Starting with V

  1. Vacillate
    Waver between different opinions or actions, be indecisive
  2. Vacuous
    Having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence, mindless
  3. Vagabond
    A person who wanders from place to place without a home or job
  4. Vain
    Having or showing an excessively high opinion of one's qualities
  5. Vainglory
    Excessive pride in oneself
  6. Valediction
    The action of saying farewell
  7. Valetudinarian
    A person who is unduly anxious about their health
  8. Valiant
    Possessing or showing great courage or determination
  9. Valid
    Having a sound basis in logic or fact
  10. Vanguard
    A group of people leading the way in new developments or ideas
  11. Vanity
    Excessive pride in or admiration of one's own appearance or achievements
  12. Vanquish
    Defeat thoroughly
  13. Vapid
    Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging, bland
  14. Variable
    Not consistent or having a fixed pattern, liable to change
  15. Variant
    A form or version of something that differs in some respect from other forms of the same thing or from a standard
  16. Variegated
    Exhibiting different colours, especially as irregular patches or streaks
  17. Vaudeville
    A light or comic stage play with interposed songs
  18. Vaunt
    Boast about or praise excessively
  19. Vehement
    Showing strong feeling, forceful, passionate
  20. Veiled
    Partially concealed, disguised or concealed
  21. Vein
    A distinctive quality, style or tendency
  22. Velocity
    The speed of something in a given direction
  23. Venal
    Showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery, corrupt
  24. Veneer
    An attractive appearance that covers or disguises someone or something's true nature or feelings
  25. Venerable
    According a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom or character
  26. Venerate
    Regard with great respect, revere
  27. Venial
    Of a fault or offence, slight and pardonable
  28. Veracious
    Speaking or representing the truth
  29. Verbatim
    In exactly the same words as were used originally
  30. Verbiage
    Excessively lengthy or technical speech or writing
  31. Verbose
    Using or expressed in more words than are needed
  32. Verdant
    Green with grass or other rich vegetation
  33. Verdure
    Lush green vegetation
  34. Veracity
    Conformity to facts, accuracy
  35. Verify
    Make sure or demonstrate that something is true, accurate or justified
  36. Verisimilitude
    The appearance of being true or real
  37. Veritable
    Being truly such, genuine or real
  38. Verity
    Quality of being true
  39. Vernacular
    The language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people of a country
  40. Vernal
    In or appropriate to Spring
  41. Verve
    Vigour and spirit or enthusiasm
  42. Vestige
    A trace or remnant of something that is disappearing or no longer exists
  43. Vex
    Make a person feel annoyed, frustrated or worried
  44. Vexatious
    Causing or tending to cause annoyance, frustration or worry
  45. Viable
    Capable of working successfully, feasible
  46. Viand
    An item of food
  47. Vicarious
    Experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person
  48. Vicissitude
    A change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant
  49. Victual
    Food or provisions
  50. Vie
    Compete eagerly with someone in order to do or achieve something
  51. Vigilant
    Keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties
  52. Vignette
    A brief evocative description, account or episode
  53. Vigour
    Physical strength or good health
  54. Vilify
    Speak or write about in an abusively or disparaging manner
  55. Vindicate
    Clear someone of blame or suspicion
  56. Vindictive
    Having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge
  57. Violate
    Break or fail to comply with a rule or formal agreement
  58. Virago
    A domineering, violent or bad-tempered woman
  59. Virtuoso
    A person highly skilled in music or another artistic pursuit
  60. Virtuous
    Having or showing high moral standards
  61. Virulent
    Of a disease, extremely severe or harmful in its effects
  62. Visage
    A person's face, with reference to the form or proportions of the features
  63. vis-à-vis
    In relation to, with regard to
  64. Visceral
    Relating to deep inward feelings rather than to the intellect
  65. Viscid
    Having a glutinous or sticky consistency
  66. Viscous
    Having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid
  67. Vista
    A pleasing view
  68. Vitality
    The state of being strong and active
  69. Vitiate
    Spoil or impair the quality of efficiency of
  70. Vitreous
    Like glass in appearance or physical properties
  71. Vitrify
    To convert into glass
  72. Vitriol
    Bitter criticism or malice
  73. Vituperate
    Blame or insult someone in strong and violent language
  74. Vivacious
    Attractively lively and animated
  75. Viva voce
    Oral rather than written
  76. Vivid
    Producing powerful feelings or strong, clear images in the mind
  77. Vivify
    Make more lively or interesting
  78. Vocation
    A person's employment
  79. Vociferous
    Expressing or characterised by vehement opinions, loud and forceful
  80. Vogue
    The prevailing fashion or style at a particular time
  81. Volition
    The faculty or power of using one's will
  82. Voluble
    Talking fluently, readily or incessantly
  83. Voluminous
    Very lengthy and detailed
  84. Voluptuary
    A person devoted to luxury and sensual pleasure
  85. Voluptuous
    Curvaceous and sexually attractive
  86. Voracious
    Engaging in an activity with great eagerness or enthusiasm
  87. Votary
    A devoted follower, adherent or advocate of someone or something
  88. Vox populi
    The opinions or beliefs of the majority
  89. Vulpine
    Characteristic of a fox
  90. Verboten
    forbidden
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