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velocity.noun,.plural.velocities
speed
shrinking violet.noun,.plural.shrinking
violets
someone who shrinks
from familiarity with others;
shy
violet.noun,.plural.violets
a color, being the hue of the short wave end of
the visible spectrum, evoked in the human observer by radiant energy with
wavelengths of approximately 380 to 420 nanometers;
any of various low-growing herbs of the genus Viola, having short-spurred,
irregular flowers that are characteristically purplish-blue but sometimes
yellow or white; any of several similar plants, such as the African violet
vociferous.adjective
making, given to or marked
by noisy and vehement outcry
vociferously.adverb
vociferousness.noun
synonyms.blatant,
boisterous,
strident,
clamorous
vortices.noun,.plural.of
vortex
vortex.noun,.plural.vortexes
or vortices
a spiral
motion of fluid within a limited area, especially a whirling mass of water
or air that sucks everything near it toward its center
venerate,
venerated,
venerating,
venerates.transitive
verbs
to regard
with respect,
reverence
or heartfelt deference
venerator.noun
synonyms.revere
veneration.noun
the act of venerating; profound
respect or reverence
venerational.adjective
synonym.honor
vary, varied,
varying,
varies.verbs
transitive verb use.to
make or cause changes in the characteristics
or attributes of; modify or
alter; to give variety to; make diverse.(vary
one's diet); to introduce under new aspects;
express in a different manner (vary a musical tempo)
intransitive
verb use.to undergo or show change
(the temperature varied throughout the day); to be different; deviate.(vary
from established patterns); differ; to undergo successive or alternate
changes in attributes or qualities.(foliage
varies with the seasons)
varyingly.adverb
various.adjective
of diverse.kinds.(for
various reasons; unlike); miscellaneous;
sundry (a purse containing keys, wallet and various items); different;
being more than one; several; many
sided; versatile.(a
person of various skills; having a variegated
nature or appearance
variously.adverb
variousness.noun
variation.noun,.plural.variations
the act,
process
or result
of varying; the state
or fact
of being
varied; difference;
the extent
or degree
to which something varies (a variation of ten pounds in weight); something
slightly
different from another of the same type
variational.adjective
variable.adjective
likely to change or vary;
subject to variation; changeable; inconstant;
fickle;
tending
to deviate, as from a normal or
recognized type; aberrant; having
no fixed quantitative value
variable.noun,.plural.variables
something that varies or is prone
to variation
Mathematics:.a
quantity
capable of assuming any of a
set of values; a symbol
representing such a quantity, for example, in the expression a2 + b2 =
c2, a, b and c are variables
variably.adverb
variableness.noun
variant.adjective
having or exhibiting variation;
differing; tending or liable to vary;
variable
variant.noun
something that differs in form only slightly from
something else (all cell phones are variants of the original concept)
variance.noun,.plural.variances
the act
of varying; the
state
or quality of being variant or variable; a variation;
a difference between what is expected and what actually occurs; the state
or fact
of differing
or of being in conflict;
brawling;
discord;
discrepancy
between two statements or documents
at variance.idiom
in a state of discrepancy; differing (facts can
be often purposely.interpreted
as being at variance with a story)
variety.noun,.plural.varieties
the quality
or condition of being various or varied;
diversity;
a number or collection of varied things, especially
of a particular group; an assortment
(brought home a variety of snacks)
voluble.adjective
marked by a ready flow of speech; fluent;
talkative; verbal diarrhea
volubility or volubleness.noun
volubly.adverb
vestige.noun,.plural.vestiges
a visible trace, evidence or sign of something
that once existed but exists or appears no more
vestigial.adjective
of,
relating.to.or.constituting
a vestige
Biology:.occurring
or persisting as a rudimentary
or degenerate structure
vestigially.adverb
void.adjective
void applies to what is free from or completely
destitute
of discernible
content (containing no matter);
something may be annulled yet
can be still there, just now ineffective, whereas
void refers to being empty,
not occupied, unfilled and completely lacking;
devoid
(void of comprehension);
empty; useless; having no force or validity;
null
(a contract rendered void); a
vacuum; a feeling or state of emptiness, loneliness or loss
void, voided,
voiding,
voids.verbs
transitive use.to
