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Word
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Definition
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| vaccary
| dairy or cow pasture
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| vaccimulgence
| cow milking
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| vaccine
| of, like or pertaining to cows; preparation conferring immunity to disease
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| vacillate
| fluctuate in opinion or resolution
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| vadelect
| servant; serving-man
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| vade-mecum
| ready reference manual regularly carried about
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| vadimony
| bond or pledge given before a judge
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| vadose
| of, like or pertaining to underground water above the water table
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| vafrous
| cunning; sly
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| vagient
| crying like a baby
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| vagile
| having the ability to move about
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| vagility
| ability to succeed in the struggle for existence
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| vaginate
| sheathed; having a sheath
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| vagitus
| baby's cry or wail
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| vainglory
| idle boastfulness
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| vair
| blue-grey squirrel fur; heraldic representation of blue and white rows
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| valance
| drapery hung along the edge of a bed, table or canopy
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| valence
| linen helmet-cover for armour
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| valenki
| warm Russian felt boots
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| valetudinarian
| of, like or pertaining to ill-health; anxious about health
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| valgus
| club-footed; bow-legged
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| vallate
| having a raised rim or rampart
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| vallation
| ridge or bank of earth used as fortification
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| vallecula
| groove or furrow
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| vallum
| rampart; wall of earth thrown up from a ditch
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| valorise
| to set a fixed arbitrary price
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| valuta
| comparative value of a currency
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| vandola
| stringed lute-like Spanish instrument
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| vaniloquence
| vain or foolish talk
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| vaporimeter
| instrument for measuring vapour pressure
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| vapulate
| to flog; to be flogged
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| vapulatory
| of, like or pertaining to flogging
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| vara
| unit of linear measure of between 33 and 43 inches
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| varec
| seaweed; kelp
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| varia
| miscellany
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| varicella
| chicken pox
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| variegated
| diverse and varied; having multi-coloured patches
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| varietal
| of, like or pertaining to a variety
|
| varietist
| unorthodox person
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| variform
| of various forms
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| variola
| smallpox
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| variometer
| instrument for measuring magnetic declination
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| variorum
| including the notes of earlier scholars or editors
|
| varsovienne
| polka-like Polish dance
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| varus
| pigeon-toed
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| vascular
| of, like or pertaining to fluid-carrying vessels
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| vasculature
| arrangement of blood vessels
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| vasculiform
| shaped like a small vase or flowerpot
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| vasculum
| botanist's collecting case
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| vasiferous
| bearing a vessel or vas
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| vasiform
| shaped like a duct or vase
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| vastate
| to make immune
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| vastidity
| vastness; a vast extent
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| vatic
| prophetic; oracular; inspired
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| vaticide
| killing or killer of a prophet
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| vaticinate
| prophesy; predict
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| vauclusian
| of a spring in which water is expelled by artesian pressure
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| vavasour
| feudal noble who is both a liege and a vassal
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| vectigal
| of, like or pertaining to the paying of tribute or rent
