1623 palabras
| Palabra | IPS | ISM | IPSM | Significado |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vac | vac | vac | vac | n. informal term for vacation |
| vacua | vacūå | vacua | vacūå | |
| vacant | vācånt | vac-ant | vāc-ånt | a. not occupied; empty a. showing no interest or thought |
| vacate | vācāte | vac-ate | vāc-āte | v. leave a job or position; leave behind empty |
| vacancy | vācåncẏ | vacanc-y | vācånc-ẏ | n. an unoccupied position or job n. an empty area or space |
| vacated | vācāt𝕖d | vac-at-ed | vāc-āt-𝕖d | v. leave a job, post, or position voluntarily v. leave behind empty; move out of |
| vacation | våcātio̊n | vac-at-ion | våc-āt-io̊n | n. leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure v. spend or take a vacation |
| vacuity | vacūitẏ | vac-u-ity | vac-ū-itẏ | n. total lack of meaning or ideas n. the absence of matter |
| vacantly | vācåntlẏ | vac-ant-ly | vāc-ånt-lẏ | adv. in a vacant manner |
| vacuous | vacūo̊us | vac-u-ous | vac-ū-o̊us | a. devoid of matter |
| vacuum | vacūům | vac-u-um | vac-ū-ům | n. a space devoid of matter n. a vacuum cleaner v. to clean with a vacuum cleaner |
| vacationer | vācātio̊ne̊r | vac-at-ion-er | vāc-āt-io̊n-e̊r | n. someone on vacation |
| vacationing | vācātio̊ning | vac-at-ion-ing | vāc-āt-io̊n-ing | n. the act of taking a vacation |
| vacuuming | vacūůming | vac-u-um-ing | vac-ū-ům-ing | v. clean with a vacuum cleaner (vacuum的现在分词) n. vacuum cleaning |
| vacations | vācātio̊nṡ | vac-at-ion-s | vāc-āt-io̊n-ṡ | |
| vacuums | vacūůmṡ | vac-u-um-s | vac-ū-ům-ṡ | |
| evacuee | ėvacūēe | e-vac-uee | ė-vac-ūēe | n. a person who has been evacuated from a dangerous place |
| evacuate | ėvacūāte | e-vac-u-ate | ė-vac-ū-āte | v. to move people from a dangerous place to safety v. to empty completely |
| evacuated | ėvacūātėd | e-vac-u-at-ed | ė-vac-ū-āt-ėd | v. move out of an unsafe location into safety v. empty completely |
| evacuation | ėvacūātio̊n | e-vac-u-at-ion | ė-vac-ū-āt-io̊n | n. the act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion |
| vaccine | vaccĩne | vac-cine | vac-cĩne | n. a substance used to protect against disease |
| vaccinate | vaccināte | vac-cin-ate | vac-cin-āte | v perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation |
| vaccinated | vacci̊nātėd | vac-cin-at-ed | vac-ci̊n-āt-ėd | vt. perform vaccinations or produce immunity by inoculation a. having been rendered unsusceptible to a disease |
| vaccination | vacci̊nātio̊n | vac-cin-at-ion | vac-ci̊n-āt-io̊n | n. the act of giving a vaccine to protect against disease |
| unvaccinated | ûnvaccinātėd | un-vac-cin-at-ed | ûn-vac-cin-āt-ėd | a. not vaccinated |
| vaccinia | våcciniå | vaccin-ia | våccin-iå | n. a local infection induced in humans by inoculation with the virus causing cowpox |
| vacillate | vaci̊llāte | vacill-ate | vaci̊ll-āte | v be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action v move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern |
| vacillating | vaci̊llāting | vacill-at-ing | vaci̊ll-āt-ing | v. be undecided about something; waver a. uncertain in purpose or action |
| vacillation | vaci̊llātio̊n | vacill-at-ion | vaci̊ll-āt-io̊n | n indecision in speech or action n changing location by moving back and forth |
| evade | ėvāde | e-vade | ė-vāde | v. to escape or avoid by cleverness |
| evader | ėvāde̊r | e-vad-er | ė-vād-e̊r | n. a person who avoids or escapes from something |
| evasion | ėvāsio̊n | e-vas-ion | ė-vās-io̊n | n. the act of avoiding or escaping |
| invade | invāde | in-vade | in-vāde | vt. enter a country with armed forces vt. intrude on |
| invaded | invād𝕖d | in-vad-ed | in-vād-𝕖d | v. march aggressively into another's territory by military force v. intrude upon, infringe, encroach on |
| invader | invāde̊r | in-vad-er | in-vād-e̊r | n. someone who enters by force in order to conquer |
| invading | invāding | in-vad-ing | in-vād-ing | v. march aggressively into another's territory by military force |
| invades | invād𝕖ṡ | in-vade-s | in-vād𝕖-ṡ | |
| pervade | pe̊rvāde | per-vade | pe̊r-vāde | v. spread or diffuse through |
| pervading | pe̊rvāding | per-vad-ing | pe̊r-vād-ing | v spread or diffuse through |
| vagabond | vagåbond | vagabond | vagåbond | n. a person who wanders from place to place without a home a. wandering from place to place |
| vagal | vāgål | vag-al | vāg-ål | a. of or relating to the vagus nerve |
| divagate | dīvågāte | di-vag-ate | dī-våg-āte | vi. to wander from the main subject |
| extravagance | extravågånce | extra-vag-ance | extra-våg-ånce | n. the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth n. the trait of spending extravagantly n. excessive spending |
| extravagant | ėxtravågånt | extra-vag-ant | ėxtra-våg-ånt | a. spending much more than is necessary a. exceeding reasonable limits |
| extravaganza | extravåganzå | extra-vag-anza | extra-våg-anzå | n. a lavish or spectacular entertainment |
| extravagantly | extravågåntlẏ | extra-vag-ant-ly | extra-våg-ånt-lẏ | adv. in a wasteful and extravagant manner |
| vagaries | vāgårieṡ | vagar-ies | vāgår-ieṡ | n. an unexpected and inexplicable change in something |
| vagary | vāgårẏ | vagar-y | vāgår-ẏ | n. an unexpected and inexplicable action |
| vaginal | vågīnål | vagin-al | vågīn-ål | a. of or relating to the vagina |
| vagina | vågīnå | vagina | vågīnå | n. the female reproductive canal |
| vaginae | vågīnāe | vaginae | vågīnāe | |
| vaginas | vågīnåṡ | vagina-s | vågīnå-ṡ | |
| vagrant | vāgrånt | vagr-ant | vāgr-ånt | n. a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support |
| vagrancy | vāgråncẏ | vagranc-y | vāgrånc-ẏ | n. wandering from place to place with no permanent home or means of livelihood |
| vague | vāgue | vague | vāgue | a. not clearly expressed or defined a. not clearly understood or felt |
| vaguest | vāg𝕦ėst | vagu-est | vāg𝕦-ėst | a. superlative of vague |
| vaguely | vāgu𝕖lẏ | vague-ly | vāgu𝕖-lẏ | adv. in a way that is not clearly expressed adv. somewhat; a little |
| vagueness | vāgu𝕖nėss | vague-ness | vāgu𝕖-nėss | n. unclearness by virtue of being poorly expressed or not coherent in meaning n. indistinctness of shape or character |
| vagus | vāgůs | vagus | vāgůs | n. a mixed nerve supplying the pharynx, larynx, heart, lungs and stomach |
| avail | åvāil | a-vail | å-vāil | n. benefit or advantage v. to be of use or help |
| available | åvāilåble | a-vail-able | å-vāil-åble | a. able to be used or obtained; at someone's disposal |
| availability | åvāilåbilitẏ | a-vail-abil-ity | å-vāil-åbil-itẏ | n. the quality of being able to be used or obtained |
| prevail | prėvāil | pre-vail | prė-vāil | v. to prove more powerful than opposing forces; be victorious v. to be current or widespread |
| prevailing | prėvāiling | pre-vail-ing | prė-vāil-ing | a. most common or frequent; current |
| bioavailability | bīōåvāilåbilitẏ | bio-a-vail-abil-ity | bīō-å-vāil-åbil-itẏ | n. the degree and rate at which a substance is absorbed into a living system |
| unavailable | ûnåvāilåble | un-a-vail-able | ûn-å-vāil-åble | a. not available or accessible or at hand |
| unavailing | ûnåvāiling | un-a-vail-ing | ûn-å-vāil-ing | a. producing no result or effect |
| unavailability | ûnåvāilåbilitẏ | un-a-vail-abil-ity | ûn-å-vāil-åbil-itẏ | n. the quality of not being available when needed |
| vain | vāin | vain | vāin | a. having an excessive belief in one's own abilities a. producing no result; useless |
| vainglory | vāinglorẏ | vain-glory | vāin-glorẏ | n. excessive pride |
| vainly | vāinlẏ | vain-ly | vāin-lẏ | adv. to no avail; without success |
| vainglorious | vāinglorio̊us | vain-glori-ous | vāin-glori-o̊us | a. feeling self-importance |
| vervain | ve̊rvāin | ver-vain | ve̊r-vāin | n. any of numerous tropical or subtropical American plants of the genus Verbena |
| value | valūe | value | valūe | n. the regard that something is held to deserve; importance or worth vt. to consider someone or something to be important |
| valance | valånce | val-ance | val-ånce | n. a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window |
| value-added | valūe-åddėd | value-added | valūe-åddėd | n. an amount added to the value |
| valence | vāle̊nce | val-ence | vāl-e̊nce | n. the combining power of an element, measured by hydrogen atoms it can combine with |
| valet | valè𝕥 | val-et | val-è𝕥 | n. a manservant who acts as a personal attendant v. serve as a personal attendant to |
| valued | valū𝕖d | valu-ed | valū-𝕖d | a. highly regarded; esteemed |
| values | valū𝕖ṡ | valu-es | valū-𝕖ṡ | n. principles or standards (plural of value) |
| valid | valid | val-id | val-id | a. having legal force a. based on truth or reason |
| valuing | valūing | valu-ing | valū-ing | v. fix or determine the value of v. regard highly; think much of |
| valueless | valū𝕖lėss | value-less | valū𝕖-lėss | a. of no value |
| valor | valo̊r | val-or | val-o̊r | n. great courage, especially in battle |
| valour | valo̊ur | val-our | val-o̊ur | n. great courage |
| valiant | valiånt | val-i-ant | val-i-ånt | a. having or showing valor |
| validate | vali̊dāte | val-id-ate | val-i̊d-āte | v. prove valid; confirm the validity of |
| valuable | valūåble | val-u-able | val-ū-åble | n. something of value a. having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange |
| valuation | valūātio̊n | valu-at-ion | valū-āt-io̊n | n. an assessment of the worth of something |
| valerian | vålēriån | val-er-ian | vål-ēr-iån | n. a plant of the genus Valeriana having lobed leaves and cymose white or pink flowers |
| validity | våliditẏ | val-id-ity | vål-id-itẏ | n. the quality of being legally or logically acceptable |
| validly | validlẏ | val-id-ly | val-id-lẏ | adv. with validity; in a valid manner |
| valedictory | vale̊dicto̊rẏ | vale-dict-ory | vale̊-dict-o̊rẏ | a. of or relating to an occasion of farewell n. a farewell speech |
| valorous | valo̊ro̊us | val-or-ous | val-o̊r-o̊us | a. having or showing valor |
| valentine | vale̊ntīne | val-en-tine | val-e̊n-tīne | n. a sweetheart chosen on Saint Valentine's Day; a card sent on that day |
| validated | vali̊dāt𝕖d | val-id-at-ed | val-i̊d-āt-𝕖d | a. declared or made legally valid |
| validating | vali̊dāting | val-id-at-ing | val-i̊d-āt-ing | v. declare or make legally valid v. prove valid |
| validation | vali̊dātio̊n | val-id-at-ion | val-i̊d-āt-io̊n | n. the act of confirming the accuracy of something |
| valedictorian | vale̊dictoriån | vale-dict-or-ian | vale̊-dict-or-iån | n. the student with the best grades who delivers the farewell address at graduation |
| valiantly | valiåntlẏ | val-i-ant-ly | val-i-ånt-lẏ | adv. with valor; bravely |
| valuables | valūåbl𝕖ṡ | val-u-able-s | val-ū-åbl𝕖-ṡ | n. something of value |
| valentines | vale̊ntīn𝕖ṡ | val-ent-ine-s | val-e̊nt-īn𝕖-ṡ | |
| ambivalence | ambivåle̊nce | ambi-val-ence | ambi-vål-e̊nce | n. mixed feelings or emotions |
| ambivalent | ambivåle̊nt | ambi-val-ent | ambi-vål-e̊nt | a. having mixed feelings about something |
| ambivalently | ambivåle̊ntlẏ | ambi-val-ent-ly | ambi-vål-e̊nt-lẏ | adv. in an ambivalent manner |
| covalent | cōvāle̊nt | co-val-ent | cō-vāl-e̊nt | a. of or relating to or characterized by covalence |
| devalue | dėvalūe | de-value | dė-valūe | v. to reduce the value of a currency v. to cause to seem less valuable |
| devalued | dėvalū𝕖d | de-valu-ed | dė-valū-𝕖d | v. lower the value or quality of a. lowered in value |
| devaluing | dėvalūing | de-valu-ing | dė-valū-ing | v. lower the value or quality of v. lose in value |
| devaluation | dėvalūātio̊n | de-valu-at-ion | dė-valū-āt-io̊n | n. an official lowering of a nation's currency value relative to foreign currencies n. the reduction of something's value or worth |
| eigenvalue | eīge̊nvalūe | eigen-value | eīge̊n-valūe | n. a number such that a square matrix minus it times the identity has zero determinant |
| evaluable | ėvalūåble | e-val-u-able | ė-val-ū-åble | a. capable of being evaluated |
| evaluate | ėvalūāte | e-val-u-ate | ė-val-ū-āte | v. form an idea of the amount or value of |
| evaluating | ėvalūāting | e-val-u-at-ing | ė-val-ū-āt-ing | v. evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of |
| evaluation | ėvalūātio̊n | e-val-u-at-ion | ė-val-ū-āt-io̊n | n. the act of evaluating something |
| evaluative | ėvalūātive | e-val-u-at-ive | ė-val-ū-āt-ive | a. exercising or involving careful evaluations |
| evaluator | ėvalūāto̊r | e-val-u-at-or | ė-val-ū-āt-o̊r | n. an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality |
| interval | inte̊rvål | inter-val | inte̊r-vål | n. a period of time between events n. the distance between things n. the difference in pitch between two notes |
| invalidate | invalidāte | in-valid-ate | in-valid-āte | vt. to make something invalid or no longer valid |
| invalid | invalid | in-val-id | in-val-id | n. someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury a. having no cogency or legal force |
| invaluable | invalūåble | in-val-u-able | in-val-ū-åble | a. having incalculable worth |
| invalidation | invali̊dātio̊n | in-valid-at-ion | in-vali̊d-āt-io̊n | n. a formal termination of a relationship or a judicial proceeding |
| invalidity | invåliditẏ | in-val-id-ity | in-vål-id-itẏ | n. the state of being invalid or not valid |
| multivalent | mûltivāle̊nt | multi-val-ent | mûlti-vāl-e̊nt | a. having many values, meanings, or appeals |
| oval | ōvål | o-val | ō-vål | n. a shape that is rounded like an egg a. having the shape of an egg |
| overvalue | ōve̊rvalūe | over-value | ōve̊r-valūe | v. to assign too high a value to |
| overvalued | ōve̊rvalū𝕖d | over-valu-ed | ōve̊r-valū-𝕖d | a. assigned too high a value |
| overvaluation | ōve̊rvalūātio̊n | over-valu-at-ion | ōve̊r-valū-āt-io̊n | n. too high a value or price assigned to something |
| prevalence | prevåle̊nce | pre-val-ence | pre-vål-e̊nce | n. the quality of being widespread |
| prevalent | prevåle̊nt | pre-val-ent | pre-vål-e̊nt | a. widespread in a particular area at a particular time |
| revalue | rēvalūe | re-value | rē-valūe | v. value anew |
| revaluate | rēvalūāte | re-valu-ate | rē-valū-āte | vt. to evaluate again |
| revaluation | rēvalūātio̊n | re-valu-at-ion | rē-valū-āt-io̊n | n. a new appraisal or evaluation |
| transvaluation | tranṡvaluātio̊n | trans-valu-at-ion | tranṡ-valu-āt-io̊n | n. a revaluation or reassessment of values |
| undervalue | ûnde̊rvalūe | under-value | ûnde̊r-valūe | v. to value below the true worth |
| undervalued | ûnde̊rvalū𝕖d | under-valu-ed | ûnde̊r-valū-𝕖d | v. assign too low a value to v. lose in value |
| undervaluation | ûnde̊rvalūātio̊n | under-valu-at-ion | ûnde̊r-valū-āt-io̊n | n. too low a value or price assigned to something |
| nonequivalent | nonėquivåle̊nt | non-equi-val-ent | non-ėqui-vål-e̊nt | a. not equal or interchangeable in value, quantity, or significance |
| vale | vāle | vale | vāle | n. a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river |
| valencian | vålenċi̊ån | valencian | vålenċi̊ån | a. of or relating to Valencia or its people n. a native or inhabitant of Valencia |
| convalescence | convålesce̊nce | con-valesc-ence | con-vålesc-e̊nce | n. gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury |
| convalescent | convålesce̊nt | con-valesc-ent | con-vålesc-e̊nt | n. a person who is recovering from illness a. returning to health after illness |
| convalesce | convålesce | con-valesce | con-vålesce | v. recover gradually from an illness |
| valetudinarian | valėtūdinåriån | valetudin-ar-ian | valėtūdin-år-iån | a. in poor health |
| valise | vålĩse | valise | vålĩse | n. a small overnight bag for short trips |
| valley | vallėy | vall-ey | vall-ėy | n. a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river |
