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- VERBIAGEOverabundance of words.
- VERDOYCharged with leaves, fruits, flowers, etc.; said of a border.
- VERGENCYThe act of verging or approaching; tendency, inclination towards something.
- VERGLASsilver frost
- VERISMOAn artistic movement, from 19th-century Italian literature and opera, in which rural and everyday people and themes were treated in an often melodramatic manner
- VERJUICEA very acidic juice made by pressing unripe grapes, crab-apples, or other sour fruit.
- VERLANA type of backslang used in French, in which the order of the syllables or sounds of words is changed.
- VERLANSA type of backslang used in French, in which the order of the syllables or sounds of words is changed.
- VERNALPertaining to or occurring in spring.
- VERONALA barbiturate, used formerly to induce sleep.
- VERSETA very short organ interlude or prelude.
- VERSTA Russian unit of length, equivalent to about 1.07 kilometres or about ⁄3 of a mile.
- VERTICALITYVerticalness; the state or condition of being vertical.
- VETTURINOOne who lets or drives a vettura.
- VIBRATOThe musical effect or technique where the pitch or frequency of a note or sound is quickly and repeatedly raised and lowered over a small distance for the duration of that note or
- VICEREINEThe wife of a viceroy.
- VICEROYOne who governs a country, province, or colony as the representative of a monarch.
- VICOMTEA French viscount.
- VICTIMOLOGYThe study of the victims of crime, and especially of the reasons some people are more prone to be victims.
- VICTUALFood fit for human (or occasionally animal) consumption.
- VIEWVisual perception. The act of seeing or looking at something.
- VIGAA roughly-made rafter or roof timber, especially in a Latin American village
- VIHUELAA guitar-like string instrument of 15th- and 16th-century Spain, usually with six courses or sets of strings (twelve strings in total).
- VILIACOA rascal; a scoundrel.
- VILIPENDTo treat (something) as inconsequential or worthless; to despise, to look down on.
- VINERA winegrower.
- VINOWine.
- VINOSITYThe quality or state of being vinous, or of having some essential characteristic of wine.
- VINTAGEROne who gathers the vintage, i.e. a grape harvester.
- VINTRYA place where wine is sold.
- VIOLATERAlternative spelling of violator.
- VIOLINA small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin and played with a bow.
- VIOLONEAn early stringed instrument similar to a double bass.
- VIRETo transfer a surplus from one account to cover a deficit in another, to make a virement.
- VIRELAIA medieval poetic form consisting of two or more three line units in each stanza, with the rhyme scheme AABAAB.
- VIRELAYAlternative spelling of virelai.
- VIREMENTThe transfer of a surplus from one account to cover a deficit in another.
- VIRIONA single individual particle of a virus (the viral equivalent of a cell).
- VIRTUALIn effect or essence, rather than in fact or reality; also, imitated, simulated.
- VIRTUOSAa female virtuoso
- VIRULENTOf animals, plants, or substances: extremely venomous or poisonous.
- VISCOUNTYThe territory administered by a viscount as (notably royal) official
- VISITEA light cape or short cloak made of silk or lace, formerly worn by women in summer.
- VISITORSomeone who visits someone else; someone staying as a guest.
- VISONUsed as a specific epithet; mink.
- VISORA part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so show the face. The openings for seeing and breathing are generally in it.
- VISTOA vista or a prospect.
- VITRAILA stained glass window.
- VITRAINA constituent of banded bituminous coal consisting of a horizontal glossy band of friable material.
- VITRAUXplural of vitrail
- VITRESCIBLEThat can be vitrified; vitrifiable.
- VITUPERABLEhighly censurable; worthy of vituperation or severe censure.
- VIVALong live ... ! (used to express acclaim or support).
- VIZIERATEThe office, dignity, or authority of a vizier.
- VOCABULISTThe writer or maker of a vocabulary (dictionary or glossary); a lexicographer.
- VOCIFERATIONThe act of exclaiming; violent outcry; vehement utterance of the voice.