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| vectitation
| act of carrying or conveying
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| vedette
| mounted sentry stationed to watch for enemy
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| veduta
| panoramic view of a town
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| vegete
| vigorous
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| vegetivorous
| eating vegetables
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| veilleuse
| shaded night-lamp
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| velamentous
| of, like or pertaining to or like a membrane or sail
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| velarium
| awning over an auditorium
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| velate
| having a veil; veiled
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| velation
| act of veiling; secrecy
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| veliferous
| bearing a sail or membrane
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| velitation
| skirmish
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| velivolant
| flying with sails
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| velleity
| lowest degree of volition; slight wish
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| vellicate
| to twitch; to tickle or pinch
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| velociman
| hand-propelled tricycle
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| velocimeter
| instrument for measuring velocity
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| velocious
| with great speed
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| velocipede
| swift-footed; swift-footed person; old-fashioned bicycle
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| velometer
| instrument for measuring speed of air
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| velour
| piled velvety cotton
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| veloutine
| velvety corded wool
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| velutinous
| velvety; having a downy covering
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| velvetine
| cotton with silk pile
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| venal
| of a type that may be bribed
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| venatic
| of, like or pertaining to hunting
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| venation
| arrangement of veins on a leaf or an insect's wing
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| venator
| huntsman; hunter
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| vendange
| grape harvest
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| vendible
| capable of being sold
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| vendicate
| to claim for oneself
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| venditation
| offering for sale
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| vendition
| sale
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| venefic
| acting by poison or potions or by sorcery
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| venenation
| poisoning
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| venencia
| instrument used to sample sherry from a cask
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| veneniferous
| carrying poison
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| venepuncture
| puncturing of a vein
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| venereology
| study of venereal disease
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| venerer
| gamekeeper; hunter
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| venerous
| lustful
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| venery
| pursuit of sexual gratification; hunting; pursuit of game
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| venesect
| to open a vein for blood-letting
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| venial
| pardonable; excusable
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| venigenous
| containing veins of metal or quartz
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| venireman
| juror
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| venography
| injecting radioactive material into veins for medical examination
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| venose
| veiny; veined
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| venous
| of, like or pertaining to veins
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| ventage
| finger-hole; small hole
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| ventana
| window
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| ventiduct
| ventilating pipe or passage
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| ventifact
| stone polished by wind-blown sand
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| ventorious
| characterized by venturesomeness
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| ventose
| windy; flatulent; puffed up with conceit
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| ventral
| of, like or pertaining to the underside or the belly
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| ventricumbent
| lying on one's front or one's belly
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| ventriduct
| to turn towards the belly
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| ventripotent
| with great capacity or appetite for food
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| venule
| small vein
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| veracious
| truthful; exact
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| verbalism
| undue attention to words alone