| valleys | vallėyṡ | vall-ey-s | vall-ėy-ṡ | |
| valorization | valo̊rīzātio̊n | valor-iz-at-ion | valo̊r-īz-āt-io̊n | n. the act of giving official approval or sanction |
| valse | vàlse | valse | vàlse | n. a waltz |
| valve | valve | valve | valve | n. a device for controlling the flow of liquid or gas n. a structure in the heart that controls blood flow |
| valvular | valvūlår | valv-ul-ar | valv-ūl-år | a. relating to or operating by means of valves |
| bivalve | bīvalve | bi-valve | bī-valve | n. a mollusk with a hinged shell, such as a clam a. having two shells hinged together |
| vamp | vamp | vamp | vamp | n. piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe v. make up or patch together |
| vampire | vampīre | vamp-ire | vamp-īre | n. a corpse said to rise at night to drink the blood of the living |
| vampiric | vampiric | vampir-ic | vampir-ic | a. relating to or resembling a vampire |
| vampy | vampẏ | vamp-y | vamp-ẏ | |
| vampires | vampīr𝕖ṡ | vamp-ire-s | vamp-īr𝕖-ṡ | |
| revamp | rēvamp | re-vamp | rē-vamp | v. to patch up or renovate; repair or restore |
| revamped | rēvamp𝕖ḋ | re-vamp-ed | rē-vamp-𝕖ḋ | a. renovated or improved |
| revamping | rēvamping | re-vamp-ing | rē-vamp-ing | v. renovate or improve something |
| vampirism | vampīriṡm | vampir-ism | vampīr-iṡm | n. belief in the existence of vampires n. the actions or practices of a vampire |
| van | van | van | van | n. a vehicle used for carrying goods or people |
| vanish | vanish | van-ish | van-ish | vi. to disappear suddenly and completely |
| vanity | vanitẏ | van-ity | van-itẏ | n. excessive pride in one's appearance |
| vanquish | vanquish | van-quish | van-quish | v. come out better in a competition, race, or conflict |
| vans | vanṡ | van-s | van-ṡ | |
| vantage | vantåge | van-tage | van-tåge | n. a position giving a good view or advantage |
| vanished | vanish𝕖ḋ | van-ish-ed | van-ish-𝕖ḋ | a. having passed out of existence |
| vanquished | vanquish𝕖ḋ | van-quish-ed | van-quish-𝕖ḋ | a. defeated |
| vanadium | vånādiům | van-ad-ium | vån-ād-iům | n. a soft silvery white toxic metallic element used in steel alloys |
| vanishing | vanishing | van-ish-ing | van-ish-ing | a. disappearing quickly or mysteriously n. the act of disappearing |
| vancomycin | vancōmȳcin | van-com-ycin | van-cōm-ȳcin | n. an antibiotic effective against some bacterial infections |
| vanishingly | vanishinglẏ | van-ish-ing-ly | van-ish-ing-lẏ | adv. so as to disappear or approach zero |
| minivan | minĩvan | mini-van | minĩ-van | n. a small box-shaped passenger van; usually has removable seats; used as a family car |
| advance | ådvance | ad-vance | åd-vance | v. move forward or make progress n. a forward movement a. made before the proper time |
| advanced | ådvanc𝕖ḋ | ad-vanc-ed | åd-vanc-𝕖ḋ | a. farther along in physical or mental development a. comparatively late in a course of development a. ahead of the times a. at a higher level in training or knowledge or skill |
| advancer | ådvance̊r | ad-vanc-er | åd-vanc-e̊r | n. someone who advances |
| advancing | ådvancing | ad-vanc-ing | åd-vanc-ing | a. moving forward |
| advancement | ådvanc𝕖me̊nt | ad-vance-ment | åd-vanc𝕖-me̊nt | n. the process of promoting or being promoted n. progress or development |
| revanchist | re̊vãnċhist | re-vanch-ist | re̊-vãnċh-ist | n. a person who advocates the recovery of lost territory |
| Vancouver | Vancoùve̊r | Vancouver | Vancoùve̊r | n. a city in Canada |
| vandal | vandål | vandal | vandål | n. a person who deliberately destroys property |
| vandalism | vandåliṡm | vandal-ism | vandål-iṡm | n. the deliberate destruction of public or private property |
| vandalize | vandålīze | vandal-ize | vandål-īze | v. destroy wantonly, as through acts of vandalism |
| vandalized | vandålīz𝕖d | vandal-iz-ed | vandål-īz-𝕖d | v. destroy wantonly, as through acts of vandalism (vandalize的过去式和过去分词) |
| vane | vāne | vane | vāne | n. a fin attached to the tail of a missile to stabilize it n. the flattened part of a feather |
| evanescence | evånesce̊nce | e-vanesc-ence | e-vånesc-e̊nce | n. the event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight |
| evanescent | evånesce̊nt | e-vanesc-ent | e-vånesc-e̊nt | a. tending to vanish like vapor |
| televangelist | tele̊vange̊li̊st | tele-vangel-ist | tele̊-vange̊l-i̊st | n. an evangelist who conducts services on television |
| vanilla | vånillå | vanilla | vånillå | n. a substance obtained from vanilla beans and used to flavor food |
| vanillas | vånillåṡ | vanilla-s | vånillå-ṡ | |
| advantage | ådvantȧge | ad-vant-age | åd-vant-ȧge | n. a condition or circumstance that puts one in a favourable position v. give an advantage to |
| advantaged | advantȧg𝕖d | ad-vant-ag-ed | ad-vant-ȧg-𝕖d | v give an advantage to |
| advantageous | advåntāg𝕖o̊us | ad-vant-age-ous | ad-vånt-āg𝕖-o̊us | a. giving an advantage; favorable |
| advantages | ådvantȧgėṡ | ad-vant-age-s | åd-vant-ȧgė-ṡ | |
| advantageously | advåntāgeo̊uslẏ | ad-vant-age-ous-ly | ad-vånt-āge-o̊us-lẏ | adv. in a manner affording benefit or advantage |
| disadvantage | disådvantȧge | dis-ad-vant-age | dis-åd-vant-ȧge | n. an unfavorable condition or quality |
| disadvantaged | disådvantȧg𝕖d | dis-ad-vant-ag-ed | dis-åd-vant-ȧg-𝕖d | a. lacking basic resources or advantages compared to others |
| disadvantageous | disadvantāgeo̊us | dis-ad-vant-age-ous | dis-ad-vant-āge-o̊us | a. constituting a disadvantage |
| vapor | vāpo̊r | vap-or | vāp-o̊r | n. a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance |
| vapour | vāpo̊ur | vap-our | vāp-o̊ur | n. a substance in the gaseous state |
| vaporize | vāpo̊rīze | vap-or-ize | vāp-o̊r-īze | v. to convert into vapor |
| vaporous | vāpo̊ro̊us | vap-or-ous | vāp-o̊r-o̊us | a. resembling or characteristic of vapor |
| vaporized | vāpo̊rīz𝕖d | vap-or-iz-ed | vāp-o̊r-īz-𝕖d | v. turn into gas a. converted into a gas or vapor |
| vaporization | vāpo̊ri̊zātio̊n | vap-or-iz-at-ion | vāp-o̊r-i̊z-āt-io̊n | n. the process of becoming a vapor |
| evaporate | ėvapo̊rāte | e-vap-or-ate | ė-vap-o̊r-āte | v. change into a vapor v. lose liquid by vaporization |
| evaporated | ėvapo̊rāt𝕖d | e-vap-or-at-ed | ė-vap-o̊r-āt-𝕖d | a. drawn off in the form of vapor |
| evaporation | ėvapo̊rātio̊n | e-vap-or-at-ion | ė-vap-o̊r-āt-io̊n | n. the process of becoming a vapor |
| evaporative | ėvapo̊råtive | e-vap-or-at-ive | ė-vap-o̊r-åt-ive | a. relating to or causing or being caused by evaporation |
| evaporator | ėvapo̊rāto̊r | e-vap-or-at-or | ė-vap-o̊r-āt-o̊r | n. an apparatus for converting a liquid into vapor |
| vapid | vapid | vapid | vapid | a. lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest |
| vaporetto | vàpōrettō | vap-or-etto | vàp-ōr-ettō | n. a motorboat serving as public transport on the canals of Venice |
| vaporizer | vāpo̊rīze̊r | vap-or-iz-er | vāp-o̊r-īz-e̊r | n. a device that puts out a substance as vapor, especially for medicinal inhalation |
| vaquero | vaq𝕦erō | vaquero | vaq𝕦erō | n. a cowboy, especially in Spanish-speaking regions |
| var | vàr | var | vàr | n. (statistics) a variable whose value is not fixed n. (electricity) a unit of electrical reactive power |
| varmint | vàrmint | varmint | vàrmint | n. any usually predatory wild animal considered undesirable |
| variable | vāriåble | vari-able | vāri-åble | n. a quantity that may change in value a. able to be changed or adapted |
| varietal | våriētål | variet-al | våriēt-ål | n. a wine made principally from one grape and carrying the name of that grape a. of or relating to a biological variety |
| various | vārio̊us | vari-ous | vāri-o̊us | a. of different kinds; diverse |
| vary | vārẏ | var-y | vār-ẏ | v. make something more diverse and varied v. be subject to change in accordance with a variable |
| variegate | variegāte | vari-eg-ate | vari-eg-āte | vt. to mark with different colors |
| variance | variånce | var-i-ance | var-i-ånce | n. the fact or quality of being different or inconsistent |
| variant | variånt | var-i-ant | var-i-ånt | a. differing from a standard or type n. a form or version that differs from others |
| variate | våriȧte | var-i-ate | vår-i-ȧte | n. a variable quantity that is random |
| variegated | variegāt𝕖d | varieg-at-ed | varieg-āt-𝕖d | a. having a variety of colors |
| varicolored | varicôlo̊r𝕖d | vari-color-ed | vari-côlo̊r-𝕖d | a. of various colors |
| varied | varĩ𝕖d | var-i-ed | var-ĩ-𝕖d | a. showing or consisting of many different kinds |
| variability | variåbilitẏ | vari-abil-ity | vari-åbil-itẏ | n. the quality of being subject to variation |
| variation | vāriātio̊n | vari-at-ion | vāri-āt-io̊n | n. an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change n. an activity that varies from a norm or standard n. something a little different from others of the same type |
| variegation | våriegātio̊n | varieg-at-ion | vårieg-āt-io̊n | n. variability in coloration |
| varsity | vàrsitẏ | var-s-ity | vàr-s-itẏ | n. the main team representing a university or school |
| varying | varẏing | var-y-ing | var-ẏ-ing | a. marked by diversity or difference |
| variably | variåblẏ | vari-ab-ly | vari-åb-lẏ | adv. with variation; in a variable manner |
| variously | vario̊uslẏ | vari-ous-ly | vari-o̊us-lẏ | adv. in diverse ways |
| variety | vårīe̊tẏ | vari-e-ty | vårī-e̊-tẏ | n. the quality of being diverse n. a particular type of something |
| varieties | vårīe̊ti𝕖ṡ | vari-e-t-ies | vårī-e̊-t-i𝕖ṡ | |
| bivariate | bīvariȧte | bi-var-i-ate | bī-var-i-ȧte | a. having two variables |
| covariance | cōvāriånce | co-var-i-ance | cō-vār-i-ånce | n. the mean value of the product of deviations of two variates from their respective means |
| covariate | co̊våriåte | co-var-i-ate | co̊-vår-i-åte | n. a variable that is possibly predictive of the outcome under study |
| covariation | co̊våriātio̊n | co-var-i-at-ion | co̊-vår-i-āt-io̊n | n. correlated variation between two or more variables |
| divaricate | dīvaricāte | di-var-ic-ate | dī-var-ic-āte | v. to divide into two branches |
| invariable | invariåble | in-vari-able | in-vari-åble | a. not liable to or capable of change |
| invariance | invariånce | in-vari-ance | in-vari-ånce | n. a property of a quantity that remains unchanged under a given transformation |
| invariant | invariånt | in-vari-ant | in-vari-ånt | n. a feature that remains unchanged when a particular transformation is applied |
| invariably | invāriåblẏ | in-vari-ab-ly | in-vāri-åb-lẏ | adv. in every case; always |
| multivariate | mûltivåriȧtè | multi-var-i-ate | mûlti-vår-i-ȧtè | a. pertaining to any procedure involving two or more variables |
| prevaricate | pre̊vari̊cāte | pre-varic-ate | pre̊-vari̊c-āte | v be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information |
| prevarication | pre̊vari̊cātio̊n | pre-varic-at-ion | pre̊-vari̊c-āt-io̊n | n. a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth n. the deliberate act of deviating from the truth |
| unvarying | ûnvårẏing | un-var-y-ing | ûn-vår-ẏ-ing | a. always the same; unchanging |
| cultivar | cûltivàr | cult-i-var | cûlt-i-vàr | n. a variety of a plant developed from a natural species and maintained under cultivation |
| varicella | varicellå | varicella | varicellå | n. an acute contagious disease caused by varicella zoster virus with a vesicular rash |
| varicose | varicōse | varic-ose | varic-ōse | a. abnormally swollen or knotty |
| aardvark | àardvàrk | aard-vark | àard-vàrk | n. a nocturnal African mammal that feeds on termites |
| varnish | vàrnish | varnish | vàrnish | n. a coating that provides a hard, lustrous, transparent finish to a surface v. cover with varnish |
| varnished | vàrnish𝕖ḋ | varnish-ed | vàrnish-𝕖ḋ | v. covered with a coating of varnish a. having a surface coating |
| unvarnished | ûnvàrnish𝕖ḋ | un-varnish-ed | ûn-vàrnish-𝕖ḋ | a. not having a coating of stain or varnish a. free from any effort to soften or disguise |
| varve | vàrve | varve | vàrve | n. a pair of thin sedimentary layers |
| vas | vas | vas | vas | n. a tube in which a body fluid circulates |
| vase | vāse | vase | vāse | n. an open container used for holding flowers |
| vases | vàsėṡ | vase-s | vàsė-ṡ | |
| vasectomy | vaṡecto̊mẏ | vas-ec-tom-y | vaṡ-ec-to̊m-ẏ | n. surgical removal of the vas deferens as a means of sterilization |
| vasodilation | vāsōdīlātio̊n | vas-o-dil-at-ion | vās-ō-dīl-āt-io̊n | n. dilation of blood vessels (especially the arteries) |
| avascular | åvàscūlår | a-vas-cul-ar | å-vàs-cūl-år | a. without blood vessels |
| evasive | ėvāṡive | e-vas-ive | ė-vāṡ-ive | a. deliberately vague or ambiguous a. avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger |
| evasively | ėvāsiv𝕖lẏ | e-vas-ive-ly | ė-vās-iv𝕖-lẏ | adv. with evasion; in an evasive manner |
| evasiveness | ėvāsiv𝕖nėss | e-vas-ive-ness | ė-vās-iv𝕖-nėss | n. intentionally vague or ambiguous |
| invasion | invāsio̊n | in-vas-ion | in-vās-io̊n | n. the act of entering a place by force in order to take control of it |
| invasive | invāsive | in-vas-ive | in-vās-ive | a. tending to spread; involving entry into the body |
| invasiveness | invāsiv𝕖nėss | in-vas-ive-ness | in-vās-iv𝕖-nėss | n. the quality of being invasive |
| invasions | invāsio̊nṡ | in-vas-ion-s | in-vās-io̊n-ṡ | |
| pervasive | pe̊rvāsive | per-vas-ive | pe̊r-vās-ive | a. spreading widely throughout an area or group |
| pervasively | pe̊rvāsiv𝕖lẏ | per-vas-ive-ly | pe̊r-vās-iv𝕖-lẏ | adv. in a pervasive manner |
| pervasiveness | pe̊rvāsiv𝕖nėss | per-vas-ive-ness | pe̊r-vās-iv𝕖-nėss | n. the quality of filling or spreading throughout |
| noninvasive | noninvāsive | non-in-vas-ive | non-in-vās-ive | a. not involving puncturing the skin or entering a body cavity |
| vascular | vascūlår | vascular | vascūlår | a. of or relating to vessels that conduct and circulate fluids |
| vasculitis | vascūlītis | vascul-itis | vascūl-ītis | n. inflammation of a blood vessel |
| vascularity | vascūlaritẏ | vascul-ar-ity | vascūl-ar-itẏ | n. the quality of being vascular |
| vasculature | vascūlåtůre | vascul-at-ure | vascūl-åt-ůre | n. the arrangement of blood vessels in the body |
| intravascular | intråvascūlår | intra-vascul-ar | intrå-vascūl-år | a. situated or occurring within a blood vessel |
| microvascular | mīcro̊vascūlår | micro-vascul-ar | mīcro̊-vascūl-år | a. relating to very small blood vessels |
| cerebrovascular | cerėbrōvasculår | cerebr-o-vascul-ar | cerėbr-ō-vascul-år | a. of or relating to the brain and the blood vessels that supply it |
| neurovascular | neūrōvascūlår | neur-o-vascular | neūr-ō-vascūlår | a. relating to or affecting both nerves and blood vessels |
| vassal | vassål | vass-al | vass-ål | n. a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord |
| vast | vàst | vast | vàst | a. of very great size or extent |
| vastly | vastlẏ | vast-ly | vast-lẏ | adv. to an exceedingly great extent or degree |
| vastness | vastne̊ss | vast-ness | vast-ne̊ss | n. unusual largeness in size or extent |
| vastus | vastůs | vast-us | vast-ůs | n. a muscle of the front of the thigh |
| devastate | devåstāte | de-vast-ate | de-våst-āte | v. to destroy completely; to overwhelm |
| devastated | devåstāt𝕖d | de-vast-at-ed | de-våst-āt-𝕖d | a. ruined or destroyed completely |
| devastating | devåstāting | de-vast-at-ing | de-våst-āt-ing | a. highly destructive or damaging a. overwhelmingly impressive |
| devastation | devåstātio̊n | de-vast-at-ion | de-våst-āt-io̊n | n. great destruction or damage |
| devastatingly | devåstātinglẏ | de-vast-at-ing-ly | de-våst-āt-ing-lẏ | adv. in a devastating manner; destructively |
