V – Z Words

V

• vacillate
  • to be unable to make a decision
  • to go back and forth between different opinions
• vacuity
  • quality or state of being empty
• valor
  • bravery
• vehement
  • characterized by forcefulness of emotion
  • intensely emotional
  • deeply felt
• venality
  • quality of being open to bribery or corruption
• verisimilitude
  • the appearance of truth or reality
• vexation
  • being annoyed or troubled
  • cause of annoyance
• vile
  • wicked
  • depraved, morally based
  • sinful
• vilify
  • to defame
  • denigrate
• vivify
  • to give life to
• viviparous
  • giving birth to living offspring that develop within the mother’s body

W

• wanderlust

  • strong desire to travel

• whatnot

  • a stand with shelves for miscellaneous items

• whet

  • to stimulate, make sharp

• winsome

  • very pleasant and charming

X

• xenocurrency

  • currency in circulation outside of its own country

Y

• yammer

  • to whine or complain

• yaws

  • contagious tropical disease marked by skin lesions

• yowl

  • loud sound, long cry, howl

Z

• zany
  • clownish behavior
  • foolish behavior
• zealous
  • eager, passionate
• zenith
  • the highest point
• zephyr
  • a gentle breeze
• zero sum
  • one side wins, the other side loses the exact amount
• zoar
  • a sanctuary