Words beginning with V

68 words

• vacancy — an unfilled post
• vacant — not filled or occupied
• vacillate — to keep changing one’s mind
• vague — not clearly expressed or defined
• valid — legally acceptable or logically sound
• validate — to confirm officially that something is correct
• validity — the period or quality of being legally acceptable
• valour — great courage in the face of danger
• valuation — an official estimate of the worth of something
• vanguard — the leading position in a movement or change
• vanquish — to defeat thoroughly
• variable — likely to change; a factor that can vary
• variance — a difference between two figures or positions
• variation — a change or difference in amount or condition
• vegetation — the plants of a particular area
• vehement — showing strong and forceful feeling
• vendor — a person or firm that sells goods
• veneer — an attractive appearance covering something less pleasant
• venerable — commanding respect because of age and achievement
• venture — a risky undertaking; to dare to do something
• veracity — truthfulness and accuracy
• verbatim — in exactly the same words
• verbose — using more words than are needed
• verdict — the decision of a court or of the electorate
• verge — the point at which something is about to happen
• verification — the process of checking that something is true
• versatile — able to do many different things well
• vested — held as a secure legal right; established as an interest
• vestige — a small remaining trace of something that has gone
• veto — the power to reject a decision or proposal
• vexatious — intended only to cause trouble to another
• viability — the ability to work successfully over time
• viable — capable of working successfully
• vibrant — full of energy and activity
• vicinity — the area near a place
• vicious — cruel and violent; harmful in a self-reinforcing way
• victimise — to single someone out for unfair treatment
• vie — to compete eagerly for something
• vigilance — watchfulness against wrongdoing
• vigilant — keeping careful watch
• vigorous — strong, energetic and determined
• vigour — strength and energy in action
• vilify — to speak or write about someone in an abusive way
• vindicate — to clear of blame or prove right
• vindictive — wanting to hurt someone in revenge
• violate — to break a law, rule or right
• violation — a breach of a law, rule or right
• virtual — existing in effect though not formally so
• virtue — moral goodness; an advantage of something
• virulent — extremely harmful or bitterly hostile
• visionary — showing imaginative thinking about the future
• vital — absolutely necessary
• vitality — energy and capacity to survive and grow
• vitiate — to spoil the quality of something or make it legally invalid
• vivid — producing clear and powerful images
• vocal — expressing opinions openly and forcefully
• vocation — the work a person is suited to and committed to
• vocational — relating to training for a particular occupation
• vociferous — expressing opinions loudly and forcefully
• volatile — liable to change rapidly and unpredictably
• voluminous — very large in quantity, especially of writing
• voluntary — done by choice and without compulsion
• volunteer — a person who offers to work without being paid or compelled
• voracious — having a very great appetite for something
• vouch — to state confidently that something is true
• vow — a solemn promise
• vulnerability — the degree to which someone can be harmed
• vulnerable — easily harmed or affected