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| verbatim
| word for word
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| verberate
| to beat
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| verbicide
| destroying the meaning of a word
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| verbid
| non-finite part of a verb
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| verbigeration
| morbid and purposeless repetition of certain words
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| verbile
| one whose mental processes are stimulated by words
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| verbomania
| craze for words
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| verderer
| officer in charge of royal forests
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| verdigris
| greenish copper coating
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| verdure
| greenness; health and vigour
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| verecund
| modest; shy
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| verger
| church usher and attendant
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| vergiform
| shaped like a rod
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| verglas
| film of ice on rock
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| veridical
| veracious; genuine; truthful
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| veridicous
| truthful
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| verily
| truly; certainly; confidently
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| verism
| artistic preference of the everyday to the legendary
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| verjuice
| sour juice of unripe fruit
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| vermeil
| bright red; scarlet; vermilion
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| vermeology
| study of worms
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| vermian
| like a worm
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| vermicide
| killing of worms
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| vermicular
| of, like or pertaining to worms
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| vermiculous
| wormy
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| vermiform
| shaped like a worm
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| vermifugal
| expelling worms
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| vermigerous
| bearing, containing or infested with worms
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| vermigrade
| creeping like a worm
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| vermilion
| bright red
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| vermivorous
| eating worms
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| vernal
| of, like or pertaining to spring
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| vernalize
| to make springlike; to freshen
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| vernicle
| cloth with image of Christ's face impressed upon it
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| vernicose
| brightly polished or varnished
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| vernissage
| varnishing-day
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| vernition
| varnishing
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| verricule
| tuft of hairs or bristles
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| verruca
| wart
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| verruciform
| shaped like a wart; wartlike
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| verrucose
| warty
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| versability
| aptness to be turned around
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| versal
| ornamental letter at beginning of section
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| versant
| general slope of a mountain
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| versicle
| short verse in church service normally followed by response
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| versicoloured
| diversely or changeably coloured
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| versicular
| of or in verse
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| versiform
| changing in form
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| verst
| unit of distance equal to approximately 2/3 of a mile
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| versus
| against; in contrast to
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| versute
| crafty; wily
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| vert
| the heraldic colour green
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| verticil
| whorl
|
| verticillated
| whorled
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| verticity
| power of turning
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| vertiginous
| of, like or pertaining to vertigo; dizzy; giddy
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| vervel
| ring for a hawk's jess
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| vervelle
| decorated connector between helmet and mail of suit of armour
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| vesical
| of, like or pertaining to the bladder
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| vesicant
| blistering
|
| vesicate
| to blister
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| vespacide
| substance or person who kills wasps
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| vespal
| of, like or pertaining to wasps
|
| vespers
| prayer service held in early evening
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| vespertinal
| of, like or pertaining to the evening