| vat | vat | vat | vat | n. a large tank for storing liquid n. a tax on goods and services |
| vaticinate | våticināte | vaticin-ate | våticin-āte | v. to foretell the future |
| vaudeville | vàud𝕖ville | vaudeville | vàud𝕖ville | n. a variety show with songs and comic acts |
| vaudevillian | vãude̊villiån | vaudevill-ian | vãude̊vill-iån | n. a performer who works in vaudeville |
| vault | vãult | vault | vãult | n. an arched brick or stone ceiling or roof n. a strongroom or compartment for safekeeping of valuables n. the act of jumping over an obstacle |
| vaulted | vãultėd | vault-ed | vãult-ėd | a. having a hemispherical vault or dome |
| vaulter | vãulte̊r | vault-er | vãult-e̊r | n. an athlete who jumps over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole |
| vaulting | vãulting | vault-ing | vãult-ing | n. a vaulted structure a. characterized by leaping |
| vaults | vãults | vault-s | vãult-s | |
| vaunt | vãunt | vaunt | vãunt | n. extravagant self-praise |
| vaunted | vãuntėd | vaunt-ed | vãunt-ėd | a. boastfully spoken of |
| vaunting | vãunting | vaunt-ing | vãunt-ing | a. boastful |
| VCD | VCD | abbr. Video Compact Disc | ||
| veal | vēal | veal | vēal | n. meat from a calf |
| veals | vēalṡ | veal-s | vēal-ṡ | |
| reveal | rėvēal | re-veal | rė-vēal | vt. to make known something that was secret or hidden |
| revealed | rėvēal𝕖d | re-veal-ed | rė-vēal-𝕖d | v. past tense and past participle of reveal |
| revealing | rėvēaling | re-veal-ing | rė-vēal-ing | a. making known something that was previously secret |
| reveals | rėvēalṡ | re-veal-s | rė-vēal-ṡ | |
| revealingly | rėvēalinglẏ | re-veal-ing-ly | rė-vēal-ing-lẏ | adv. in a revealing manner |
| unrevealed | ûnrėvēal𝕖d | un-re-veal-ed | ûn-rė-vēal-𝕖d | a. not made known |
| unrevealing | ûnrėvēaling | un-re-veal-ing | ûn-rė-vēal-ing | a. not revealing or disclosing anything |
| vector | vecto̊r | vect-or | vect-o̊r | n. a quantity having direction as well as magnitude n. an organism that transmits a disease |
| convection | co̊nvectio̊n | con-vect-ion | co̊n-vect-io̊n | n. the transfer of heat through a fluid by molecular motion |
| convective | co̊nvective | con-vect-ive | co̊n-vect-ive | a. relating to convection |
| invective | invective | in-vect-ive | in-vect-ive | n. abusive language used to express blame or bitter ill will |
| vedic | vèdic | ved-ic | vèd-ic | a. relating to the Vedas or the ancient Hindu scriptures |
| vee | vēe | vee | vēe | n. something shaped like the letter V |
| veep | vēep | veep | vēep | n. informal term for vice president |
| veer | vēer | veer | vēer | v. shift to a clockwise direction |
| veg | veg | veg | veg | n. (informal) a vegetable |
| veggie | veggiē | veggie | veggiē | n. a vegetarian n. a vegetable |
| vegan | vegån | veg-an | veg-ån | n. a strict vegetarian who eats no animal products |
| vegetable | vegėtåble | veget-able | vegėt-åble | n. a plant cultivated for food n. the edible part of such a plant |
| vegetal | vege̊tål | veget-al | vege̊t-ål | a. composed of or relating to plants or vegetation |
| vegetate | vege̊tāte | veget-ate | vege̊t-āte | v. lead a passive existence without using one's body or mind |
| vegetated | vege̊tātėd | veget-at-ed | vege̊t-āt-ėd | v. lead a passive existence without using one's body or mind v. establish vegetation on |
| vegetarian | vege̊tariån | veget-ar-ian | vege̊t-ar-iån | n. a person who does not eat meat |
| vegetation | vege̊tātio̊n | veget-at-ion | vege̊t-āt-io̊n | n. plants in general; the plant life of a region |
| vegetative | vege̊tātive | veget-at-ive | vege̊t-āt-ive | a. of or relating to an activity that is passive and monotonous a. relating to involuntary bodily functions |
| vegans | vegånṡ | veg-an-s | veg-ån-ṡ | |
| vegetables | vegėtåbl𝕖ṡ | veget-able-s | vegėt-åbl𝕖-ṡ | |
| vegetarianism | vege̊tariåniṡm | veget-ar-ian-ism | vege̊t-ar-iån-iṡm | n. a diet excluding all meat and fish |
| vegetarians | vegėtariånṡ | veget-ar-ian-s | vegėt-ar-iån-ṡ | |
| revegetate | rēvegėtāte | re-veget-ate | rē-vegėt-āte | v. to grow again after destruction |
| vehicle | vēhicle | veh-ic-le | vēh-ic-le | n. a machine used for transporting people or goods n. a medium for expressing or achieving something |
| vehicular | vēhicūlår | veh-ic-ul-ar | vēh-ic-ūl-år | a. of or relating to or intended for (motor) vehicles |
| vehicles | vēhicl𝕖ṡ | veh-ic-le-s | vēh-ic-l𝕖-ṡ | |
| vehemence | vē𝕙e̊me̊nce | vehem-ence | vē𝕙e̊m-e̊nce | n. intensity or forcefulness of expression |
| vehement | vē𝕙e̊me̊nt | vehe-ment | vē𝕙e̊-me̊nt | a. characterized by great force or energy |
| vehemently | vē𝕙e̊me̊ntlẏ | vehe-ment-ly | vē𝕙e̊-me̊nt-lẏ | adv. in a vehement manner |
| inveigh | invèi𝕘𝕙 | in-veigh | in-vèi𝕘𝕙 | vi. complain bitterly vi. speak against in an impassioned manner |
| veil | vèil | veil | vèil | n. a piece of cloth worn over the head and face v. to conceal or cover |
| veiled | vèil𝕖d | veil-ed | vèil-𝕖d | a. hidden or obscured as if by a veil a. not openly expressed |
| veiling | vèiling | veil-ing | vèil-ing | n. a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave |
| unveil | ûnvèil | un-veil | ûn-vèil | v. to remove a covering from; to reveal |
| unveiled | ûnvèil𝕖d | un-veil-ed | ûn-vèil-𝕖d | a. revealed; especially by having a veil removed |
| unveiling | ûnvèiling | un-veil-ing | ûn-vèil-ing | n. putting on display for the first time |
| reveille | rėveillė | re-veille | rė-veillė | n. a military signal to wake up |
| surveillance | sůrvèillånce | sur-veill-ance | sůr-vèill-ånce | n. close observation, especially of a suspected person |
| vein | vèin | vein | vèin | n. a blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart n. a distinctive style or manner |
| veined | vèin𝕖d | vein-ed | vèin-𝕖d | a. having or showing markings that resemble veins |
| veins | vèinṡ | vein-s | vèin-ṡ | |
| veiny | vèinẏ | vein-y | vèin-ẏ | a. full of veins; veined |
| revel | reve̊l | re-vel | re-ve̊l | v. celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking n. unrestrained merrymaking |
| reveler | reve̊le̊r | re-vel-er | re-ve̊l-e̊r | n. a celebrant who shares in a noisy party |
| reveller | reve̊lle̊r | re-vell-er | re-ve̊ll-e̊r | n. a celebrant who shares in a noisy party |
| revelry | reve̊lrẏ | re-vel-ry | re-ve̊l-rẏ | n. unrestrained merrymaking |
| revelation | reve̊lātio̊n | re-vel-at-ion | re-ve̊l-āt-io̊n | n. a surprising and previously unknown fact |
| revelatory | rėvelåtorẏ | re-vel-at-ory | rė-vel-åt-orẏ | a. pointing out or revealing clearly |
| revelational | reve̊lātio̊nål | re-vel-at-ion-al | re-ve̊l-āt-io̊n-ål | a. of or relating to a revelation |
| velcro | velcrō | velcro | velcrō | n. nylon fabric used as a fastening v. fasten with Velcro |
| veld | velḋ | veld | velḋ | n. elevated open grassland in southern Africa |
| veldt | vel𝕕t | veldt | vel𝕕t | n elevated open grassland in southern Africa |
| vellum | vellům | vellum | vellům | n. a heavy creamy-colored paper resembling parchment n. fine parchment prepared from the skin of a young animal |
| velocity | vėlocitẏ | ve-loc-ity | vė-loc-itẏ | n. the speed of something in a given direction |
| develop | dėvelo̊p | de-velop | dė-velo̊p | v. to grow or cause to grow and become more mature or advanced v. to create or produce something new |
| developable | dėvelo̊påble | de-velop-able | dė-velo̊p-åble | a. capable of being developed |
| developed | dėvelo̊p𝕖ḋ | de-velop-ed | dė-velo̊p-𝕖ḋ | a. advanced or mature in technology, industry, or economy a. having been made more advanced or complex |
| developer | dėvelo̊pe̊r | de-velop-er | dė-velo̊p-e̊r | n. a person or company that develops something new |
| developing | dėvelo̊ping | de-velop-ing | dė-velo̊p-ing | a. relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply |
| development | dėvelo̊pme̊nt | de-velop-ment | dė-velo̊p-me̊nt | n. the process of growing, advancing, or improving n. a new event or piece of information |
| develops | dėvelo̊ps | de-velop-s | dė-velo̊p-s | |
| developmental | dėvelo̊pmentål | de-velop-ment-al | dė-velo̊p-ment-ål | a. relating to development or growth |
| developments | dėvelo̊pme̊nts | de-velop-ment-s | dė-velo̊p-me̊nt-s | |
| developmentally | dėvelo̊pmentållẏ | de-velop-ment-al-ly | dė-velo̊p-ment-ål-lẏ | adv. with respect to development |
| envelop | ėnvelo̊p | en-velop | ėn-velo̊p | v. to wrap up or cover completely |
| envelope | enve̊lōpe | en-velope | en-ve̊lōpe | n. a flat paper container used for sending letters |
| enveloping | ėnvelo̊ping | en-velop-ing | ėn-velo̊p-ing | a. surrounding and closing in on |
| envelopment | ėnvelo̊pme̊nt | en-velop-ment | ėn-velo̊p-me̊nt | n. the act of enclosing something inside something else |
| envelopes | enve̊lōp𝕖s | en-velope-s | en-ve̊lōp𝕖-s | |
| overdevelop | ōve̊rdėvelo̊p | over-de-velop | ōve̊r-dė-velo̊p | v. develop excessively |
| overdeveloped | ōve̊rdėvelo̊p𝕖ḋ | over-de-velop-ed | ōve̊r-dė-velo̊p-𝕖ḋ | a. developed to an excessive degree v. develop too far or too much |
| redevelop | rēdėvelo̊p | re-de-velop | rē-dė-velo̊p | vt. to develop again or in a different way |
| redevelopment | rēdėvelo̊pme̊nt | re-de-velop-ment | rē-dė-velo̊p-me̊nt | n. the act of developing again or anew |
| underdeveloped | ûnde̊rdėvelo̊p𝕖ḋ | under-de-velop-ed | ûnde̊r-dė-velo̊p-𝕖ḋ | a. not yet fully developed |
| undeveloped | ûndėvelo̊p𝕖ḋ | un-de-velop-ed | ûn-dė-velo̊p-𝕖ḋ | a. not developed or built on |
| underdevelopment | ûnde̊rde̊velo̊pme̊nt | under-de-velop-ment | ûnde̊r-de̊-velo̊p-me̊nt | n. state of inadequate development |
| velour | veloùr | velour | veloùr | n. heavy fabric that resembles velvet |
| velvet | velvėt | velv-et | velv-ėt | n. a soft, thick fabric with a smooth surface |
| velveteen | velvėtēen | velvet-een | velvėt-ēen | n. a usually cotton fabric with a short pile imitating velvet |
| velvety | velve̊tẏ | velv-et-y | velv-e̊t-ẏ | a. smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste a. resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface |
| Venus | Vēnůs | Venus | Vēnůs | n. the second planet from the sun; goddess of love |
| venal | vēnål | ven-al | vēn-ål | a. capable of being corrupted |
| venereal | ve̊nērēal | venere-al | ve̊nērē-al | a. of or relating to sexual intercourse or sexually transmitted diseases |
| venous | vēno̊us | ven-ous | vēn-o̊us | a. of or relating to the veins |
| venial | vēniål | ven-i-al | vēn-i-ål | a. easily excused or forgiven a. warranting only temporal punishment |
| venality | vėnalitẏ | ven-al-ity | vėn-al-itẏ | n. prostitution of talents or offices or services for reward |
| avenue | ave̊nūe | a-venue | a-ve̊nūe | n. a wide street, often with trees n. a way of approaching something |
| avenues | ave̊nū𝕖ṡ | a-venue-s | a-ve̊nū𝕖-ṡ | |
| convene | co̊nvēne | con-vene | co̊n-vēne | v. meet formally |
| convener | co̊nvēne̊r | con-ven-er | co̊n-vēn-e̊r | n. the member of a group whose duty it is to convene meetings |
| convenience | co̊nvēnie̊nce | con-veni-ence | co̊n-vēni-e̊nce | n. the state of being able to proceed with something with little effort or difficulty n. a thing that contributes to an easy and efficient way of life |
| convenient | co̊nvēnie̊nt | con-veni-ent | co̊n-vēni-e̊nt | a. fitting in well with a person's needs or plans |
| convening | co̊nvēning | con-ven-ing | co̊n-vēn-ing | v. call together or meet formally |
| conveniently | co̊nvēnientlẏ | con-veni-ent-ly | co̊n-vēni-ent-lẏ | adv. in a convenient manner |
| conveniences | co̊nvēnie̊ncėṡ | con-veni-ence-s | co̊n-vēni-e̊ncė-ṡ | |
| intervene | inte̊rvēne | inter-vene | inte̊r-vēne | v. to come between other things or events v. to become involved in a situation to alter or prevent something |
| intervener | inte̊rvēne̊r | inter-ven-er | inte̊r-vēn-e̊r | n. one who intervenes |
| intervening | inte̊rvēning | inter-ven-ing | inte̊r-vēn-ing | a. occurring or falling between events or points in time |
| intervenor | inte̊rvēno̊r | inter-ven-or | inte̊r-vēn-o̊r | n. (law) a party who interposes in a pending proceeding |
| intravenous | intråvēno̊us | intra-ven-ous | intrå-vēn-o̊us | a. within or by means of a vein |
| intervention | inte̊rventio̊n | inter-ven-tion | inte̊r-ven-tio̊n | n. the action of becoming involved in a situation to improve or prevent it |
| interventional | inte̊rventio̊nål | inter-ven-tion-al | inte̊r-ven-tio̊n-ål | a. relating to or involving medical intervention |
| interventionism | inte̊rventio̊niṡm | inter-ven-tion-ism | inte̊r-ven-tio̊n-iṡm | n. the policy of intervening in the affairs of another country |
| interventionist | inte̊rventio̊nist | inter-ven-tion-ist | inte̊r-ven-tio̊n-ist | n. an advocate of intervention a. favoring intervention |
| intravenously | intrave̊no̊uslẏ | intra-ven-ous-ly | intra-ve̊n-o̊us-lẏ | adv. in an intravenous manner |
| interventions | inte̊rventio̊nṡ | inter-ven-tion-s | inte̊r-ven-tio̊n-ṡ | |
| provenance | prove̊nånce | pro-ven-ance | pro-ve̊n-ånce | n where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence |
| provenience | pro̊veniēnce | pro-veni-ence | pro̊-veni-ēnce | n where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence |
| revenue | revėnūe | re-venue | re-vėnūe | n. the total income produced by a given source n. the government's income from taxes |
| revenant | reve̊nån𝕥 | re-ven-ant | re-ve̊n-ån𝕥 | n. a person who returns after a lengthy absence n. someone who has returned from the dead a. of or relating to or typical of a revenant |
| subvention | sůbventio̊n | sub-ven-tion | sůb-ven-tio̊n | n. grant of financial aid as from a government to an educational institution |
| contravene | contråvēne | con-tra-vene | con-trå-vēne | v. go against, as of rules and laws |
| contravention | contråventio̊n | con-tra-vent-ion | con-trå-vent-io̊n | n coming into conflict with |
| inconvenience | inco̊nvēnience | in-con-veni-ence | in-co̊n-vēni-ence | n. a state of discomfort or trouble v. to cause trouble or difficulty to someone |
| inconvenient | inco̊nvēnient | in-con-veni-ent | in-co̊n-vēni-ent | a. not suited to your comfort, purpose or needs |
| inconveniently | inco̊nvēnientlẏ | in-con-veni-ent-ly | in-co̊n-vēni-ent-lẏ | adv. in an inconvenient manner |
| reconvene | rēco̊nvēne | re-con-vene | rē-co̊n-vēne | v. meet again |
| vena | vēnå | vena | vēnå | n. a blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart |
| provencal | prōve̊ncãl | pro-venc-al | prō-ve̊nc-ãl | a. of or relating to Provence or its people or language or culture n. a native or inhabitant of Provence |
| vend | vend | vend | vend | v. to sell or offer for sale |
| vendetta | vendettå | vendetta | vendettå | n. a feud in which members of opposing parties murder each other |
| vender | vende̊r | vend-er | vend-e̊r | n. someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money |
| vending | vending | vend-ing | vend-ing | n. the act of selling goods |
| vendor | vendo̊r | vend-or | vend-o̊r | n. someone who sells goods or services |
| provender | prove̊nde̊r | pro-vend-er | pro-ve̊nd-e̊r | n. food for domestic livestock |
| venetian | ve̊nēṫi̊ån | venetian | ve̊nēṫi̊ån | a. of or relating to Venice n. a native or inhabitant of Venice |
| venezuelan | venėzùèlån | venezuelan | venėzùèlån | n. a native or inhabitant of Venezuela a. of or relating to Venezuela |
| veneer | ve̊nēer | veneer | ve̊nēer | n. a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood v. cover with veneer |
| veneered | vėnēer𝕖d | veneer-ed | vėnēer-𝕖d | v. cover with veneer |
| venerable | vene̊råble | vener-able | vene̊r-åble | a. accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age or wisdom |
| venerate | vene̊rāte | vener-ate | vene̊r-āte | v. regard with feelings of respect and reverence |
