”

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Vitriolic

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filled with bitter criticism ormalice.

“vitriolic attacks on the politicians”

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Vocation

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a strong feeling ofsuitabilityfor a particular career or occupation.

“not all of us have a vocation to be nurses or

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Vociferous

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expressing or characterized by vehement opinions; loud andforceful.

“he was a vociferous opponent of the takeover

so loud or insistent as to compel attention

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Volatile

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liable to change rapidly andunpredictably, especially for the worse.

“the political situation was becoming more volatile”

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Volition

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the faculty or power of using one’s will.

“without conscious volition she backed into her office”
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