- VOIDEEA cup of wine drunk with spices or other small accompaniments, taken before retiring to bed or before the departure of guests; also, a larger snack or small meal taken in similar c
- VOILEA light, translucent cotton fabric used for making curtains and dresses.
- VOLANTEA cumbrous two-wheeled pleasure carriage used in Cuba. The body is in front of the axle; the driver rides on the horse.
- VOLCANISMAny of the natural phenomena and processes associated with the action of volcanos, geysers and fumaroles
- VOLETA shutter on a window.
- VOLTIn the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical potential and electromotive force (voltage); the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one
- VOLTAA turning; a time .
- VOLTAICOf, relating to, or producing electricity.
- VOLTIturn the page
- VOLTIGEUROne of a picked company of skirmishers in each regiment of the French infantry during the Napoleonic Wars.
- VONGOLESaid of pasta served in a sauce with clams and other ingredients, such as olive oil and tomatoes.
- VOYAGEURA trader, particularly in furs, who worked (and explored) in the area of Canada and the northern United States from the 16th to early 19th centuries; they were often of Quebecois e
- VOYEURA person who derives sexual pleasure from observing other people engaging in some intimate or sexual activity; one who engages in voyeurism.
- WAIVERThe act of waiving, or not insisting on, some right, claim, or privilege.
- WARDROBEA room for keeping clothes and armor safe, particularly a dressing room or walk-in closet beside a bedroom.
- WARISONA war cry played to order the soldiers to attack (normally played on a bugle).
- WAVELETA small wave; a ripple.
- WELDA herb (Reseda luteola) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America, used to make a yellow dye.
- WIGEONAny of three freshwater dabbling ducks.
- WITCHA person (now usually particularly a woman) who uses magical or similar supernatural powers to influence or predict events, particularly one with malicious motives.
- WORLDThe subjective human experience, regarded collectively; human collective existence; existence in general; the reality we live in.
- YACCAEither of two large evergreens of the West Indies, Podocarpus coriaceus and Podocarpus purdieanus.
- YAPOKThe water opossum (Chironectes minimus).
- YAUTIAAn edible plant commonly found in the Caribbean: Xanthosoma sagittifolium, new cocoyam.
- YERBAIlex paraguariensis, a species of holly native to southern South America; or the dried leaves and twigs of this plant, used to make the caffeine-rich beverage maté.
- YPERITESynonym of mustard gas.
- YUCAcassava
- ZABRAA small sailing vessel used off the coasts of Spain and Portugal.
- ZAIREThe unit of currency of Zaire from 1967 to 1998.
- ZAMPONEIn Italian cookery, stuffed pig's trotter with spicy ground pork, usually dried and cured, often served with lentils.
- ZANJEROAn official in charge of distributing water supplies in Latin America.
- ZANYUnusual and awkward in a funny, comical manner; outlandish; clownish.
- ZAPATEOA competitive stamping dance with percussive footwork, historically popular among the gauchos of South America.
- ZEBUA domesticated ox native to Asia and Africa, having a large fleshy hump on its back and a dewlap (Bos taurus indicus or bos indicus).
- ZELOSOZealous, energetic, enthusiastic; typically an annotation to direct the style of play.
- ZESTThe outer skin of a citrus fruit, used as a flavouring or garnish.
- ZIBELINEA thick, soft woolen fabric with a long nap.
- ZINGAROA Gypsy.
- ZOCALOA town square or marketplace, especially in Mexico.
- ZOMBIEA person, usually undead, animated by unnatural forces (such as magic), with no soul or will of his or her own, typically being slow, obedient, and harmless unless directed to be h
- ZONDAA hot, dry wind of the Andes.
- ZORINOskunk fur used to make clothing
- ZOUKA style of dance music originating in the French Antilles, combining Latin American, African and Western disco rhythms; a dance to this music
- ZUFOLOA little flute or flageolet, especially that which is used to teach birds.