| venerated | vene̊rātėd | vener-at-ed | vene̊r-āt-ėd | a. regarded with feelings of respect and reverence |
| veneration | vene̊rātio̊n | vener-at-ion | vene̊r-āt-io̊n | n. a feeling of profound respect for someone or something |
| vengeance | veng𝕖ånce | venge-ance | veng𝕖-ånce | n. the act of taking revenge |
| vengeful | veng𝕖fůl | venge-ful | veng𝕖-fůl | a. disposed to seek revenge |
| vengefully | veng𝕖fůllẏ | venge-ful-ly | veng𝕖-fůl-lẏ | adv. in a vindictive, revengeful manner |
| vengefulness | veng𝕖fůlnėss | venge-ful-ness | veng𝕖-fůl-nėss | n. a malevolent desire for revenge |
| avenge | åvenge | a-venge | å-venge | v take revenge for a perceived wrong |
| avenger | åvenge̊r | a-veng-er | å-veng-e̊r | n. someone who takes vengeance |
| avenging | åvenging | a-veng-ing | å-veng-ing | v. take revenge for a perceived wrong |
| revenge | rėvenge | re-venge | rė-venge | n. the action of inflicting harm in return for an injury or wrong v. to take revenge for a wrong |
| revengeful | rėveng𝕖fůl | re-venge-ful | rė-veng𝕖-fůl | a. disposed to seek revenge |
| revenges | rėvengėṡ | re-venge-s | rė-vengė-ṡ | |
| venison | veni̊so̊n | venison | veni̊so̊n | n. meat from a deer used as food |
| Venice | Veni̊ce | Venice | Veni̊ce | n. a city in northeastern Italy |
| antivenin | antivenin | anti-venin | anti-venin | n. an antitoxin that counteracts the effects of venom from a snake or insect bite |
| venom | veno̊m | venom | veno̊m | n. a poisonous substance secreted by animals such as snakes |
| venenous | venėno̊us | venen-ous | venėn-o̊us | a. poisonous |
| venomous | veno̊mo̊us | venom-ous | veno̊m-o̊us | a. producing venom; extremely poisonous |
| venomously | veno̊mo̊uslẏ | venom-ous-ly | veno̊m-o̊us-lẏ | adv. in a very malevolent manner |
| anti-venom | anti-venom | n. a medicine that counteracts venom or poison | ||
| vent | vent | vent | vent | n. a hole for the escape of gas or air v. give free expression to |
| vented | ventėd | vent-ed | vent-ėd | a. supplied with a vent or vents for intake of air or discharge of gases |
| venting | venting | vent-ing | vent-ing | n. the act of venting v. give expression or utterance to |
| venture | ventůre | vent-ure | vent-ůre | n. a risky or daring undertaking v. to dare to do something risky |
| venturi | ventūrĩ | vent-uri | vent-ūrĩ | n. a tube with a constriction; used to control fluid flow |
| ventilate | ventilāte | vent-il-ate | vent-il-āte | v. to expose to fresh air; to circulate air through |
| venturing | ventůring | vent-ur-ing | vent-ůr-ing | v. proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers v. put at risk |
| venturesome | ventůr𝕖so̊me | vent-ure-some | vent-ůr𝕖-so̊me | a. disposed to venture or take risks |
| ventricular | ventricūlår | ventr-ic-ul-ar | ventr-ic-ūl-år | a. of or relating to a ventricle (of the heart or brain) |
| ventilated | ventilātėd | vent-il-at-ed | vent-il-āt-ėd | a. exposed to air |
| ventilation | ventilātio̊n | vent-il-at-ion | vent-il-āt-io̊n | n. the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air n. a mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air |
| ventilator | ventilāto̊r | vent-il-at-or | vent-il-āt-o̊r | n. a device that introduces fresh air or expels foul air |
| ventilatory | ventilåto̊rẏ | vent-il-at-ory | vent-il-åt-o̊rẏ | a. provided with ventilation or involving pulmonary ventilation |
| advent | advent | ad-vent | ad-vent | n. arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous) |
| adventist | adventist | ad-vent-ist | ad-vent-ist | n. a member of a Christian sect that believes in the imminent return of Jesus Christ |
| adventure | ådventůre | ad-vent-ure | åd-vent-ůre | n. a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful) v. take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome |
| adventurer | adventůre̊r | ad-vent-ur-er | ad-vent-ůr-e̊r | n. a person who enjoys taking risks |
| adventuress | ådventůrėss | ad-vent-ur-ess | åd-vent-ůr-ėss | n. a woman adventurer |
| adventitious | adventitio̊us | ad-vent-it-ious | ad-vent-it-io̊us | a. associated by chance and not an integral part |
| adventurism | adventůriṡm | ad-vent-ur-ism | ad-vent-ůr-iṡm | n. recklessness in politics or foreign affairs |
| adventurist | ådventůrist | ad-vent-ur-ist | åd-vent-ůr-ist | n. a person who seeks adventure or takes risks a. relating to political adventurism |
| adventurous | adventůro̊us | ad-vent-ur-ous | ad-vent-ůr-o̊us | a. willing to take risks and try new things |
| adventures | adventůr𝕖ṡ | ad-vent-ure-s | ad-vent-ůr𝕖-ṡ | |
| adventuresome | ådventůr𝕖so̊me | ad-vent-ure-some | åd-vent-ůr𝕖-so̊me | a. willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises |
| adventurousness | adventůro̊usne̊ss | ad-vent-ur-ous-ness | ad-vent-ůr-o̊us-ne̊ss | n. the trait of being adventurous |
| circumvent | ci̊rcůmvent | circum-vent | ci̊rcům-vent | v. to find a way around; to avoid cleverly |
| convent | conve̊nt | con-vent | con-ve̊nt | n. a religious community of nuns; the building where they live |
| circumvention | ci̊rcůmventio̊n | circum-vent-ion | ci̊rcům-vent-io̊n | n. the act of evading by going around |
| convention | co̊nventio̊n | con-vent-ion | co̊n-vent-io̊n | n. a large formal assembly n. something regarded as a normative example n. an international agreement |
| conventional | co̊nventio̊nål | con-vent-ion-al | co̊n-vent-io̊n-ål | a. following accepted customs and proprieties a. unimaginative and conformist |
| conventioneer | co̊nventio̊nēer | con-vent-ion-eer | co̊n-vent-io̊n-ēer | n. someone who attends a convention |
| conventions | co̊nventio̊nṡ | con-vent-ion-s | co̊n-vent-io̊n-ṡ | |
| conventionalism | co̊nventio̊nåliṡm | con-vent-ion-al-ism | co̊n-vent-io̊n-ål-iṡm | n. orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional |
| conventionality | co̊nventio̊nalitẏ | con-vent-ion-al-ity | co̊n-vent-io̊n-al-itẏ | n. conformity with conventional thought and behavior |
| conventionalize | co̊nventio̊nålīze | con-vent-ion-al-ize | co̊n-vent-io̊n-ål-īze | vt. to make something conventional |
| conventionally | co̊nventio̊nållẏ | con-vent-ion-al-ly | co̊n-vent-io̊n-ål-lẏ | adv. in a conventional manner |
| conventionalized | co̊nventio̊nålīz𝕖d | con-vent-ion-al-iz-ed | co̊n-vent-io̊n-ål-īz-𝕖d | a. using artistic forms and conventions to create effects; not natural or spontaneous |
| event | ėvent | e-vent | ė-vent | n. something that happens, especially something important |
| eventful | ėventfůl | e-vent-ful | ė-vent-fůl | a. full of events or incidents |
| events | ėvents | e-vent-s | ė-vent-s | |
| eventual | e̊ventūål | e-vent-u-al | e̊-vent-ū-ål | a. occurring at an unspecified time in the future |
| eventuality | ėventūalitẏ | e-vent-u-al-ity | ė-vent-ū-al-itẏ | n. a possible event or occurrence or result |
| eventually | ėventūållẏ | e-vent-u-al-ly | ė-vent-ū-ål-lẏ | adv. in the end; at some future time |
| hyperventilate | hȳpe̊rventilāte | hyper-vent-il-ate | hȳpe̊r-vent-il-āte | v. to breathe excessively hard and fast |
| hyperventilation | hȳperventilātio̊n | hyper-vent-il-at-ion | hȳper-vent-il-āt-io̊n | n. an increased depth and rate of breathing greater than demanded by the body needs |
| invent | invent | in-vent | in-vent | vt. to create or design something that has not existed before |
| invented | invent𝕖d | in-vent-ed | in-vent-𝕖d | v. come up with an idea after a mental effort v. make up something artificial or untrue |
| inventing | inventing | in-vent-ing | in-vent-ing | v. come up with an idea after a mental effort v. make up something artificial or untrue |
| invention | inventio̊n | in-vent-ion | in-vent-io̊n | n. the action of inventing something n. a device or process created by invention |
| inventive | inventive | in-vent-ive | in-vent-ive | a. marked by independence and creativity in thought or action |
| inventor | invento̊r | in-vent-or | in-vent-o̊r | n. someone who is the first to think of or make something |
| inventory | inve̊ntorẏ | in-vent-ory | in-ve̊nt-orẏ | n. a complete list of items in stock vt. to make a list of stock |
| invents | invents | in-vent-s | in-vent-s | |
| inventively | inventiv𝕖lẏ | in-vent-ive-ly | in-vent-iv𝕖-lẏ | adv. in an inventive manner |
| inventiveness | inventiv𝕖nėss | in-vent-ive-ness | in-vent-iv𝕖-nėss | n. the power of creative imagination |
| inventions | inventio̊nṡ | in-vent-ion-s | in-vent-io̊n-ṡ | |
| inventors | invento̊rṡ | in-vent-or-s | in-vent-o̊r-ṡ | |
| prevent | prėvent | pre-vent | prė-vent | vt. to stop something from happening vt. to stop someone from doing something |
| preventable | prėventåble | pre-vent-able | prė-vent-åble | a. capable of being prevented |
| prevented | prėventėd | pre-vent-ed | prė-vent-ėd | |
| preventer | prėvente̊r | pre-vent-er | prė-vent-e̊r | n. one who prevents or obstructs; a hinderer n. an auxiliary rope to strengthen a mast |
| preventing | prėventing | pre-vent-ing | prė-vent-ing | |
| prevention | prėventio̊n | pre-vent-ion | prė-vent-io̊n | n. the action of stopping something from happening |
| preventive | prėventive | pre-vent-ive | prė-vent-ive | a. intended to prevent something n. a measure taken to prevent disease |
| prevents | prėvents | pre-vent-s | prė-vent-s | |
| preventative | prēventåtive | pre-vent-at-ive | prē-vent-åt-ive | a. preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease n. a measure taken to prevent disease |
| preventively | prėventiv𝕖lẏ | pre-vent-ive-ly | prė-vent-iv𝕖-lẏ | adv. in a preventive manner |
| unvented | ûnventėd | un-vent-ed | ûn-vent-ėd | a. not provided with vents |
| unventilated | ûnventilātėd | un-vent-il-at-ed | ûn-vent-il-āt-ėd | a. not ventilated |
| misadventure | misådventůre | mis-ad-vent-ure | mis-åd-vent-ůre | n. an instance of misfortune |
| reinvent | rēinvent | re-in-vent | rē-in-vent | v. create anew and make over |
| reinvented | rēinventėd | re-in-vent-ed | rē-in-vent-ėd | v. create anew and make over |
| reinvention | rēinventio̊n | re-in-vent-ion | rē-in-vent-io̊n | n. the act of creating something new from something that already exists |
| unadventurous | ûnådventůro̊us | un-ad-vent-ur-ous | ûn-åd-vent-ůr-o̊us | a. lacking in boldness |
| unconventional | ûnco̊nventio̊nål | un-con-vent-ion-al | ûn-co̊n-vent-io̊n-ål | a. not conforming to accepted rules or standards |
| unconventionality | ûnco̊nventio̊nalitẏ | un-con-vent-ion-al-ity | ûn-co̊n-vent-io̊n-al-itẏ | n. originality by virtue of being unconventional |
| unconventionally | ûnco̊nventio̊nållẏ | un-con-vent-ion-al-ly | ûn-co̊n-vent-io̊n-ål-lẏ | adv. in an unconventional manner |
| uneventful | ûnēventfûl | un-e-vent-ful | ûn-ē-vent-fûl | a. marked by no noteworthy or significant events |
| uneventfully | ûnėventfûllẏ | un-e-vent-ful-ly | ûn-ė-vent-fûl-lẏ | adv. in an uneventful manner |
| ventral | ventrål | ventr-al | ventr-ål | a. toward or on or near the belly |
| ventricle | ventricle | ventr-ic-le | ventr-ic-le | n. a heart chamber receiving blood from an atrium and pumping to arteries; a brain cavity |
| atrioventricular | ātriōventricūlår | atrio-ventr-ic-ul-ar | ātriō-ventr-ic-ūl-år | a. relating to or affecting the atria and ventricles of the heart |
| supraventricular | sūpråventricūlår | supra-ventr-ic-ul-ar | sūprå-ventr-ic-ūl-år | a. situated or occurring above a ventricle especially of the heart |
| parvenu | pàrve̊nū | par-venu | pàr-ve̊nū | n. a person of obscure origin who has gained wealth or influence a. of or characteristic of a parvenu |
| venue | venūe | venue | venūe | n. the place where an event or meeting happens |
| venusian | vēnūsiån | venus-ian | vēnūs-iån | a. of or relating to the planet Venus |
| venus | vēnůs | n. the second planet from the sun; goddess of love | ||
| verve | ve̊rve | verve | ve̊rve | n. an energetic style |
| very | verẏ | very | verẏ | adv. in a high degree; extremely; truly a. exact; particular; mere |
| verdict | ve̊rdict | ver-dict | ve̊r-dict | n. a decision made by a jury |
| verify | verifȳ | ver-ify | ver-ifȳ | v. to make sure that something is true or accurate |
| verity | vèri̊tẏ | ver-ity | vèr-i̊tẏ | n. an enduring or necessary ethical or religious or aesthetic truth |
| veritable | vèritåble | ver-it-able | vèr-it-åble | a. genuine; properly so called |
| verisimilar | verisimilår | veri-simil-ar | veri-simil-år | a. probable, likely true |
| veracious | ve̊rācio̊us | ver-ac-ious | ve̊r-āc-io̊us | a. truthful, honest |
| veracity | ve̊racitẏ | ver-ac-ity | ve̊r-ac-itẏ | n. habitual truthfulness |
| verisimilitude | vèri̊si̊mili̊tūde | veri-simil-itude | vèri̊-si̊mil-i̊tūde | n. the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true |
| verily | vèrilẏ | ver-i-ly | vèr-i-lẏ | adv. in truth; certainly |
| verdicts | ve̊rdicts | ver-dict-s | ve̊r-dict-s | |
| verifiable | vèri̊fīåble | ver-if-i-able | vèr-i̊f-ī-åble | a. capable of being verified |
| vernacular | ve̊rnacūlår | vern-ac-ul-ar | ve̊rn-ac-ūl-år | n. the everyday speech of the people |
| verified | vèri̊fī𝕖d | ver-i-fi-ed | vèr-i̊-fī-𝕖d | a. proved to be true |
| verifier | verīfie̊r | ver-i-fi-er | ver-ī-fi-e̊r | n someone who vouches for another or for the correctness of a statement |
| veritably | vèritåblẏ | ver-it-ab-ly | vèr-it-åb-lẏ | adv. in a truthful manner |
| verification | vèri̊fi̊cātio̊n | ver-i-fic-at-ion | vèr-i̊-fi̊c-āt-io̊n | n. the process of confirming the truth or accuracy of something |
| verifiability | vèri̊fīåbilitẏ | ver-if-i-abil-ity | vèr-i̊f-ī-åbil-itẏ | n. the quality of being verifiable |
| verifiably | vèrifīåblẏ | ver-if-i-ab-ly | vèr-if-ī-åb-lẏ | adv. in a verifiable manner |
| aver | āve̊r | a-ver | ā-ve̊r | v. to declare or affirm solemnly as true |
| average | ave̊rȧge | a-ver-age | a-ve̊r-ȧge | n. a number expressing the central or typical value in a set of data a. typical or usual v. amount to an average |
| averaged | ave̊rȧg𝕖d | a-ver-ag-ed | a-ve̊r-ȧg-𝕖d | v. to compute the average of; to amount to an average |
| averageness | ave̊rȧg𝕖nėss | a-ver-age-ness | a-ve̊r-ȧg𝕖-nėss | n. the state of being average |
| averages | ave̊rȧgėṡ | a-ver-age-s | a-ve̊r-ȧgė-ṡ | |
| revere | rėvēre | re-vere | rė-vēre | v. to feel deep respect or admiration for |
| revered | rėvēr𝕖d | re-ver-ed | rė-vēr-𝕖d | a. profoundly honored |
| reverence | reve̊re̊nce | re-ver-ence | re-ve̊r-e̊nce | n. a feeling of deep respect or awe v. to regard with deep respect |
| reverend | reve̊re̊nd | re-ver-end | re-ve̊r-e̊nd | n. a title of respect for a clergyman a. worthy of reverence |
| reverent | reve̊re̊nt | re-ver-ent | re-ve̊r-e̊nt | a. feeling or showing profound respect or veneration |
| reverie | reve̊riē | re-ver-ie | re-ve̊r-iē | n. a state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts |
| revery | reve̊rẏ | re-ver-y | re-ve̊r-ẏ | n. absentminded dreaming while awake |
| reverential | reve̊rentiål | re-ver-ent-ial | re-ve̊r-ent-iål | a. feeling or showing deep respect and awe |
| reverently | reve̊re̊ntlẏ | re-ver-ent-ly | re-ve̊r-e̊nt-lẏ | adv. with reverence; in a reverent manner |
| reverends | reve̊rendṡ | re-ver-end-s | re-ve̊r-end-ṡ | |
| reverentially | reve̊rentiållẏ | re-ver-ent-ial-ly | re-ve̊r-ent-iål-lẏ | adv. with reverence; in a reverent manner |
| severe | sėvēre | se-vere | sė-vēre | a. very great; intense a. strict or harsh |
| severed | seve̊r𝕖d | se-ver-ed | se-ve̊r-𝕖d | a. detached by cutting |
| severer | sėvēre̊r | se-ver-er | sė-vēr-e̊r | |
| severest | sėvērėst | se-ver-est | sė-vēr-ėst | |
| severity | sėvèritẏ | se-ver-ity | sė-vèr-itẏ | n. the quality of being severe; harshness |
| severely | sėvēr𝕖lẏ | se-vere-ly | sė-vēr𝕖-lẏ | adv. to a severe or serious degree adv. in a strict or harsh manner |
