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vignette	n. illustration, esp on the title-page of a book, but not in a definite border
vigor	active bodily or mental strength or force
vile	adj. extremely disgusting
vilify	v. (fml ) say evil or insulting things about (sb); slander
vindicate	v. clear (sb/sth) of blame or suspicion
vindictive	adj. having or showing a desire for revenge; unforgiving
vintner	n. wine-merchant
violate	v. break or be contrary to
viper	n. any of various types of poisonous snake found in Africa, Asia and Europe ,
virile	adj. (of men) having procreative power; sexually potent
virtual	adj. being or acting as what is described, but not accepted as such in name or officially
virtue	n. moral goodness or excellence
virtuoso	n. person who is exceptionally skilled in the techniques of a fine art, esp playing a musical instrument or singing
virulent	adj. extremely harmful or deadly
virus	n. simple organism, smaller than bacteria, and causing infectious disease
visage	n. person'sface
visceral	adj. of the viscera
viscid	adhesive; gluey
viscous	adj. not pouringeasily; thick and sticky
vise	tool for holding work in place
vision	n. power of seeing; sight
visionary	adj. having or showing foresight or wisdom
vital	adj. connected with or essential to life
vitiate	v. weaken or spoil the quality or efficiency of (sth)
vitreous	adj. having a glass-like texture or finish
vitriolic	adj. savagely and bitterlyhostile
vituperative	adj. vituperative debate, criticism, etc
vivacious	adj. (esp of a woman) lively or high-spirited
vivid	adj. strong and bright; intense
vivisection	n. practice of performing surgical experiments on live animals for scientific research
vixen	n. female fox
vociferous	adj. loudor noisy; expressing one's views forcibly and insistently
vogue	n. ~ current or prevailing fashion
volatile	adj. changing rapidly into vapour
volition	n. act of using one's will in choosing, making a decision, etc
volley	n. simultaneous throwing or firing of a number of stones, bullets, etc
voluble	adj. (of a person) speaking a lot; talkative
voluminous	adj. (of clothing etc) using much material; loose-fitting or ample
voluptuous	adj. giving a feeling of luxury or sensual pleasure
voodoo	n. form of religion based on belief in witchcraft and magical rites, practised by blacks in the W Indies, esp in Haiti ,
voracious	adj. very greedy in eating; ravenous
vortex	n. whirling mass of water, air, etc, as in a whirlpool or whirlwind
vouch	v. ~ for sb/sth take responsibility for or express confidence in (a person, his behaviour, etc); guarantee
vouchsafe	v. ~ sth (dated or fml ) grant sth (to sb) as a gift or privilege
voyeur	n. person who gets pleasure from watching in secret others undressing or engaging in sexual activities
vulgar	adj. lacking in good taste or refinement
vulnerable	adj. ~ that can be hurt, wounded or injured
vulpine	adj. of or like a fox
vulture	n. large bird, usu with head and neck almost bare of feathers, that lives on the flesh of dead animals
vying	pres p of vie