V Flashcards
validate
(verb) to officially approve or confirm.
The election of the president is validated when the members of the Electoral College meet to confirm the choice of the voters.
valid (adjective)
validity (noun)
variegated
(adjective) spotted with different colors.
The brilliant, variegated appearance of butterflies makes them popular among collectors.
variegation (noun)
venerate
(verb) to admire or honor.
In Communist China, Chairman Mao Zedong was venerated as an almost god-like figure.
venerable (adjective)
veneration (noun)
verdant
(adjective) green with plant life.
Southern England is famous for its verdant countryside filled with gardens and small farms.
verdancy (noun)
vestige
(noun) a trace or remainder.
Today’s tiny Sherwood Forest is the last vestige of woodland that once covered most of England.
vestigial (adjective)
vex
(verb) to irritate, annoy, or trouble.
It vexes me that she never helps with any chores around the house.
vexation (noun)
vicarious
(adjective) experienced through someone else’s actions by way of the imagination.
Great literature broadens our minds by giving us vicarious participation in the lives of other people.
vindicate
(verb) to confirm, justify, or defend.
Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address was intended to vindicate the objectives of the Union in the Civil War.
virtuoso
(noun) someone very skilled, especially in an art.
Vladimir Horowitz was one of the great piano virtuosos of the twentieth century.
virtuosity (noun)
vivacious
(adjective) lively, sprightly.
The role of Maria in The Sound of Music is usually played by a charming, vivacious young actress.
vivacity (noun)
volatile
(adjective) quickly changing; fleeting, transitory; prone to violence.
Public opinion is notoriously volatile; a politician who is very popular one month may be voted out of office the next.
volatility (noun)
