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GRE baron 49

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vitriolic
adj. mordant, sarcastic

eg. The newspaper launched a vitriolic attack on the president.
vernacular
adj. living or spoken language, natural style, (parlance, argot, jargon, cant)

eg. vernacular speakers
veneer
n. outer layer, cover, (semblance, facade)

eg. The chest is solid oak, not veneer.
vie
v. contend, compete, (strive, sweat)

eg. Politicians vie with one another.
vignette
n. picture, piece of writing, artworks

eg. Each vignette represents one of the four seasons.
vitiate
v. spoil (a quality), invalidate (a law), mar

eg. The ‘yes’ vote was vitiated by the low turnout in the election.
vituperative
adj. abuse, angrily scolding

eg. his vituperative remarks about silly lady novelists
vogue
n. popular fashion/tendency, style

eg. This novel had a great vogue ten years ago.
verity
n. seemly truth, purported truth

eg. he turned to religion in his search for eternal verities
vex
n. frustrate, distress, (perplex, agitate, bewilder)

eg. The memory of their conversation still vexed him.
vicissitude
n. fluctuation of success in one's life, (vagary)

eg. Humbled by life's vicissitudes, the last emperor worked as a gardener in the palace which he had once ruled.
venial
adj. forgivable, trivial, trifling

eg. When Jean stole food for his starving sister, he committed a venial offense.
vicarious
adj. experienced at secondhand but not doing it yourself (gian' tiep)

eg. He got a vicarious thrill of watching his son score the winning goal.
virtual
adj. being in existence, actual, practical, (veritable)

eg. She is a virtual financial wizard when it comes to money matters.
vent (verb)
v. put out, release, express, utter

eg. He vent his anger on the class
venerate
v. revere, regard with feeling of respect or reverence, worship

eg. The monk was subsequently venerated as a saint
verbiage
n. overabundance of word, prolixity, verbalism
venturesome
adj. bold, willing to take risks, audacious

eg. A group of venturesome women were the first to scale Mt. Everest.
veracity
n. truthfulness, credibility, accuracy

eg. They questioned the veracity of her story.
versatile
adj. having many talents, capable of working in many fields, protean

eg. She is a versatile athlete, adroit in basketball, hockey and track.
veritable
adj. actual, authentic, not imaginary, visual

eg. At his computer, Pavel us a veritable wizard.
vertigo
n. severe dizziness (when you look down from a very high place), giddiness
verve
n. enthusiasm, liveliness (vitality, gusto, stamina)

eg. It was a performance of verve
viable
adj. practical, feasible, expedient, pragmatic

eg. If there was any delay then the rescue plan would cease to be viable.
victuals
n. food, edible, comestible, (viands)

eg. I am happy to be able to provide you with these victuals.
vindictive
adj. seeking revenge (with malicious will), vengeful, spiteful

eg. a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment
viscous
adj. sticky and thick, viscid, glutinous, gummy, pasty

eg. Melted tar is a viscous substance.
virtue
n. goodness, morality, advantage, merit

eg. He was extolling the virtues of the Internet.
visage
n. face, countenance, physiognomy, (grimace, complexion)

eg. The stern visage of the judge implicit that she will impose a severe penalty
visceral
adj. felt of inside one's inner organ, intuitive but irrational (cam? tinh')

eg. She had a visceral dislike of all things foreign.
visionary
adj. fanciful, impractical, idealistic

eg. She was given to visionary schemes that never materialized.
vivisection
n. experiments on living animals for scientific research

eg. Vivisection is opposed by many activists.
vociferous
adj. clamorous, loud, strident, blatant, obstreperous, uproarious

eg. a vociferous critic of the president’s stance
vixen
n. female fox, ill-tempered woman

eg. He lost his temper and called her a vixen.
vivacious
adj. lively or animated, vigorous

eg. a vivacious folk dance
vitreous
adj. pertaining to or resembling glass

eg. Although this plastic has many vitreous qualities, such as transparency but it is unbreakable.
vise
n. tool for holding objects

eg. They keysmith took the blank key and fixed it firmly between the jaws of a vise
viscid
adj. adhesive, gluey, viscous

eg. The trunk of the maple tree was viscid with sap
virulent
adj. extremely poisonous, bitter, hostile

eg. - a virulent insect bite
- an virulent tone piercing otherwise flowery prose
virtuoso
n. highly skilled musician/artist

eg. a virtuoso of violin
virile
adj. manly, vigorous

eg. a new and virile leadership
viper
n. poisonous snake

eg. The horned viper lives in sandy religions, like Sahara.
vintner
n. winemaker, seller of wine
vindicate
v. exonerate, exculpate, defend, justify

eg. You must vindicate yourself and fight this libel
vilify
v. slander, malign, revile, libel

eg. the vilification of single parents by right-wing politicians
vigor
n. active strength

eg. he plays tennis with great vigor
vigilant
adj. alert, watchful, opened-eye (due to sign of danger)

eg. A pilot must remain vigilant at all times.
viand
n. (delicious) food

eg. There was a variety of viands at the feasts.
vestige
n. trace, remains

eg. We discovered vestiges of early Indian life in the cave.
vertex
n. the point where two lines meet to form an angle (esp the highest point)

eg. the vertex of the triangle
vernal
adj. pertaining to spring, fresh and strong

eg. he is vernal for his age
verisimilar
adj. probable or likely, seemingly true

eg. a verisimilar tale
verge
n. border, edge

eg. Marie Curie was on the verge of discover the secrets of radioactive elements.
verdigris
n. green patina/cover on copper that has been exposed to the weather.

eg. the statue became coated with verdigris.
verdant
adj. fresh and green

eg. Monet's paintings of the verdant meadows were symphonies in green.
verbose
adj. wordy, verbiage

eg. verbose and ineffective instructional methods
verbatim
adv. word for word, exactly as mentioned

eg. He repeated the message verbatim.
verbalize
v. put into words

eg. He’s a real genius but he has difficulty verbalizing his ideas.
veracious
adj. truthful, accurate

eg. a veracious witness
venue
n. a place where people meet for an organized event

eg. The band will be playing at 20 different venues on their UK tour.
venture
v. risk, dare

eg. It was wrong to venture his financial security on such a risky deal.
ventriloquist
n. the art of speaking without moving your lips

eg. the ventriloquist act as she has a conversation with a wooden dummy.
ventral
adj. toward or on or near the belly/axis

eg. the liver is somewhat ventral in position
vent
n. small opening, outlet

eg. the wine did not flow because of the air vent in the barrel was clogged.
venom
n. poison, hatred

eg. We need to suck the venom out of his snake-biting wound immediately.
venison
n. the meat of a deer

eg. The hunters dined on venison.
venerable
adj. deserving high respect, estimable

eg. a venerable sage with white hair and beard
vendetta
n. a feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other

eg. The rival mobs engaged in a bitter vendetta.
venal
adj. capable of being bribed

eg. The venal policeman accepted bribe from the speeding motorist.
velocity
n. speed

eg. The train went by at considerable velocity
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