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| vespiary
| wasp's nest
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| vespine
| of, like or pertaining to hornets or wasps
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| vespoid
| wasp-like
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| vesta
| wax-stemmed match
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| vestiary
| robing-room; cloakroom; of, like or pertaining to clothes
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| vestibule
| entrance-hall
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| vestiture
| clothes; covering; coat
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| vestry
| priest's dressing room
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| vesturer
| keeper of vestments
|
| vesuvian
| smoker's slow-burning match
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| vesuviate
| to erupt; to burst with heat
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| vetanda
| forbidden things
|
| vetitive
| having the power to veto
|
| vettura
| carriage, cab or car
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| vexillary
| standard-bearer; pertaining to regimental colours or flags
|
| vexillology
| study of flags
|
| viaggiatory
| traveling frequently
|
| viameter
| instrument for measuring revolutions of a wheel
|
| viatecture
| construction of roads and bridges
|
| viatical
| of, like or pertaining to roads or travel
|
| viaticum
| money or provisions for journey; Eucharist for a dying person
|
| viator
| traveller; wayfarer
|
| vibraslap
| modern percussion instrument with rod and ball
|
| vibratile
| capable of vibratory motion
|
| vibrissa
| tactile bristle such as cat's whisker; bristly hair
|
| vibrograph
| instrument for recording vibrations
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| vibrometer
| instrument for measuring vibrations
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| vibronic
| of or caused by electronic vibration
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| vicarial
| of, like or pertaining to a vicar or delegate
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| vice
| in place of; rather than
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| vicegerent
| acting in place of another; having delegated authority
|
| vicegod
| hostile appellation applied to the Pope
|
| vicenary
| based on the number twenty
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| vicennial
| occurring every twenty years
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| vicereine
| wife of a viceroy
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| vicinage
| neighbourhood; residents in a neighbourhood
|
| vicinal
| neighboring; local
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| victimology
| study of victims
|
| victoria
| light open two-seated four-wheeled carriage
|
| victualler
| one who operates a pub or eatery
|
| vicuna
| fabric made from wool of the vicuna, a small ruminant
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| videlicet
| to wit; namely
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| videndum
| thing to be seen
|
| videtur
| it seems
|
| vidimus
| attested copy; inspection of accounts
|
| viduage
| widowhood; widows collectively
|
| viduity
| widowhood
|
| viduous
| widowed; empty
|
| vigesimal
| based on the number twenty
|
| vigia
| danger warning on a chart
|
| vigneron
| vine-grower
|
| vigorish
| percentage of gambler's winnings taken by bookkeeper
|
| vigoro
| team sport combining cricket and baseball
|
| vilipend
| to despise; to make light of; to disparage mockingly
|
| villanelle
| poem consisting of five tercets and a quatrain
|
| villar
| of, like or pertaining to a manor or village
|
| villatic
| rural; of, like or pertaining to a villa
|
| villeggiatura
| a stay in the country
|
| villiform
| of the form or shape of velvet
|
| villose
| velvety
|
| villus
| soft velvety hair or fur
|
| vimen
| long thin branch or twig
|
| vimineous
| with long flexible shoots
|
| vinaceous
| wine-coloured
|
| vinal
| of or due to wine
|
| vincible
| that may be overcome
|
| vincular
| connective
|
| vindemial
| of, like or pertaining to the vintage
|
| vindemiate
| to gather grapes or other fruit
|
| vineatic
| of, like or pertaining to vines
|
| vinew
| to make or become mouldy
|
| vinewed
| mouldy; musty
|
| vinification
| process of fermenting wine
|
| vinolent
| addicted to wine
|
| vinology
| scientific study of vines and winemaking
|
| vinous
| deep red; burgundy
|
| vinous
| like wine; pertaining to wine; wine-coloured
|
| violaceous
| violet-coloured
|
| violatic
| flying about
|
| viperiform
| shaped like a snake or viper
|
| viperine
| of, like or pertaining to vipers
|
| viperous
| of, like, or pertaining to vipers; treacherous; venomous
|
| viraginous
| suggestive of a loud overbearing woman
|
| virago
| manlike or heroic woman
|
| virason
| sea breeze
|
| virelay
| old French poem with refrain and unusual rhyming scheme
|
| virescent
| becoming green or greenish; of a greenish colour
|
| virgal
| composed of twigs
|
| virgate
| old unit of land area usually equal to 30 acres or 1/4 hide
|
| virgate
| rodlike; twiggy
|
| virgule
| slanting line; solidus; "/"
|
| viricide
| killing of viruses; killing of men or of husbands
|
| virid
| green
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| viridarium
| Roman garden
|
| viridian
| chrome green
|
| viridigenous
| producing greenness
|
| viridity
| greenness; freshness
|
| virilescence
| development of male character in the female
|
| virilia
| male reproductive organs
|
| viripotent
| fit for a husband; marriageable
|
| virology
| study of viruses
|
| virose
| poisonous; foul
|
| virucide
| killing of viruses
|
| viruliferous
| bearing or containing a virus