| unverifiable | ûnvèrifīåble | un-ver-if-i-able | ûn-vèr-if-ī-åble | a. (of e.g. evidence) not objective or easily verified |
| unverified | ûnvèrifī𝕖d | un-ver-i-fi-ed | ûn-vèr-i-fī-𝕖d | a. lacking proof or substantiation |
| persevere | pe̊rsėvēre | per-se-vere | pe̊r-sė-vēre | v. to persist in spite of difficulties |
| perseverance | pe̊rse̊vērånce | per-se-ver-ance | pe̊r-se̊-vēr-ånce | n. the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior |
| persevering | pe̊rse̊vēring | per-se-ver-ing | pe̊r-se̊-vēr-ing | v. be persistent, refuse to stop a. quietly and steadily persevering |
| veranda | ve̊randå | veranda | ve̊randå | n. a porch along the outside of a building |
| verandah | ve̊randå𝕙 | verandah | ve̊randå𝕙 | n. a porch along the outside of a building sometimes partly enclosed |
| verb | ve̊rb | verb | ve̊rb | n. a word used to describe an action or state |
| verbal | ve̊rbål | verb-al | ve̊rb-ål | a. relating to words or speech a. relating to verbs |
| verbena | ve̊rbēnå | verb-ena | ve̊rb-ēnå | n. a plant with showy spikes of variously colored flowers |
| verbose | ve̊rbōse | verb-ose | ve̊rb-ōse | a. using or containing too many words |
| verbiage | ve̊rbĩȧge | verb-i-age | ve̊rb-ĩ-ȧge | n. overabundance of words |
| verbalize | ve̊rbålīze | verb-al-ize | ve̊rb-ål-īze | v. express in speech or writing v. convert into a verb |
| verbosity | ve̊rbositẏ | verb-os-ity | ve̊rb-os-itẏ | n. an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words |
| verbally | ve̊rballẏ | verb-al-ly | ve̊rb-al-lẏ | adv. by means of language; orally |
| verbatim | ve̊rbāti̊m | verb-a-tim | ve̊rb-ā-ti̊m | adv. using exactly the same words a. corresponding word for word |
| verbalizable | ve̊rbålīzåble | verb-al-iz-able | ve̊rb-ål-īz-åble | a. able to be expressed in words |
| verbalized | ve̊rbålīz𝕖d | verb-al-iz-ed | ve̊rb-ål-īz-𝕖d | v. express in speech |
| verbalization | ve̊rbålīzātio̊n | verb-al-iz-at-ion | ve̊rb-ål-īz-āt-io̊n | n. the activity of expressing something in words |
| adverb | adve̊rb | ad-verb | ad-ve̊rb | n. the word class that qualifies verbs or clauses n. a word that modifies something other than a noun |
| adverbial | adve̊rbiål | ad-verb-i-al | ad-ve̊rb-i-ål | n. a word or group of words function as an adverb a. of or relating to or functioning as an adverb |
| nonverbal | nonve̊rbål | non-verb-al | non-ve̊rb-ål | a. not involving or using words or language |
| nonverbally | nonve̊rbållẏ | non-verb-al-ly | non-ve̊rb-ål-lẏ | adv. without words |
| proverb | prove̊rb | pro-verb | pro-ve̊rb | n. a short popular saying expressing a general truth |
| proverbial | pro̊ve̊rbiål | pro-verb-i-al | pro̊-ve̊rb-i-ål | a. of or relating to a proverb a. widely known |
| proverbially | pro̊ve̊rbiållẏ | pro-verb-i-al-ly | pro̊-ve̊rb-i-ål-lẏ | adv. in the manner of something that has become a byword |
| reverb | rēve̊rb | re-verb | rē-ve̊rb | n. an electronic effect that reproduces the sound of reverberation v. echo |
| reverberant | rėve̊rbe̊rånt | re-verb-er-ant | rė-ve̊rb-e̊r-ånt | a. having a tendency to reverberate or be repeatedly reflected |
| reverberate | rėve̊rbe̊råte | re-verb-er-ate | rė-ve̊rb-e̊r-åte | v. be reflected as heat, sound, or light; have a long or continuing effect |
| reverberating | rėve̊rbe̊rāting | re-verb-er-at-ing | rė-ve̊rb-e̊r-āt-ing | v. ring or echo with sound v. have a long or continuing effect (reverberate的现在分词) |
| reverberation | rēve̊rbe̊rātio̊n | re-verb-er-at-ion | rē-ve̊rb-e̊r-āt-io̊n | n the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves n a remote or indirect consequence of some action |
| verboten | ve̊rbōte̊n | verbot-en | ve̊rbōt-e̊n | a. forbidden (German) |
| verdigris | ve̊rdigris | verdigris | ve̊rdigris | n. a green patina that forms on copper or brass exposed to air or water for long periods |
| verdant | ve̊rdånt | verd-ant | ve̊rd-ånt | a. green with growing plants |
| verdure | ve̊rdůre | verd-ure | ve̊rd-ůre | n. green foliage n. the lush appearance of flourishing vegetation |
| verge | ve̊rge | verge | ve̊rge | n. the edge or border of something v. to approach or border on something |
| converge | co̊nve̊rge | con-verge | co̊n-ve̊rge | v. come together from different directions so as eventually to meet |
| convergence | co̊nve̊rge̊nce | con-verg-ence | co̊n-ve̊rg-e̊nce | n. the occurrence of two or more things coming together n. the act of converging |
| convergent | co̊nve̊rge̊nt | con-verg-ent | co̊n-ve̊rg-e̊nt | a. tending to come together from different directions |
| converging | co̊nve̊rging | con-verg-ing | co̊n-ve̊rg-ing | n. the act of converging coming closer v. be adjacent or come together |
| diverge | dīve̊rge | di-verge | dī-ve̊rge | v. to move or extend in different directions from a common point |
| divergence | dīve̊rge̊nce | di-verg-ence | dī-ve̊rg-e̊nce | n. the act of moving away in different directions from a common point |
| divergent | dīve̊rge̊nt | di-verg-ent | dī-ve̊rg-e̊nt | a. tending to move apart in different directions; differing from each other |
| diverging | dīve̊rging | di-verg-ing | dī-ve̊rg-ing | a. tending to move apart in different directions |
| veridical | vèridicål | verid-ic-al | vèrid-ic-ål | a. truthful, honest |
| vermicelli | ve̊rmicelli | vermicelli | ve̊rmicelli | n. pasta in strings thinner than spaghetti |
| vermicide | ve̊rmicīde | verm-i-cide | ve̊rm-i-cīde | n. a medicine for destroying worms |
| vermiculite | ve̊rmicūlīte | verm-ic-ul-ite | ve̊rm-ic-ūl-īte | n. a mineral used in insulation and gardening |
| vermeil | ve̊rmèil | vermeil | ve̊rmèil | n. silver gilt or gilt bronze n. a bright red color |
| vermilion | ve̊rmilio̊n | vermil-ion | ve̊rmil-io̊n | a. of a vivid red to reddish-orange color n. a vivid red color |
| vermin | ve̊rmin | vermin | ve̊rmin | n. an irritating person; small animals or insects that are pests |
| vernal | ve̊rnål | vern-al | ve̊rn-ål | a. of or characteristic of or occurring in spring |
| vernier | ve̊rniēr | verni-er | ve̊rni-ēr | n. a small auxiliary scale used for fine measurement |
| verse | ve̊rse | verse | ve̊rse | n. writing arranged with a rhythm; poetry v. to write in verse |
| verso | ve̊rsō | verso | ve̊rsō | n. the left-hand page of a book |
| versant | ve̊rsånt | vers-ant | ve̊rs-ånt | a. familiar with, skilled in |
| versed | ve̊rs𝕖ḋ | vers-ed | ve̊rs-𝕖ḋ | a. skilled or knowledgeable |
| version | ve̊rsio̊n | vers-ion | ve̊rs-io̊n | n. a particular form of something n. an account from a particular point of view |
| versus | ve̊rsůs | vers-us | ve̊rs-ůs | prep. against; in contrast to |
| versemonger | ve̊rsemo̊nge̊r | verse-mong-er | ve̊rse-mo̊ng-e̊r | n. a writer of inferior verse |
| versatile | ve̊rsåtīle | vers-at-ile | ve̊rs-åt-īle | a. competent in many areas and able to turn with ease from one thing to another |
| versions | ve̊rsio̊nṡ | vers-ion-s | ve̊rs-io̊n-ṡ | |
| versatility | ve̊rsåtili̊tẏ | vers-at-il-ity | ve̊rs-åt-il-i̊tẏ | n. having a wide variety of skills |
| versification | ve̊rsificātio̊n | vers-i-fic-at-ion | ve̊rs-i-fic-āt-io̊n | n. the art or practice of writing verse n. the metrical form of a poem |
| adverse | adve̊rse | ad-verse | ad-ve̊rse | a. unfavorable or harmful; opposing |
| averse | åve̊rse | a-verse | å-ve̊rse | a. strongly opposed |
| adversary | adve̊rsarẏ | ad-vers-ary | ad-ve̊rs-arẏ | n. an opponent or enemy |
| adversity | adve̊rsitẏ | ad-vers-ity | ad-ve̊rs-itẏ | n. a state of misfortune or hardship |
| aversion | åve̊rsio̊n | a-vers-ion | å-ve̊rs-io̊n | n. a feeling of intense dislike; the act of turning yourself away |
| aversive | åve̊rsi̊ve | a-vers-ive | å-ve̊rs-i̊ve | a. tending to repel or dissuade |
| adversely | adve̊rs𝕖lẏ | ad-verse-ly | ad-ve̊rs𝕖-lẏ | adv. in an adverse manner |
| adversarial | adve̊rsariål | ad-versar-i-al | ad-ve̊rsar-i-ål | a. involving opposition or conflict |
| converse | conve̊rse | con-verse | con-ve̊rse | v. to engage in conversation a. reversed in order or relation n. the opposite |
| conversant | co̊nve̊rsånt | con-vers-ant | co̊n-ve̊rs-ånt | a. (usually followed by 'with') well informed about or knowing thoroughly |
| conversion | co̊nve̊rsio̊n | con-vers-ion | co̊n-ve̊rs-io̊n | n. the act or process of changing from one form to another n. a change of religion or beliefs |
| conversely | conve̊rs𝕖lẏ | con-verse-ly | con-ve̊rs𝕖-lẏ | adv. with the terms of the relation reversed |
| conversation | conve̊rsātio̊n | con-vers-at-ion | con-ve̊rs-āt-io̊n | n. an informal talk between people |
| conversational | conve̊rsātio̊nål | con-vers-at-ion-al | con-ve̊rs-āt-io̊n-ål | a. characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation |
| conversations | conve̊rsātio̊nṡ | con-vers-at-ion-s | con-ve̊rs-āt-io̊n-ṡ | |
| conversationalist | conve̊rsātio̊nåli̊st | con-vers-at-ion-al-ist | con-ve̊rs-āt-io̊n-ål-i̊st | n. someone skilled at conversation |
| conversationally | conve̊rsātio̊nållẏ | con-vers-at-ion-al-ly | con-ve̊rs-āt-io̊n-ål-lẏ | adv. with the use of colloquial expressions |
| divers | dīve̊rṡ | di-vers | dī-ve̊rṡ | a. many and different |
| diverse | dīve̊rse | di-verse | dī-ve̊rse | a. distinctly dissimilar or unlike a. many and different |
| diversify | dīve̊rsi̊fȳ | di-vers-ify | dī-ve̊rs-i̊fȳ | v. make (more) diverse |
| diversion | dīve̊rsio̊n | di-vers-ion | dī-ve̊rs-io̊n | n. an activity that entertains or amuses n. the act of turning aside |
| diversity | dive̊rsitẏ | di-vers-ity | di-ve̊rs-itẏ | n. the condition or result of being changeable n. noticeable heterogeneity |
| diversely | dīve̊rs𝕖lẏ | di-verse-ly | dī-ve̊rs𝕖-lẏ | adv. in diverse ways |
| diversionary | dīve̊rsio̊narẏ | di-vers-ion-ary | dī-ve̊rs-io̊n-arẏ | a. (of tactics e.g.) likely or designed to confuse or deceive |
| diversities | dīve̊rsiti𝕖ṡ | di-vers-it-ies | dī-ve̊rs-it-i𝕖ṡ | |
| diversified | dīve̊rsi̊fī𝕖d | di-vers-i-fi-ed | dī-ve̊rs-i̊-fī-𝕖d | a. having variety of character or form or components; or having increased variety |
| diversification | dīve̊rsi̊fi̊cātio̊n | di-vers-i-fic-at-ion | dī-ve̊rs-i̊-fi̊c-āt-io̊n | n. the act of introducing variety |
| extraversion | extråve̊rsio̊n | extra-vers-ion | extrå-ve̊rs-io̊n | n. (psychology) an extroverted disposition; concern with what is outside the self |
| extroversion | extro̊ve̊rsio̊n | extro-vers-ion | extro̊-ve̊rs-io̊n | n. an extroverted disposition; concern with what is outside the self |
| inverse | inve̊rse | in-verse | in-ve̊rse | a. reversed in order or nature or effect a. opposite in nature or effect to another quantity |
| introversion | intrōve̊rsio̊n | intro-vers-ion | intrō-ve̊rs-io̊n | n. (psychology) an introverted disposition; concern with one's own thoughts and feelings |
| inversion | inve̊rsio̊n | in-vers-ion | in-ve̊rs-io̊n | n. the reversal of the normal order of things |
| inversely | inve̊rs𝕖lẏ | in-verse-ly | in-ve̊rs𝕖-lẏ | adv. in an inverse manner |
| multiverse | mûltive̊rse | multi-verse | mûlti-ve̊rse | n. a hypothetical group of multiple universes existing together |
| malversation | malve̊rsātio̊n | mal-vers-at-ion | mal-ve̊rs-āt-io̊n | n. corruption in office; misconduct |
| obverse | o̊bve̊rse | ob-verse | o̊b-ve̊rse | n. the more conspicuous of two alternatives or cases or sides n. the side of a coin or medal bearing the principal stamp or design |
| perverse | pe̊rve̊rse | per-verse | pe̊r-ve̊rse | a. marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict |
| perversion | pe̊rve̊rsio̊n | per-vers-ion | pe̊r-ve̊rs-io̊n | n. the action of perverting something n. an aberrant sexual practice |
| perversity | pe̊rve̊rsi̊tẏ | per-vers-ity | pe̊r-ve̊rs-i̊tẏ | n. deliberately deviating from what is good |
| perversely | pe̊rve̊rs𝕖lẏ | per-verse-ly | pe̊r-ve̊rs𝕖-lẏ | adv. deliberately deviant adv. in a contrary disobedient manner |
| reverse | rėve̊rse | re-verse | rė-ve̊rse | v. to turn something the opposite way around a. opposite or contrary to what is expected n. the opposite or contrary |
| reversal | rėve̊rsål | re-vers-al | rė-ve̊rs-ål | n. a change to an opposite direction or position n. a decision to reverse an earlier decision |
| reversed | rėve̊rs𝕖ḋ | re-vers-ed | rė-ve̊rs-𝕖ḋ | a. turned inside out and resewn a. turned about in order or relation |
| reverser | rėve̊rse̊r | re-vers-er | rė-ve̊rs-e̊r | n. a device used to reverse the direction of something |
| reversible | rėve̊rsi̊ble | re-vers-ible | rė-ve̊rs-i̊ble | n. a garment that can be worn inside out a. capable of being reversed a. able to be used with either side out |
| reversing | rėve̊rsing | re-vers-ing | rė-ve̊rs-ing | v. change to the contrary v. turn inside out or upside down |
| reversion | rėve̊rsio̊n | re-vers-ion | rė-ve̊rs-io̊n | n. turning in the opposite direction n. a return to a former state or condition |
| reverses | rėve̊rsėṡ | re-verse-s | rė-ve̊rsė-ṡ | |
| reversibility | rėve̊rsi̊bilitẏ | re-vers-ib-il-ity | rė-ve̊rs-i̊b-il-itẏ | n. the quality of being reversible in either direction |
| subversion | sůbve̊rsio̊n | sub-vers-ion | sůb-ve̊rs-io̊n | n. the act of subverting; overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government |
| subversive | sůbve̊rsive | sub-vers-ive | sůb-ve̊rs-ive | a. seeking or intended to subvert an established system n. a person who tries to subvert the system |
| subversively | sůbve̊rsiv𝕖lẏ | sub-vers-ive-ly | sůb-ve̊rs-iv𝕖-lẏ | adv. in a subversive manner |
| transverse | transve̊rse | trans-verse | trans-ve̊rse | a. extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction n. something that is transverse |
| traverse | trave̊rse | tra-verse | tra-ve̊rse | v. travel across or pass over |
| transversal | transve̊rsål | trans-vers-al | trans-ve̊rs-ål | a. crossing from side to side |
| traversal | trave̊rsål | tra-vers-al | tra-ve̊rs-ål | n. travel across |
| transversely | transve̊rs𝕖lẏ | trans-verse-ly | trans-ve̊rs𝕖-lẏ | adv. in a transverse manner |
| universe | ūnive̊rse | uni-verse | ūni-ve̊rse | n. all existing matter and space considered as a whole |
| universal | ūnive̊rsål | uni-vers-al | ūni-ve̊rs-ål | a. applicable to or common to all members of a group or set a. of worldwide scope or applicability |
| unversed | unve̊rs𝕖ḋ | un-vers-ed | un-ve̊rs-𝕖ḋ | a. not experienced in |
| university | ūnive̊rsitẏ | uni-vers-ity | ūni-ve̊rs-itẏ | n. an institution of higher learning providing facilities for teaching and research |
| universes | ūnive̊rsėṡ | uni-verse-s | ūni-ve̊rsė-ṡ | |
| universalism | ūnive̊rsåliṡm | uni-vers-al-ism | ūni-ve̊rs-ål-iṡm | n. the theological doctrine that all people will eventually be saved |
| universalist | ūnive̊rsålist | uni-vers-al-ist | ūni-ve̊rs-ål-ist | a. of or relating to universalism n. a person who believes in universalism |
| universality | ūni̊ve̊rsali̊tẏ | uni-vers-al-ity | ūni̊-ve̊rs-al-i̊tẏ | n. the quality of being universal; existing everywhere |
| universalize | ūnive̊rsålīze | uni-vers-al-ize | ūni-ve̊rs-ål-īze | v. make universal |
| universities | ūnive̊rsiti𝕖ṡ | uni-vers-it-ies | ūni-ve̊rs-it-i𝕖ṡ | |
| universally | ūnive̊rsållẏ | uni-vers-al-ly | ūni-ve̊rs-ål-lẏ | adv. by everyone; in every case |
| universalized | ūnive̊rsålīz𝕖d | uni-vers-al-iz-ed | ūni-ve̊rs-ål-īz-𝕖d | v. make universal |
| universalistic | ūnive̊rsålistic | uni-vers-al-ist-ic | ūni-ve̊rs-ål-ist-ic | a. of or relating to universalism a. of or relating to the whole |
| universalizing | ūnive̊rsålīzing | uni-vers-al-iz-ing | ūni-ve̊rs-ål-īz-ing | v. make universal |
| universalization | ūnive̊rsålīzātio̊n | uni-vers-al-iz-at-ion | ūni-ve̊rs-ål-īz-āt-io̊n | n. the process of making something universal |
| animadversion | animadve̊rsio̊n | anim-ad-vers-ion | anim-ad-ve̊rs-io̊n | n. a critical remark or censure |
| controversy | contro̊ve̊rsẏ | con-tro-vers-y | con-tro̊-ve̊rs-ẏ | n. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement |
| controversial | contro̊ve̊rsi̊ål | con-tro-vers-i-al | con-tro̊-ve̊rs-i̊-ål | a. marked by or capable of arousing controversy |
| controversially | contro̊ve̊rsi̊ållẏ | con-tro-vers-i-al-ly | con-tro̊-ve̊rs-i̊-ål-lẏ | adv. in a manner involving controversy |
| irreversible | irrėve̊rsi̊ble | ir-re-vers-ible | ir-rė-ve̊rs-i̊ble | a. incapable of being reversed |
| irreversibly | irrėve̊rsi̊blẏ | ir-re-vers-ib-ly | ir-rė-ve̊rs-i̊b-lẏ | adv. in an irreversible manner |
| irreversibility | irrėve̊rsi̊bilitẏ | ir-re-vers-ib-il-ity | ir-rė-ve̊rs-i̊b-il-itẏ | n. the quality of being impossible to reverse |
| reconversion | rėco̊nve̊rsio̊n | re-con-vers-ion | rė-co̊n-ve̊rs-io̊n | n. the act of converting again |
| uncontroversial | ûncontro̊ve̊rsi̊ål | un-con-tro-vers-i-al | ûn-con-tro̊-ve̊rs-i̊-ål | a. not likely to arouse controversy |
| vert | ve̊rt | vert | ve̊rt | n. green vegetation in a forest n. the color green in heraldry |
| vertebral | ve̊rte̊brål | vertebr-al | ve̊rte̊br-ål | a. of or relating to the vertebrae |
| vertebrate | ve̊rte̊brāte | vertebr-ate | ve̊rte̊br-āte | n. an animal with a backbone a. having a backbone |
| vertebra | ve̊rte̊brå | vert-ebra | ve̊rt-e̊brå | n. one of the small bones forming the backbone |
| vertex | ve̊rtex | vert-ex | ve̊rt-ex | n. the point of intersection of lines or the point opposite the base of a figure n. the highest point (of something) |
| vertigo | ve̊rtigō | vert-igo | ve̊rt-igō | n. a sensation of spinning or dizziness |
| vertiginous | ve̊rtigino̊us | vertigin-ous | ve̊rtigin-o̊us | a. having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling |
| vertical | ve̊rticål | vert-ic-al | ve̊rt-ic-ål | a. at right angles to the horizontal; upright n. a vertical line or position |
| verticality | ve̊rticålitẏ | vert-ic-al-ity | ve̊rt-ic-ål-itẏ | n. position at right angles to the horizon |
| vertically | ve̊rticållẏ | vert-ic-al-ly | ve̊rt-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. in a vertical direction |
| advert | ådve̊rt | ad-vert | åd-ve̊rt | n. a public promotion of some product or service v. give heed to; make reference to |
| avert | åve̊rt | a-vert | å-ve̊rt | v. turn away or aside v. prevent or ward off |
| averted | åve̊rt𝕖d | a-vert-ed | å-ve̊rt-𝕖d | v. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening v. turn away or aside |
| advertise | adve̊rtīse | ad-vert-ise | ad-ve̊rt-īse | v. to draw attention to a product or service in various media |
| advertised | adve̊rtīṡ𝕖d | ad-vert-is-ed | ad-ve̊rt-īṡ-𝕖d | a. called to public attention |
| advertising | adve̊rtīṡing | ad-vert-is-ing | ad-ve̊rt-īṡ-ing | n. the business of drawing public attention to goods and services |
| advertisement | ådve̊rtis𝕖me̊nt | ad-vert-ise-ment | åd-ve̊rt-is𝕖-me̊nt | n. a public notice promoting a product or service |
| advertizement | adve̊rtīz𝕖me̊nt | ad-vert-ize-ment | ad-ve̊rt-īz𝕖-me̊nt | |
| advertiser | adve̊rtīṡe̊r | ad-vert-ise-r | ad-ve̊rt-īṡe̊-r | n. someone whose business is advertising |
| advertises | adve̊rtīṡėṡ | ad-vert-ise-s | ad-ve̊rt-īṡė-ṡ | |
| advertisements | adve̊rtīṡ𝕖me̊nts | ad-vert-ise-ment-s | ad-ve̊rt-īṡ𝕖-me̊nt-s | |
| advertizements | adve̊rtīz𝕖me̊nts | ad-vert-ize-ment-s | ad-ve̊rt-īz𝕖-me̊nt-s | |
| convert | co̊nve̊rt | con-vert | co̊n-ve̊rt | n. a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief v. change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy v. change the nature, purpose, or function of something |
| converted | co̊nve̊rtėd | con-vert-ed | co̊n-ve̊rt-ėd | a. changed in form or character a. having adopted a new religion or belief |
| converter | co̊nve̊rte̊r | con-vert-er | co̊n-ve̊rt-e̊r | n. a device for changing one form into another |
| convertible | co̊nve̊rti̊ble | con-vert-ible | co̊n-ve̊rt-i̊ble | a. capable of being changed in form or nature n. a car with a folding roof |
| converting | co̊nve̊rting | con-vert-ing | co̊n-ve̊rt-ing | |
| converts | co̊nve̊rts | con-vert-s | co̊n-ve̊rt-s | |
| convertibility | conve̊rtibilitẏ | con-vert-ibil-ity | con-ve̊rt-ibil-itẏ | n. the quality of being exchangeable |
| divert | dīve̊rt | di-vert | dī-ve̊rt | v. to change the direction of something v. to entertain or amuse |
| diverted | dīve̊rtėd | di-vert-ed | dī-ve̊rt-ėd | v. turn aside; turn away from a. pleasantly occupied |
| diverting | dīve̊rting | di-vert-ing | dī-ve̊rt-ing | a. providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining |
| diverticulum | dīve̊rticūlům | di-vert-i-culum | dī-ve̊rt-i-cūlům | n. a herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ (especially the colon) |
| divertissement | dīve̊rtiss𝕖me̊nt | di-vert-isse-ment | dī-ve̊rt-iss𝕖-me̊nt | n. a short ballet or entertainment between the acts of a play |
| extravert | extråve̊rt | extra-vert | extrå-ve̊rt | n. a person concerned more with practical realities than inner thoughts a. being concerned with the social and physical environment |
| extrovert | extro̊ve̊rt | extro-vert | extro̊-ve̊rt | n. a person concerned more with practical realities than with inner thoughts and feelings |
| extraverted | extråve̊rtėd | extra-vert-ed | extrå-ve̊rt-ėd | a. being concerned with the social and physical environment |
| extroverted | extro̊ve̊rtėd | extro-vert-ed | extro̊-ve̊rt-ėd | a. at ease in talking to others |
| introvert | intrōve̊rt | intro-vert | intrō-ve̊rt | n. a person who tends to avoid social contacts and be preoccupied with their own thoughts |
| invert | inve̊rt | in-vert | in-ve̊rt | v. make an inversion (in a musical composition) v. reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of |
| intervertebral | inte̊rvertėbrål | inter-vertebr-al | inte̊r-vertėbr-ål | a. pertaining to the space between two vertebrae |
| invertebrate | inve̊rte̊bråte | in-vertebr-ate | in-ve̊rte̊br-åte | n. an animal lacking a backbone a. lacking a backbone |
| introverted | intrōve̊rtėd | intro-vert-ed | intrō-ve̊rt-ėd | a. given to examining own sensory and perceptual experiences |
| inverted | inve̊rtėd | in-vert-ed | in-ve̊rt-ėd | a. being in such a position that top and bottom are reversed |
| inverter | inve̊rte̊r | in-vert-er | in-ve̊rt-e̊r | n. an electrical converter that converts direct current into alternating current |
| inverting | inve̊rting | in-vert-ing | in-ve̊rt-ing | v. turn inside out or upside down; reverse the position or order of |
| pervert | pe̊rve̊rt | per-vert | pe̊r-ve̊rt | n. a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable v. to change the inherent purpose of something |
| perverted | pe̊rve̊rtėd | per-vert-ed | pe̊r-ve̊rt-ėd | a. deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper a. (used of sexual behavior) showing or appealing to bizarre or deviant tastes |
| perverts | pe̊rve̊rts | per-vert-s | pe̊r-ve̊rt-s | |
| revert | rėve̊rt | re-vert | rė-ve̊rt | v. go back to a previous state |
| subvert | sůbve̊rt | sub-vert | sůb-ve̊rt | v. to undermine or destroy the authority of an established system |
| subverted | sůbve̊rtėd | sub-vert-ed | sůb-ve̊rt-ėd | v. cause the downfall of; of rulers v. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality |
| animadvert | animadve̊rt | anim-ad-vert | anim-ad-ve̊rt | vi. to make critical remarks; to censur |
| controvert | contro̊ve̊rt | con-tro-vert | con-tro̊-ve̊rt | v be resistant to v prove to be false or incorrect |
| inadvertence | inådve̊rte̊nce | in-ad-vert-ence | in-åd-ve̊rt-e̊nce | n. an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something |
| inadvertent | inådve̊rte̊nt | in-ad-vert-ent | in-åd-ve̊rt-e̊nt | a. happening by chance or unintentionally |
| inadvertently | inådve̊rte̊ntlẏ | in-ad-vert-ent-ly | in-åd-ve̊rt-e̊nt-lẏ | adv. without knowledge or intention |
| reconvert | rėco̊nve̊rt | re-con-vert | rė-co̊n-ve̊rt | v. convert back |
| unconverted | ûnco̊nve̊rtėd | un-con-vert-ed | ûn-co̊n-ve̊rt-ėd | a. not converted |
| incontrovertible | incontrōve̊rtible | in-con-tro-vert-ible | in-con-trō-ve̊rt-ible | a. impossible to deny or disprove |
| incontrovertibly | incontro̊ve̊rti̊blẏ | in-con-tro-vert-ib-ly | in-con-tro̊-ve̊rt-i̊b-lẏ | adv. in an obvious and provable manner |
| ads | adṡ | ad-s | ad-ṡ | |
| vertu | ve̊rtū | vertu | ve̊rtū | n. love of or taste for fine objects of art n. artistic quality |
| vervet | ve̊rvėt | vervet | ve̊rvėt | n. South African monkey with black face and hands |
| vesicle | veṡicle | vesic-le | veṡic-le | n. a small sac or bladderlike structure, especially one containing fluid |
| vesicular | vėsicūlår | vesic-ul-ar | vėsic-ūl-år | a. of or relating to or involving vesicles |
| vespers | vespe̊rṡ | vesper-s | vespe̊r-ṡ | n. an evening prayer service |
| vessel | vesse̊l | vess-el | vess-e̊l | n. a craft designed for water transportation n. an object used as a container (especially for liquids) n. a tube in which a body fluid circulates |
| vest | vest | vest | vest | n. a sleeveless garment worn on the upper body v. to confer or place authority in someone |
| vestal | vestål | vest-al | vest-ål | n. a chaste woman a. of or relating to Vesta |
| vested | vestėd | vest-ed | vest-ėd | a. fixed and absolute; settled |
| vestige | vestige | vest-ige | vest-ige | n. a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists |
| vesting | vesting | vest-ing | vest-ing | n. the process of granting rights or authority v. grant or confer |
| vestment | vestment | vest-ment | vest-ment | n. gown especially ceremonial garments worn by the clergy |
| vests | vests | vest-s | vest-s | |
| vesture | vestůre | vest-ure | vest-ůre | n. a garment, covering |
| vestry | vestrẏ | vestr-y | vestr-ẏ | n. a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held n. a committee elected by the congregation to manage the temporal affairs of the church |
| divest | dīvest | di-vest | dī-vest | v. to deprive of status or authority v. to dispose of an investment |
| divested | dīvestėd | di-vest-ed | dī-vest-ėd | v. take away possessions from someone v. remove clothes |
| divestiture | divestitůre | di-vest-it-ure | di-vest-it-ůre | n. the sale by a company of a product line or a subsidiary or a division |
| invest | invest | in-vest | in-vest | v. put money into something to make a profit v. provide or endow someone with power or authority |
| invested | invest𝕖d | in-vest-ed | in-vest-𝕖d | vt. make an investment vt. furnish with power or authority |
| investing | investing | in-vest-ing | in-vest-ing | n. the act of committing money to an enterprise with the expectation of profit |
| investment | investme̊nt | in-vest-ment | in-vest-me̊nt | n. the act of investing money or capital n. the money that is invested |
| investor | investo̊r | in-vest-or | in-vest-o̊r | n. a person who puts money into something to make a profit |
| invests | invests | in-vest-s | in-vest-s | |
| investigate | investigāte | in-vest-ig-ate | in-vest-ig-āte | v. investigate scientifically v. conduct an inquiry or investigation of |
| investments | investme̊nts | in-vest-ment-s | in-vest-me̊nt-s | |
| investors | investo̊rṡ | in-vest-or-s | in-vest-o̊r-ṡ | |
| investiture | investi̊tůre | in-vest-it-ure | in-vest-i̊t-ůre | n. the ceremony of installing a new monarch or formally promoting someone to an office |
| investigated | investi̊gāt𝕖d | in-vest-ig-at-ed | in-vest-i̊g-āt-𝕖d | v. investigate scientifically v. conduct an inquiry or investigation of |
| investigating | investi̊gāting | in-vest-ig-at-ing | in-vest-i̊g-āt-ing | n. the work of inquiring into something thoroughly |
| investigation | investigātion | in-vest-ig-at-ion | in-vest-ig-āt-ion | n. the process of inquiring into something thoroughly |
| investigative | investi̊gātive | in-vest-ig-at-ive | in-vest-i̊g-āt-ive | a. intended to find information or ascertain facts |
| investigator | investi̊gāto̊r | in-vest-ig-at-or | in-vest-i̊g-āt-o̊r | n. someone who investigates |
| investigatory | investi̊gåtorẏ | in-vest-ig-at-ory | in-vest-i̊g-åt-orẏ | a. designed to find information or ascertain facts |
| investigates | investigāt𝕖s | in-vest-ig-ate-s | in-vest-ig-āt𝕖-s | |
| investigational | investigātio̊nål | in-vest-ig-at-ion-al | in-vest-ig-āt-io̊n-ål | a. relating to or involving investigation |
| investigations | investigātio̊nṡ | in-vest-ig-at-ion-s | in-vest-ig-āt-io̊n-ṡ | |
| transvestism | transvestiṡm | trans-vest-ism | trans-vest-iṡm | n. the practice of adopting the clothes of the opposite sex |
| transvestite | transvestīte | trans-vest-ite | trans-vest-īte | n. someone who adopts the dress or manner or sexual role of the opposite sex |
| disinvestment | disinvestme̊nt | dis-in-vest-ment | dis-in-vest-me̊nt | n. the withdrawal of capital from a country or corporation |
| overinvestment | ōve̊rinvestme̊nt | over-in-vest-ment | ōve̊r-in-vest-me̊nt | n. excessive investment in a particular area |
| reinvest | rēinvest | re-in-vest | rē-in-vest | vt. to invest again |
| reinvested | rēinvestėd | re-in-vest-ed | rē-in-vest-ėd | v. invest again |
| reinvestigate | rēinvestigāte | re-in-vest-ig-ate | rē-in-vest-ig-āte | v. investigate again |
| vestibule | vestibūle | vestibule | vestibūle | n. an entrance hall or small room leading to a larger one |
| vestibular | vestibūlår | vestibul-ar | vestibūl-år | a. relating to the sense of equilibrium |
| vestigial | ve̊stigiål | vestig-i-al | ve̊stig-i-ål | a. not fully developed in mature animals |
| vet | vet | vet | vet | n. a veterinarian v. examine carefully |
| veterinary | vete̊ri̊narẏ | veterin-ary | vete̊ri̊n-arẏ | a. of or relating to veterinarians or veterinary medicine |
| vetting | vetting | vett-ing | vett-ing | n. the process of carefully examining someone or something v. examine carefully |
| veto | vētō | vet-o | vēt-ō | n. a vote that blocks a decision v. to reject a proposal |
| vets | vets | vet-s | vet-s | |
| veteran | vete̊rån | vet-er-an | vet-e̊r-ån | n. a person who has served in the armed forces n. an experienced person who has been through many battles |
| veterans | vete̊rånṡ | vet-er-an-s | vet-e̊r-ån-ṡ | |
| veterinarian | vete̊ri̊nariån | vet-er-in-ar-ian | vet-e̊r-i̊n-ar-iån | n. a doctor who treats animals |
| inveterate | invete̊råte | in-vet-er-ate | in-vet-e̊r-åte | a. habitual |
| revetment | rėvetme̊nt | re-vet-ment | rė-vet-me̊nt | n. a barrier against explosives n. a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment |
| vetch | vetch | vetch | vetch | n. a climbing plant of the genus Vicia with pinnate leaves terminating in tendrils |
| vex | vex | vex | vex | v. to annoy or irritate |
| vexed | vex𝕖ḋ | vex-ed | vex-𝕖ḋ | a. causing difficulty; much disputed |
| vexatious | vexātio̊us | vexat-ious | vexāt-io̊us | a. causing irritation or annoyance |
| vexing | vexing | vex-ing | vex-ing | a. extremely annoying or displeasing |
| vexation | vexātio̊n | vex-at-ion | vex-āt-io̊n | n. the state of being annoyed or frustrated n. something that causes annoyance |
| convex | co̊nvex | con-vex | co̊n-vex | a. curving or bulging outward |
| convexity | convexitẏ | con-vex-ity | con-vex-itẏ | n. the property possessed by a convex shape |
| convey | co̊nvèy | con-vey | co̊n-vèy | vt. to transport or carry something from one place to another vt. to communicate or express something |
| conveyance | co̊nvèyånce | con-vey-ance | co̊n-vèy-ånce | n. the act of transporting something n. a means of transportation |
| conveyer | co̊nvèye̊r | con-vey-er | co̊n-vèy-e̊r | n. a person who conveys (carries or transmits) |
| conveyor | co̊nvèyo̊r | con-vey-or | co̊n-vèy-o̊r | n. a person or thing that conveys n. a moving belt for transporting objects |
| survey | sůrvèy | sur-vey | sůr-vèy | n. a detailed examination or inspection vt. to look at or examine carefully vi. to carry out a survey |
