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vagabond
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wanderer (without a permanent home); tramp
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vagary
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An extravagant or erratic notion or action; capricious happening; caprice; whim;
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vagrant
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wandering from place to place; roving; stray; moving in a random fashion; Ex. vagrant thoughts; N. vagrancy
бродячий; странствующий; vagrant tribes кочевые племена |
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vainglorious
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boastful; excessively conceited; N. vainglory: great vanity
книжн. тщеславный; хвастливый |
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valedictory
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pertaining to farewell; N: farewell address (esp. at graduation exercises)
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valor
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bravery; ADJ. valiant: possessing valor; brave
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vanguard
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forerunners; foremost position of an army; advance forces; foremost position in a trend or movement; CF. rearguard
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vantage
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position giving an advantage (such as a strategic point); CF. vantagepoint
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vaunted
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boasted; bragged; highly publicized; V. vaunt: boast; brag
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veer
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change in direction; swerve
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vegetate
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live in a monotonous way (without interests or activity); CF. vegetation: plants of an area;
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veneer
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thin surface layer (of good quality wood, glued to a base of inferior material); cover; surface show; fa\c{c}ade;
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venial
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(of a fault or sin) forgivable; trivial
['vi:nɪəl] a простительный; a venial error простительная ошибка |
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venison
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meat of a deer; CF. cow: beef; CF. pig: pork, ham, bacon; CF. calf: veal; CF. sheep: mutton; CF. lamb: lamb
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vent
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small opening; outlet (as of fumes or a gas); Ex. He gave vent to his anger by kicking the chair.
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ventriloquist
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someone who can make his or her voice seem to come from another person or thing (without moving lips or jaws); N. ventriloquism, ventriloquy
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verbiage
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pompous array of words; too many unnecessary words; wordiness
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verisimilar
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having the appearance of truth or reality; probable or likely to be true; plausible
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verisimilitude
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appearance of truth; quality of appearing to be true or real; likelihood; Ex. verisimilitude of her performance as Lady Macbeth
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vernacular
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living language (as compared to the official language); language spoken in a country or region; natural style; Ex. lapse into the vernacular
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vertex
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summit; highest point; PL. vertices
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viand
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food; CF. live
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victual
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food; provisions; V. victual: provide with food
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vie
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contend; compete
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vintner
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wine merchant; winemaker; seller of wine
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viper
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poisonous snake
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virile
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manly; having masculine spirit or strength; full of strength
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virulent
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(of a disease or poison) extremely harmful or poisonous; (of a feeling) hostile; bitter; N. virulence; CF. virus; CF. venom
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visceral
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felt in one's inner organs; N. viscera: internal body organs; CF. eviscerate
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viscid
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adhesive; gluey
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vitreous
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of glass; pertaining to or resembling glass; V. vitrify: change into glass; CF. petrify
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vixen
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female fox; ill-tempered woman; CF. shrew
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volition
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act of using one's will; act of making a conscious choice; Ex. She selected this dress of her own volition.
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volley
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simultaneous discharge of a number of shots;
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vouch
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give a personal guarantee; Ex. I can vouch for his integrity; N. voucher
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voyeur
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Peeping Tom; person who derives sexual gratification from observing the sexual acts of others
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vulpine
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like a fox; crafty
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