|
| vis
| force; power
|
| visagist
| expert in facial make-up
|
| visard
| mask or visor
|
| vis-a-vis
| light carriage with seats facing one another
|
| visceral
| of the organs of the body
|
| viscid
| semi-fluid; sticky; glutinous; viscous
|
| viscometer
| instrument for measuring viscosity
|
| visibilia
| things that are seen
|
| visile
| of, like or pertaining to sight; learning easily by sight
|
| visiogenic
| suitable for transmission by television
|
| visitador
| official visitor or inspector
|
| visive
| of, like or pertaining to sight; visual; able to see or be seen
|
| visometer
| instrument for measuring focal length of the eye
|
| vitalism
| the doctrine that there is a vital force behind life
|
| vitative
| concerned with the preservation of life
|
| vitellary
| bright yellow
|
| vitelligenous
| producing yolk
|
| vitellus
| yolk of an egg
|
| vitiate
| impair quality of; make invalid; spoil; make impure
|
| viticetum
| plantation of vines; vineyard
|
| viticolous
| living on vines
|
| viticulture
| vine-growing
|
| vitiferous
| bearing vines
|
| vitilitigation
| vexatious wrangling
|
| vitrage
| thin curtain for windows or glazed doors
|
| vitrail
| stained glass
|
| vitrescent
| tending to become glass
|
| vitrescible
| able to be turned into glass
|
| vitrics
| glassy materials; glassware; study of glassware
|
| vitrifaction
| process of converting into glass
|
| vitrifacture
| glassblowing
|
| vitriform
| of the form or shape of glass
|
| vitrine
| glass display case
|
| vitriolic
| caustic or hostile
|
| vitta
| band or stripe of colour on an animal or plant
|
| vittate
| striped lengthwise
|
| vitular
| of, like or pertaining to a calf or to calving
|
| vituline
| of, like or pertaining to calves or veal
|
| vituperation
| abuse; rejection
|
| vivandière
| female camp follower who supplies provisions
|
| vivarium
| artificial enclosure for keeping live animals
|
| vivat
| long live
|
| vivency
| vitality
|
| viverrine
| of, like or pertaining to civets and mongoose
|
| viverrine
| of, like or pertaining to the civet
|
| vivers
| food; eatables
|
| viviparous
| producing live young
|
| vivisepulture
| practice of burying people alive
|
| vizard
| mask
|
| vocabularian
| of, like or pertaining to vocabulary
|
| vocative
| indicating calling or personal address
|
| vocicultural
| of, like or pertaining to voice training
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| vociferant
| clamorous
|
| vociferate
| to cry out with a loud voice; to bawl
|
| vocoid
| vowel-like
|
| voicespondence
| correspondence by means of recorded oral messages
|
| voided
| of a heraldic charge, having the inner part cut away
|
| voile
| soft fine sheer fabric
|
| voiturier
| driver of a carriage or coach
|
| voivode
| leader of an army; provincial governor
|
| volable
| nimble-witted
|
| volacious
| apt or fit to fly
|
| volage
| giddy; flighty; fickle
|
| volant
| flying; able to fly; of a heraldic bird, with wings extended
|
| volar
| of, like or pertaining to the palm or the sole; of, like or pertaining to flight
|
| volary
| aviary
|
| volation
| ability to fly
|
| volcanology
| study of volcanoes
|
| volens
| consenting to a course of action which requires risk
|
| volery
| place for aircraft repair
|
| volet
| short veil worn at the back of the head
|
| volitant
| flying; flitting; fluttering; moving about
|
| volitation
| flying; flight
|
| volitient
| willing
|
| volitive
| of, like or pertaining to the will
|
| volitive
| expressing desire or permission
|
| volitorial
| able to fly
|
| volplane
| to glide through the air
|
| volta
| old leaping dance
|
| voltameter
| instrument for measuring electrical current indirectly
|
| voltigeur
| lightly armed skirmisher
|
| voltinism
| breeding rhythm; brood frequency
|
| voltmeter
| instrument for measuring electrical potential
|
| voluble
| fluent in speech; too fluent or glib
|
| volucrine
| of, like or pertaining to birds; bird-like
|
| volumenometer
| instrument for measuring volume of a solid
|
| volumeter
| instrument for measuring volume of a liquid or gas
|
| voluminal
| of, like or pertaining to volume or cubic capacity
|
| voluntarism
| belief that the will dominates the intellect
|
| voluptuary
| sensualist; person fond of luxury
|
| volupty
| sexual pleasure
|
| volutation
| action of rolling; turning; wallowing
|
| voluted
| in spiral form
|
| volution
| revolving movement; convolution; whorl
|
| volvelle
| instrument like an astrolabe used by doctors for astrology
|
| vomiturition
| violent retching
|
| voraginous
| of, like or pertaining to a whirlpool; voracious
|
| vorago
| gulf; chasm; abyss
|
| vorant
| devouring
|
| vorpal
| keen; deadly
|
| vortical
| of, like or pertaining to a vortex; whirling
|
| vorticist
| painter who expresses complexity of machinery through art
|
| vorticity
| amount of vortical motion in a fluid
|
| vortoscope
| device using mirrors to produce abstract photographs
|
| votation
| action of voting
|
| votive
| given by vow; consisting of a vow or wish
|
| voussoir
| wedge-like stone forming part of an arch
|
| vraisemblance
| verisimilitude
|
| vug
| small cavity in a rock
|
| vulcanology
| study of volcanoes
|
| vulgo
| commonly; popularly
|
| vulgus
| the common people; schoolboy Latin composition
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| vulnerary
| healing wounds
|
| vulnerate
| to wound
|
| vulnerose
| wounded
|
| vulpecular
| of, like or pertaining to a young fox
|
| vulpicide
| killing of a fox
|
| vulpine
| of, like or pertaining to foxes; cunning
|
| vulsella
| forceps with toothed blades
|
| vulturine
| rapacious; of, like or pertaining to a vulture
|
| vulvar
| of, like or pertaining to or resembling the vulva
|
| vulviform
| shaped like an oval or a vulva
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