| surveyed | sůrvèy𝕖d | sur-vey-ed | sůr-vèy-𝕖d | v. consider in a comprehensive way v. look over carefully or inspect |
| surveying | sůrvèying | sur-vey-ing | sůr-vèy-ing | n. the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground for accurate map plotting |
| surveyor | sůrvèyo̊r | sur-vey-or | sůr-vèy-o̊r | n. a person who measures and records the details of land |
| resurvey | rėsůrvèy | re-sur-vey | rė-sůr-vèy | n. a new survey or study |
| via | vīå | vi-a | vī-å | prep. by way of; by means of; through |
| viable | vīåble | vi-able | vī-åble | a. capable of working successfully; feasible a. capable of surviving or living |
| vial | vīål | vi-al | vī-ål | n. a small bottle for holding liquid |
| viability | vīåbili̊tẏ | vi-abil-ity | vī-åbil-i̊tẏ | n. the ability to live, grow, or develop n. the ability to work successfully |
| deviate | dēviāte | de-vi-ate | dē-vi-āte | v. to turn aside from a course or standard a. differing from the norm |
| devious | dēvio̊us | de-vi-ous | dē-vi-o̊us | a. not straightforward; deceitful |
| deviated | dēviātėd | de-vi-at-ed | dē-vi-āt-ėd | v. turn aside from a previous or expected course |
| deviation | dēviātio̊n | de-vi-at-ion | dē-vi-āt-io̊n | n. the act of moving away from a standard or expected course |
| deviously | dēvio̊uslẏ | de-vi-ous-ly | dē-vi-o̊us-lẏ | adv. in a devious manner |
| deviousness | dēvio̊usnėss | de-vi-ous-ness | dē-vi-o̊us-nėss | n. the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly |
| enviable | enviåble | en-vi-able | en-vi-åble | a. causing envy |
| envied | envĩ𝕖d | en-vi-ed | en-vĩ-𝕖d | v feel envious towards; admire enviously v be envious of; set one's heart on |
| envious | envio̊us | en-vi-ous | en-vi-o̊us | a. showing envy; desirous of another's advantages |
| enviably | enviåblẏ | en-vi-ab-ly | en-vi-åb-lẏ | adv. in an enviable manner |
| enviously | envio̊uslẏ | en-vi-ous-ly | en-vi-o̊us-lẏ | adv. with jealousy; in an envious manner |
| nonviable | nonvīåble | non-vi-able | non-vī-åble | a. not capable of living or developing successfully |
| obviate | obviāte | ob-vi-ate | ob-vi-āte | v. do away with |
| obvious | obvio̊us | ob-vi-ous | ob-vi-o̊us | a. easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind |
| obviously | obvio̊uslẏ | ob-vi-ous-ly | ob-vi-o̊us-lẏ | adv. in an obvious or clearly evident way |
| obviousness | obvio̊usnėss | ob-vi-ous-ness | ob-vi-o̊us-nėss | n. the property of being easy to see and understand |
| previous | prēvio̊us | pre-vi-ous | prē-vi-o̊us | a. existing or coming before in time or order |
| previously | prēvio̊uslẏ | pre-vi-ous-ly | prē-vi-o̊us-lẏ | adv. at an earlier time; formerly |
| unviable | ûnvīåble | un-vi-able | ûn-vī-åble | a. not able to survive or succeed |
| viand | vīånd | viand | vīånd | n. food, provisions |
| vibe | vībe | vibe | vībe | n. a distinctive emotional aura experienced instinctively |
| vibrant | vībrånt | vibr-ant | vībr-ånt | a. full of energy and life a. of bright and striking colors |
| vibrate | vībrāte | vibr-ate | vībr-āte | v. shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly |
| vibrancy | vībråncẏ | vibranc-y | vībrånc-ẏ | n. the quality of being bright, strong, and energetic |
| vibrating | vībrāting | vibr-at-ing | vībr-āt-ing | v. shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly |
| vibration | vībrātio̊n | vibr-at-ion | vībr-āt-io̊n | n. a continuous shaking movement |
| vibrantly | vībråntlẏ | vibr-ant-ly | vībr-ånt-lẏ | adv. in a vibrant manner; with energy and enthusiasm |
| vibrato | vĩbràtō | vibr-at-o | vĩbr-àt-ō | n. (music) a pulsating effect produced by slight and rapid variations in pitch |
| vibrator | vībrāto̊r | vibr-at-or | vībr-āt-o̊r | n. a mechanical device that vibrates |
| vibratory | vībråto̊rẏ | vibr-at-ory | vībr-åt-o̊rẏ | a. moving very rapidly to and fro or up and down |
| vibrational | vībrātio̊nål | vibr-at-ion-al | vībr-āt-io̊n-ål | a. of or relating to or characterized by vibration |
| vibrio | vibriō | vibrio | vibriō | n. a curved rod-shaped bacterium |
| viburnum | vībůrnům | viburnum | vībůrnům | n. deciduous or evergreen shrubs or small trees: arrow-wood; wayfaring tree |
| vice | vīce | vice | vīce | n. immoral or wicked behavior; a bad habit prep. in place of |
| vicar | vicår | vic-ar | vic-år | n. (Church of England) a clergyman appointed to act as priest of a parish |
| vicarage | vicårȧge | vicar-age | vicår-ȧge | n. the house of a vicar |
| vicious | vicio̊us | vic-ious | vic-io̊us | a. deliberately cruel or violent |
| viceregal | vīce̊rēgål | vice-regal | vīce̊-rēgål | a. of or relating to a viceroy |
| viceroy | vīce̊roẏ | vice-roy | vīce̊-roẏ | n. a governor who rules as the representative of a king or sovereign |
| vicarious | vīcario̊us | vic-ar-ious | vīc-ar-io̊us | a. experienced at secondhand; suffered or done as a substitute for another |
| viciously | vicio̊uslẏ | vic-ious-ly | vic-io̊us-lẏ | adv. in a vicious manner |
| viciousness | vicio̊usnėss | vic-ious-ness | vic-io̊us-nėss | n. the trait of extreme cruelty |
| vicissitudinous | vicissitūdino̊us | vicissitud-in-ous | vicissitūd-in-o̊us | a. full of changes |
| vicissitudes | vicissitūdeṡ | viciss-itude-s | viciss-itūde-ṡ | n. changes of fortune |
| vicariously | vīcario̊uslẏ | vic-ar-ious-ly | vīc-ar-io̊us-lẏ | adv. indirectly, as, by, or through a substitute |
| viceroyalty | vīce̊roẏåltẏ | vice-roy-al-ty | vīce̊-roẏ-ål-tẏ | n. a district or province governed by a viceroy |
| vichyssoise | viċhẏssoiṡe | vichyssoise | viċhẏssoiṡe | n. a creamy potato soup flavored with leeks and onions; usually served cold |
| vicinal | vici̊nål | vicin-al | vici̊n-ål | a. nearby, neighboring |
| vicinity | vicinitẏ | vic-in-ity | vic-in-itẏ | n. the area near or surrounding a place |
| vicissitude | vicissitūde | viciss-itude | viciss-itūde | n. a variation in circumstances or fortune at different times in life n. mutability in life or nature |
| victim | victim | vict-im | vict-im | n. a person who suffers harm or loss n. a person who is tricked or deceived |
| victor | victo̊r | vict-or | vict-o̊r | n. a combatant who is able to defeat rivals |
| victory | victo̊rẏ | vict-ory | vict-o̊rẏ | n. a successful ending of a struggle or contest |
| victorian | victoriån | vict-ori-an | vict-ori-ån | a. relating to the period of Queen Victoria's reign (1837-1901) a. showing the moral standards of that period |
| victimise | victimīṡe | vict-im-ise | vict-im-īṡe | vt. to make a victim of |
| victimize | victi̊mīze | vict-im-ize | vict-i̊m-īze | v. to make someone suffer unfairly |
| victories | victo̊ri𝕖ṡ | vict-or-ies | vict-o̊r-i𝕖ṡ | |
| victimless | victi̊mle̊ss | vict-im-less | vict-i̊m-le̊ss | a. having no victims; not causing harm to anyone |
| victorious | victorio̊us | vict-ori-ous | vict-ori-o̊us | a. having won a victory |
| victims | victimṡ | vict-im-s | vict-im-ṡ | |
| victimized | victi̊mīz𝕖d | vict-im-iz-ed | vict-i̊m-īz-𝕖d | a. of persons taken advantage of |
| victimizer | victi̊mīze̊r | vict-im-iz-er | vict-i̊m-īz-e̊r | n. a person who victimizes others |
| victoriously | victorio̊uslẏ | vict-ori-ous-ly | vict-ori-o̊us-lẏ | adv. in a victorious manner |
| victuals | victuålṡ | vict-u-al-s | vict-u-ål-ṡ | n. a stock or supply of foods v. supply with food |
| victimization | victi̊mi̊zātio̊n | vict-im-iz-at-ion | vict-i̊m-i̊z-āt-io̊n | n. the act of making someone a victim |
| convict | convict | con-vict | con-vict | vt. to declare someone guilty of a criminal offense n. a person found guilty of a crime |
| convicted | co̊nvict𝕖d | con-vict-ed | co̊n-vict-𝕖d | a. having been declared guilty of a crime |
| conviction | co̊nvictio̊n | con-vict-ion | co̊n-vict-io̊n | n. an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence n. (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case |
| convicts | convicts | con-vict-s | con-vict-s | |
| evict | ėvict | e-vict | ė-vict | v. expel from one's property by a legal process |
| evicted | ėvictėd | e-vict-ed | ė-vict-ėd | v. expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process |
| eviction | ėvictio̊n | e-vict-ion | ė-vict-io̊n | n. the expulsion of someone from the possession of land by process of law |
| vicuna | vicūnå | vicuna | vicūnå | n. a small wild Andean animal similar to the guanaco; valued for its fleecy coat |
| vid | vid | vid | vid | n. short for video |
| video | vidėō | vid-e-o | vid-ė-ō | n. a recording of moving pictures a. relating to or used in video |
| videocam | vidėōcam | vid-e-o-cam | vid-ė-ō-cam | n. a portable video camera |
| videodisc | vidėo̊disc | vid-e-o-disc | vid-ė-o̊-disc | n. a digital recording on an optical disk that can be played on a computer or television |
| videophone | vidēōphōne | vid-e-o-phone | vid-ē-ō-phōne | n. a telephone that transmits and receives both audio and video signals |
| videos | vidėōṡ | vid-e-o-s | vid-ė-ō-ṡ | |
| videotape | vidēōtāpe | vid-e-o-tape | vid-ē-ō-tāpe | n. magnetic tape used for recording video and sound v. to record on videotape |
| videocassette | vidēōcassette | vid-e-o-cass-ette | vid-ē-ō-cass-ette | n. a cassette for videotape |
| videographer | vidēogråphe̊r | vid-e-o-graph-er | vid-ē-o-gråph-e̊r | n. a person who records images on video |
| videotaped | vidēōtāp𝕖ḋ | vid-e-o-tap-ed | vid-ē-ō-tāp-𝕖ḋ | a. recorded on videotape |
| videotaping | vidēōtāping | vid-e-o-tap-ing | vid-ē-ō-tāp-ing | v. record on videotape |
| videotapes | vidėōtāp𝕖s | vid-e-o-tape-s | vid-ė-ō-tāp𝕖-s | |
| videocamera | vidēōcame̊rå | vid-e-o-cam-er-a | vid-ē-ō-cam-e̊r-å | n. a camera that records video images |
| videoconference | vĩdēōconfe̊re̊nce | vid-e-o-con-fer-ence | vĩd-ē-ō-con-fe̊r-e̊nce | n. a conference in which participants communicate by video transmission |
| divide | divīde | di-vide | di-vīde | v. separate or be separated into parts v. find how many times a number contains another n. a difference or disagreement |
| divided | divīdėd | di-vid-ed | di-vīd-ėd | a. separated into parts or pieces |
| dividend | dividend | di-vid-end | di-vid-end | n. a sum of money paid regularly by a company to its shareholders n. a number to be divided by another number |
| divider | divīde̊r | di-vid-er | di-vīd-e̊r | n. a person or thing that divides |
| dividing | divīding | di-vid-ing | di-vīd-ing | a. separating into parts or portions |
| divides | divīd𝕖ṡ | di-vide-s | di-vīd𝕖-ṡ | |
| evidence | evide̊nce | e-vid-ence | e-vid-e̊nce | n. facts or signs indicating whether a belief or proposition is true vt. to prove or show something to be true |
| evident | evide̊nt | e-vid-ent | e-vid-e̊nt | a. plain or obvious; clearly seen or understood |
| evidential | evidentiål | e-vid-ent-ial | e-vid-ent-iål | a. serving as or based on evidence |
| evidently | evi̊de̊ntlẏ | e-vid-ent-ly | e-vi̊d-e̊nt-lẏ | adv. in a way that is clearly seen or understood |
| evidentiary | evidenṫiarẏ | e-vid-ent-i-ary | e-vid-enṫ-i-arẏ | a. pertaining to or constituting evidence |
| invidious | invidio̊us | in-vid-ious | in-vid-io̊us | a. containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice |
| invidiously | invidio̊uslẏ | in-vid-ious-ly | in-vid-io̊us-lẏ | adv. in a manner arousing resentment |
| provide | pro̊vīde | pro-vide | pro̊-vīde | vt. to supply; to make available; to prepare vi. to make provision |
| provided | pro̊vīdėd | pro-vid-ed | pro̊-vīd-ėd | conj. on the condition or understanding that |
| providence | provi̊de̊nce | pro-vid-ence | pro-vi̊d-e̊nce | n. the guardianship and control exercised by a deity n. the prudence and care exercised by someone in the management of resources |
| provident | provide̊nt | pro-vid-ent | pro-vid-e̊nt | a. providing carefully for the future a. careful in regard to your own interests |
| provider | pro̊vīde̊r | pro-vid-er | pro̊-vīd-e̊r | n. someone who provides the means for subsistence n. someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity |
| providing | pro̊vīding | pro-vid-ing | pro̊-vīd-ing | conj. on the condition that; if |
| provides | pro̊vīd𝕖ṡ | pro-vide-s | pro̊-vīd𝕖-ṡ | |
| providential | provi̊dentiål | pro-vid-ent-ial | pro-vi̊d-ent-iål | a. relating to or characteristic of providence a. resulting from divine providence |
| providentially | providentiållẏ | pro-vid-ent-ial-ly | pro-vid-ent-iål-lẏ | adv. in a providential manner; fortunately |
| ex-dividend | ex-di-vid-end | a. without the next dividend; sold without the right to the dividend | ||
| individual | individūål | in-di-vid-u-al | in-di-vid-ū-ål | a. single; separate; distinct from others n. a single human being as distinct from a group |
| individualism | individūåliṡm | in-di-vid-u-al-ism | in-di-vid-ū-ål-iṡm | n. the belief in the importance of the individual over the group |
| individualist | individūålist | in-di-vid-u-al-ist | in-di-vid-ū-ål-ist | n. a person who pursues independent thought or action |
| individuality | individūalitẏ | in-di-vid-u-al-ity | in-di-vid-ū-al-itẏ | n. the quality that distinguishes one person from another |
| individualize | individūålīze | in-di-vid-u-al-ize | in-di-vid-ū-ål-īze | v. to make or mark as individual |
| individually | individūållẏ | in-di-vid-u-al-ly | in-di-vid-ū-ål-lẏ | adv. separately, one by one |
| individuals | individūålṡ | in-di-vid-u-al-s | in-di-vid-ū-ål-ṡ | |
| individualised | individùålīṡ𝕖d | in-di-vid-u-al-is-ed | in-di-vid-ù-ål-īṡ-𝕖d | a. made to suit individual needs |
| individualized | individūålīz𝕖d | in-di-vid-u-al-iz-ed | in-di-vid-ū-ål-īz-𝕖d | a. made for or directed to a particular individual |
| individualistic | individūålistic | in-di-vid-u-al-ist-ic | in-di-vid-ū-ål-ist-ic | a. characterized by individualism |
| individualization | individùålīzātio̊n | in-di-vid-u-al-iz-at-ion | in-di-vid-ù-ål-īz-āt-io̊n | n. discriminating the individual from the generic group or species |
| improvident | improvide̊nt | im-pro-vid-ent | im-pro-vid-e̊nt | a. not provident; not providing for the future |
| redivide | rēdivīde | re-di-vide | rē-di-vīde | v. divide anew |
| subdivide | sûbdivīde | sub-di-vide | sûb-di-vīde | v. form into subdivisions v. divide into smaller pieces |
| subdivided | sûbdivīdėd | sub-di-vid-ed | sûb-di-vīd-ėd | v form into subdivisions v divide into smaller and smaller pieces |
| undivided | ûndi̊vīdėd | un-di-vid-ed | ûn-di̊-vīd-ėd | a. not shared by or among others; constituting an undivided unit |
| vie | vīe | vie | vīe | v. compete for something; engage in a contest |
| viennese | viēnnēse | vienn-ese | viēnn-ēse | a. of or relating to or characteristic of Vienna or its inhabitants n. a native or inhabitant of Vienna |
| vietnamese | viētnàmēse | vietnam-ese | viētnàm-ēse | n. a native or inhabitant of Vietnam n. the language spoken in Vietnam a. of or relating to Vietnam or its people |
| Vietnam | Viētnàm | Vietnam | Viētnàm | n. a country in Southeast Asia |
| view | view̄ | view | view̄ | n. the ability to see something or to be seen from a particular place n. a particular way of thinking about a subject vt. to look at or inspect something |
| viewable | view̄åble | view-able | view̄-åble | a. capable of being viewed |
| viewed | view̄𝕖d | view-ed | view̄-𝕖d | |
| viewer | view̄e̊r | view-er | view̄-e̊r | n. a close observer; someone who looks at something n. an optical device for viewing photographic transparencies |
| viewing | view̄ing | view-ing | view̄-ing | n. the act of watching or looking at something |
| viewpoint | view̄point | view-point | view̄-point | n. a particular way of thinking about something n. a place from which something can be viewed |
| viewport | view̄port | view-port | view̄-port | n. a window or opening for viewing; a display area on a screen |