take out (the contents of something); empty; to excrete (body wastes);
to leave; vacate; to make void or of no validity; invalidate
(issued a new passport and voided the old one)
intransitive use.to
excrete body waste
voider.noun
vibrant.adjective
pulsing or throbbing with energy or activity (the
vibrant streets of a big city); vigorous,
lively and vital
(a vibrant group that accomplished much in helping the poor); exhibiting
or characterized
by exciting movement back and forth or to and fro; vibrating (in all he
did he loved because he only did what he loved); produced as a result of
vibration (her life was filled with enthusiasm
for living); resonant or resounding
(the speaker's vibrancy had everyone
enthused);
relatively high on the scale of brightness (a vibrant hue)
vibrancy.noun,.plural.vibrancies
vibrance.noun,.plural.vibrances
vibrantly.adverb
virulent.adjective
bitterly hostile
or antagonistic; hateful (virulent
criticism); intensely.irritating,
obnoxious
or
harsh; extremely infectious, malignant
or poisonous; used of a pathogen
virulence.noun,.plural.virulences
virulency.noun,.plural.virulencies
virulently.adverb
vow.noun,.plural.vows
a vow is one's intent to do something, usually
expressed in words involving.obligations,
which the individual bound himself or herself to; this was the promise,
the vow part of the intent and the other part of the deal was to not do
something, which was the bond part, involving forbearing
doing something (she vowed to have long hair and to do that she was not
going to cut her hair for a year; Numbers
30:2-16; the Old Testament Nazarite
vow); a declaration or
an assertion; synonyms
are oath, bond,
swear,
avow
vow, vowed,
vowing,
vows.verbs
transitive verb use.to
promise solemnly; pledge;
promise
intransitive verb use.to
make a vow
vower.noun,.plural.vowers
vulnerable.adjective
susceptible
to bruising (he appeared to others
unable to be transparent and
vulnerable and so you just couldn't reach his heart with your message)
vulnerably.adverb
vulnerability.or.vulnerableness.noun
vapid.adjective
lacking liveliness, animation
or interest; dull (vapid conversation; they listened to the professor speak
of things that were so dull and in
such a monotone voice, they concluded
he was nothing more than a vapid bore);
lacking taste, zest
or flavor; flat (vapid beer); insipid
vapidly.adverb
vapidity.or.vapidness.noun
vogue.noun
the prevailing
fashion, practice or style; popular acceptance or favor; popularity (hoop
skirts were once the vogue; nationalization
was once in vogue but now hidden under corporate blankets created by governnment
so as to appear at arms length
from their surreptitious
takeovers)
in vogue.adjective
in the current.fashion
or style
venture.noun,.plural.ventures
an undertaking
that is dangerous, daring or of uncertain outcome; a business enterprise
involving some risk in expectation of gain; an adventure
venture, ventured,
venturing,
ventures.verbs
transitive verb use.to
expose to danger or risk (stupidly
ventured her entire fortune); to brave the dangers of (ventured the high
seas in a small boat on his adventure across the ocean)
intransitive verb use.to
take a risk; dare;
to proceed.despite
possible danger or risk (ventured into the developing fray).
venturer.noun,.plural.venturers
valise.noun,.plural.valises
a small piece of hand luggage
venomous.adjective
secreting
and transmitting
venom (a venomous snake); full of or containing venom; malicious;
spiteful
(a venomous remark);
poisonous
venomously.adverb
venomousness.noun
venom.noun,.plural.venoms
a poisonous secretion
of an animal, such as a snake, spider or scorpion, usually transmitted
by a bite or sting; a poison; malice;
spite
vanish,
vanished,
vanishing,
vanishes.intransitive
verbs
to pass out of sight, especially
quickly; disappear; to pass
out of existence; in mathematics, to become zero; used of a function
or variable
vanishingly.adverb
vanishment.noun,.plural.vanishments
vanisher.noun,.plural.vanishers
veneer.noun,.plural.veneers
a thin surface layer, as
of finely grained wood, glued to a base of inferior material to make it
look like a more expensive item; any of the thin layers glued together
to make plywood; a decorative
facing, as of brick (the front of the house looked like real brickwork
but it was only a veneer); a deceptive,
superficial
show; a facade (a veneer of wealth)
veneer,
veneered,
veneering,
veneers.transitive
verbs
to overlay a surface with
a thin layer of a fine or decorative material; to glue together layers
of wood to make plywood; to conceal,
as something common or crude, with
a deceptively attractive outward show
veneerer.noun,.plural.veneerers
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