| views | view̄ṡ | view-s | view̄-ṡ | |
| viewscreen | view̄scrēen | view-screen | view̄-scrēen | n. a screen for displaying visual information |
| viewfinder | view̄fīnde̊r | view-find-er | view̄-fīnd-e̊r | n. an optical device that helps find the target of interest |
| viewers | view̄e̊rṡ | view-er-s | view̄-e̊r-ṡ | |
| interview | inte̊rview̄ | inter-view | inte̊r-view̄ | n. a meeting at which someone is asked questions vt. to ask questions in an interview vi. to attend an interview |
| interviewed | inte̊rview̄𝕖d | inter-view-ed | inte̊r-view̄-𝕖d | v. conduct an interview in television, newspaper, or radio reporting v. discuss formally with somebody for the purpose of an evaluation |
| interviewee | inte̊rview̄ēe | inter-view-ee | inte̊r-view̄-ēe | n. a person who is being interviewed |
| interviewer | inte̊rview̄e̊r | inter-view-er | inte̊r-view̄-e̊r | n. a person who conducts an interview |
| interviewing | inte̊rview̄ing | inter-view-ing | inte̊r-view̄-ing | n. the act of conducting an interview |
| interviews | inte̊rview̄ṡ | inter-view-s | inte̊r-view̄-ṡ | |
| overview | ōve̊rview̄ | over-view | ōve̊r-view̄ | n. a general summary of a subject |
| preview | prėview̄ | pre-view | prė-view̄ | n. an advance showing of a movie or exhibition v. see before general release |
| purview | půrview̄ | pur-view | půr-view̄ | n. the scope or range of authority or responsibility |
| review | rėview̄ | re-view | rė-view̄ | n. a critical appraisal of a book, play, or other work v. examine or assess something critically |
| reviewable | rėview̄åble | re-view-able | rė-view̄-åble | a. capable of being reviewed |
| reviewed | rėview̄𝕖d | re-view-ed | rė-view̄-𝕖d | v. look at again; examine again v. appraise critically |
| reviewer | rėview̄e̊r | re-view-er | rė-view̄-e̊r | n. someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication |
| reviewing | rėview̄ing | re-view-ing | rė-view̄-ing | v. present participle of review |
| reviews | rėview̄ṡ | re-view-s | rė-view̄-ṡ | |
| vigor | vigo̊r | vig-or | vig-o̊r | n. active strength of body or mind |
| vigour | vigo̊ur | vig-our | vig-o̊ur | n. physical strength and energy |
| vigorous | vigo̊ro̊us | vig-or-ous | vig-o̊r-o̊us | a. strong, healthy, and full of energy |
| vigorously | vigo̊ro̊uslẏ | vig-or-ous-ly | vig-o̊r-o̊us-lẏ | adv. with energy and enthusiasm; forcefully |
| invigilate | invigilāte | in-vig-il-ate | in-vig-il-āte | v. to watch students during an examination |
| invigorate | invigo̊rȧte | in-vig-or-ate | in-vig-o̊r-ȧte | v. impart vigor, strength, or vitality to |
| invigorated | invigo̊rātėd | in-vig-or-at-ed | in-vig-o̊r-āt-ėd | v. give life or energy to v. make lively (invigorate的过去式和过去分词) a. with restored energy |
| invigorating | invigo̊rāting | in-vig-or-at-ing | in-vig-o̊r-āt-ing | a. imparting strength and vitality |
| invigilator | invigilāto̊r | in-vig-il-at-or | in-vig-il-āt-o̊r | n. a person who watches students during an examination |
| reinvigorate | rēinvigo̊rāte | re-in-vig-or-ate | rē-in-vig-o̊r-āte | v. to give new vigor or strength to |
| reinvigorated | rēinvigo̊rātėd | re-in-vig-or-at-ed | rē-in-vig-o̊r-āt-ėd | v. impart vigor, strength, or vitality to a. with restored energy |
| reinvigoration | rēinvigo̊rātio̊n | re-in-vig-or-at-ion | rē-in-vig-o̊r-āt-io̊n | n. the act of giving new life and energy |
| vigil | vigi̊l | vigil | vigi̊l | n. a period of sleeplessness n. the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes |
| vigilance | vigi̊lånce | vigil-ance | vigi̊l-ånce | n. the process of paying close and continuous attention |
| vigilant | vigi̊lånt | vigil-ant | vigi̊l-ånt | a. carefully observant and attentive to possible danger |
| vigilante | vigi̊lantē | vigil-ante | vigi̊l-antē | n. a self-appointed person who punishes lawbreakers |
| vigilantism | vigi̊lantiṡm | vigil-ant-ism | vigi̊l-ant-iṡm | n. the actions of a vigilance committee in trying to enforce the laws |
| vigilantly | vigilåntlẏ | vigil-ant-ly | vigil-ånt-lẏ | adv. in a watchful manner |
| vignette | vi𝕘nette | vignette | vi𝕘nette | n. a photograph whose edges shade off gradually; a small illustrative sketch |
| Viking | Vīking | Vik-ing | Vīk-ing | n. a Norse pirate or explorer |
| vile | vīle | vile | vīle | a. morally reprehensible a. unpleasant or disgusting |
| viler | vīle̊r | vil-er | vīl-e̊r | |
| vilest | vīlėst | vil-est | vīl-ėst | |
| vilify | vilifȳ | vil-ify | vil-ifȳ | v. spread negative information about |
| vileness | vīl𝕖nėss | vile-ness | vīl𝕖-nėss | n. the quality of being wicked or disgusting |
| vilified | vili̊fī𝕖d | vil-i-fi-ed | vil-i̊-fī-𝕖d | v spread negative information about |
| vilification | vili̊fi̊cātio̊n | vil-i-fic-at-ion | vil-i̊-fi̊c-āt-io̊n | n. slanderous defamation n. a rude expression intended to offend or hurt |
| devil | devi̊l | de-vil | de-vi̊l | n. an evil spirit or supernatural being n. used in exclamations to express annoyance or surprise |
| deviled | devi̊l𝕖d | de-vil-ed | de-vi̊l-𝕖d | vt. coat or stuff with a spicy paste |
| devilish | devi̊lish | de-vil-ish | de-vi̊l-ish | a. showing the cunning or wickedness of a devil; playful in a bold way |
| devilment | devi̊lme̊nt | de-vil-ment | de-vi̊l-me̊nt | n. reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort in others |
| devils | devi̊lṡ | de-vil-s | de-vi̊l-ṡ | |
| devilishly | devi̊lishlẏ | de-vil-ish-ly | de-vi̊l-ish-lẏ | adv. in a playfully devilish manner; extremely |
| evil | ēvi̊l | e-vil | ē-vi̊l | n. profoundly immoral and wicked behavior a. morally wrong or bad |
| eviler | ēvi̊le̊r | e-vil-er | ē-vi̊l-e̊r | |
| evilest | ēvi̊lėst | e-vil-est | ē-vi̊l-ėst | |
| eviller | ēvi̊lle̊r | e-vill-er | ē-vi̊ll-e̊r | |
| evillest | ēvi̊llėst | e-vill-est | ē-vi̊ll-ėst | |
| evilly | ēvi̊llẏ | e-vil-ly | ē-vi̊l-lẏ | adv. in a wicked evil manner |
| evildoer | ēvi̊ldoe̊r | e-vil-do-er | ē-vi̊l-do-e̊r | n. a person who does evil things |
| revile | rēvīle | re-vile | rē-vīle | v. to spread negative information about |
| reviled | rēvīl𝕖d | re-vil-ed | rē-vīl-𝕖d | v. spread negative information about |
| villa | villå | vill-a | vill-å | n. a large and luxurious country residence |
| village | villȧge | vill-age | vill-ȧge | n. a small community in a rural area |
| villain | villåin | vill-ain | vill-åin | n. a wicked or evil person n. the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction |
| villager | villȧge̊r | vill-ag-er | vill-ȧg-e̊r | n. a person who lives in a village |
| villainess | villåiness | vill-ain-ess | vill-åin-ess | n. a woman villain |
| villainous | villåino̊us | vill-ain-ous | vill-åin-o̊us | a. extremely wicked |
| villages | villȧgėṡ | vill-age-s | vill-ȧgė-ṡ | |
| villains | villåinṡ | vill-ain-s | vill-åin-ṡ | |
| villainy | villåinẏ | vill-ain-y | vill-åin-ẏ | n. the quality of evil by virtue of villainous behavior n. a criminal or vicious act |
| villein | villèin | villein | villèin | n. a feudal serf |
| vim | vim | vim | vim | n a healthy capacity for vigorous activity n an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing) |
| vine | vīne | vine | vīne | n. a climbing or trailing plant |
| vino | vĩnō | vino | vĩnō | n. fermented juice (of grapes especially); wine |
| vineyard | vin𝕖yård | vine-yard | vin𝕖-yård | n. a farm of grapevines where wine grapes are produced |
| vinyl | vīnẙl | vin-yl | vīn-ẙl | n. a tough flexible plastic used for floor coverings and records |
| vinegar | vinėgår | vin-eg-ar | vin-ėg-år | n. a sour liquid used as a condiment or preservative |
| vinifera | vīnife̊rå | vini-fer-a | vīni-fe̊r-å | n. common European grape; chief source of Old World wine and table grapes |
| vinery | vīne̊rẏ | vin-er-y | vīn-e̊r-ẏ | n. a vineyard or greenhouse for vines |
| vinegared | vinėgår𝕖d | vin-eg-ar-ed | vin-ėg-år-𝕖d | a. sour, sharp-tasting |
| vinegary | vinėgårẏ | vin-eg-ar-y | vin-ėg-år-ẏ | a. having a sour disposition; ill-tempered |
| divine | divīne | di-vine | di-vīne | a. relating to or coming from God; holy vt. discover or guess by intuition |
| diviner | divīne̊r | di-vin-er | di-vīn-e̊r | n. someone who claims to discover hidden knowledge with the aid of supernatural powers |
| divining | di̊vīning | di-vin-ing | di̊-vīn-ing | v. perceive intuitively or through some inexplicable perceptive powers v. search by divining (divine的现在分词) |
| divinity | divini̊tẏ | di-vin-ity | di-vin-i̊tẏ | n. the state or quality of being divine; a god or goddess |
| divinely | divīn𝕖lẏ | di-vine-ly | di-vīn𝕖-lẏ | adv. by divine means |
| divination | divi̊nātio̊n | di-vin-at-ion | di-vi̊n-āt-io̊n | n. the art of prophecy by supernatural means |
| divinatory | divinåto̊rẏ | di-vin-at-ory | di-vin-åt-o̊rẏ | a. resembling or characteristic of prophecy |
| vina | vĩnå | vina | vĩnå | n. an Indian stringed musical instrument |
| vinaigrette | vināi𝕘rette | vinaigrette | vināi𝕘rette | n. a dressing made of oil and vinegar |
| vincristine | vincristĩnė | vincristine | vincristĩnė | n. a periwinkle-derived anticancer drug (Oncovin) for lymphatic system cancer |
| vinculum | vincùlům | vinc-ul-um | vinc-ùl-ům | n. a bond or tie |
| convince | co̊nvince | con-vince | co̊n-vince | v. make someone agree or realize the truth |
| convinced | co̊nvinc𝕖ḋ | con-vinc-ed | co̊n-vinc-𝕖ḋ | a. completely certain about something |
| convincing | co̊nvincing | con-vinc-ing | co̊n-vinc-ing | a. causing one to believe that something is true |
| convinces | co̊nvincėṡ | con-vince-s | co̊n-vincė-ṡ | |
| convincingly | co̊nvincinglẏ | con-vinc-ing-ly | co̊n-vinc-ing-lẏ | adv. in a convincing manner |
| evince | ėvince | e-vince | ė-vince | v. to give expression to; to show clearly |
| invincible | invinci̊ble | in-vinc-ible | in-vinc-i̊ble | a. incapable of being overcome or subdued |
| invincibility | invinci̊bilitẏ | in-vinc-ib-il-ity | in-vinc-i̊b-il-itẏ | n. the property being difficult or impossible to defeat |
| province | province | pro-vince | pro-vince | n. a principal administrative division of a country n. an area of special knowledge or responsibility |
| provincial | pro̊vinciål | pro-vinc-i-al | pro̊-vinc-i-ål | a. relating to a province a. narrow-minded; unsophisticated n. a person from the provinces |
| provincialism | pro̊vinciåliṡm | pro-vinc-i-al-ism | pro̊-vinc-i-ål-iṡm | n. a lack of sophistication |
| provinciality | pro̊vinciȧlitẏ | pro-vinc-i-al-ity | pro̊-vinc-i-ȧl-itẏ | n. the quality of being provincial; narrow-mindedness |
| provincially | pro̊vinciållẏ | pro-vinc-i-al-ly | pro̊-vinc-i-ål-lẏ | adv. in a provincial manner |
| unconvinced | ûnco̊nvinc𝕖ḋ | un-con-vinc-ed | ûn-co̊n-vinc-𝕖ḋ | a. lacking conviction |
| unconvincing | ûnco̊nvincing | un-con-vinc-ing | ûn-co̊n-vinc-ing | a. not convincing |
| unconvincingly | ûnco̊nvincinglẏ | un-con-vinc-ing-ly | ûn-co̊n-vinc-ing-lẏ | adv. in an unconvincing manner |
| vindicate | vindi̊cāte | vind-ic-ate | vind-i̊c-āte | v. to clear of blame or suspicion |
| vindicated | vindi̊cātėd | vind-ic-at-ed | vind-i̊c-āt-ėd | a. freed from any question of guilt |
| vindication | vindi̊cātio̊n | vind-ic-at-ion | vind-i̊c-āt-io̊n | n. the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure |
| vindicator | vindi̊cāto̊r | vind-ic-at-or | vind-i̊c-āt-o̊r | n. a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution |
| vintage | vintȧge | vint-age | vint-ȧge | n. the year a wine was produced a. of high quality from the past |
| vintner | vintne̊r | vintn-er | vintn-e̊r | n. someone who sells wine n. someone who makes wine |
| viol | vīo̊l | viol | vīo̊l | n. any of a family of bowed stringed instruments that preceded the violin family |
| viola | vīōlå | viola | vīōlå | n. a bowed stringed instrument slightly larger than a violin n. a plant of the genus Viola |
| violate | vīo̊lāte | viol-ate | vīo̊l-āte | v. fail to agree with; be in violation of v. destroy v. act in disregard of laws and rules |
| violence | vīo̊le̊nce | viol-ence | vīo̊l-e̊nce | n. behavior involving physical force intended to hurt or damage |
| violent | vīo̊le̊nt | viol-ent | vīo̊l-e̊nt | a. using physical force to hurt or damage a. intense or strong |
| violet | vīo̊lėt | viol-et | vīo̊l-ėt | n. a small plant with purple flowers; a bluish-purple color |
| violin | vīo̊lin | viol-in | vīo̊l-in | n. a stringed musical instrument played with a bow, the highest of the violin family |
| violist | viōli̊st | viol-ist | viōl-i̊st | n. a musician who plays the viola |
| violated | vīo̊lātėd | viol-at-ed | vīo̊l-āt-ėd | a. treated irreverently or sacrilegiously |
| violenter | vīo̊lente̊r | viol-ent-er | vīo̊l-ent-e̊r | |
| violentest | vīo̊le̊ntėst | viol-ent-est | vīo̊l-e̊nt-ėst | |
| violating | vīo̊lāting | viol-at-ing | vīo̊l-āt-ing | |
| violation | vīo̊lātio̊n | viol-at-ion | vīo̊l-āt-io̊n | n. an act that disregards an agreement or a right n. a disrespectful act |
| violative | vīo̊lātive̊ | viol-at-ive | vīo̊l-āt-ive̊ | a. violating or tending to violate or offend against |
| violinist | vīo̊lini̊st | viol-in-ist | vīo̊l-in-i̊st | n. a musician who plays the violin |
| violently | vīo̊le̊ntlẏ | viol-ent-ly | vīo̊l-e̊nt-lẏ | adv. in a violent manner |
| violator | vīo̊lāto̊r | viol-at-or | vīo̊l-āt-o̊r | n. someone who violates the law n. someone who assaults others sexually |
| violates | vīo̊lāt𝕖s | viol-ate-s | vīo̊l-āt𝕖-s | |
| violences | vīo̊le̊ncėṡ | viol-ence-s | vīo̊l-e̊ncė-ṡ | |
| violins | vīo̊linṡ | viol-in-s | vīo̊l-in-ṡ | |
| violations | vīo̊lātio̊nṡ | viol-at-ion-s | vīo̊l-āt-io̊n-ṡ | |
| inviolable | invīo̊låble | in-viol-able | in-vīo̊l-åble | a. incapable of being transgressed or dishonored a. must be kept sacred |
| inviolate | invīo̊lȧte | in-viol-ate | in-vīo̊l-ȧte | a. free from violation or injury; sacred |
| inviolability | invīo̊låbilitẏ | in-viol-abil-ity | in-vīo̊l-åbil-itẏ | n. the quality or state of being inviolable |
| nonviolence | nonvīo̊le̊nce | non-viol-ence | non-vīo̊l-e̊nce | n. the use of peaceful means to bring about change |
| nonviolent | nonvīo̊le̊nt | non-viol-ent | non-vīo̊l-e̊nt | a. abstaining from the use of violence |
| nonviolently | nonvīo̊le̊ntlẏ | non-viol-ent-ly | non-vīo̊l-e̊nt-lẏ | adv. without violence |
| ultraviolet | ultråvīo̊lėt | ultra-viol-et | ultrå-vīo̊l-ėt | a. relating to light beyond the violet end of the spectrum n. ultraviolet radiation |
| vip | vĩp | vip | vĩp | n. a very important person |
| viper | vīpe̊r | vip-er | vīp-e̊r | n. a venomous snake with hollow fangs |
| viperous | vīpe̊ro̊us | vip-er-ous | vīp-e̊r-o̊us | a. poisonous, treacherous |
| virus | vīrůs | virus | vīrůs | n. an ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates only within living cells n. a harmful or corrupting agency n. a software program capable of reproducing itself and causing harm to files |
| viral | vīrål | vir-al | vīr-ål | a. relating to or caused by a virus a. spreading rapidly on the internet |
| viruses | vīrůsėṡ | virus-es | vīrůs-ėṡ | |
| virile | viri̊le | vir-ile | vir-i̊le | a. characterized by energy and vigor; having or showing masculine strength |
| virility | vi̊rili̊tẏ | vir-il-ity | vi̊r-il-i̊tẏ | n. the masculine property of being capable of copulation and procreation |
| virilocal | virilo̊cål | vir-i-loc-al | vir-i-lo̊c-ål | a. relating to a custom in which a married couple lives with the husband's family |
| virologist | virolo̊gist | vir-o-log-ist | vir-o-lo̊g-ist | n. a specialist in virology |
| virology | virolo̊gẏ | vir-o-log-y | vir-o-lo̊g-ẏ | n. the branch of medical science that studies viruses and viral diseases |
| antiviral | antivīrål | anti-vir-al | anti-vīr-ål | n. any drug that destroys viruses a. inhibiting or stopping the growth and reproduction of viruses |
| retrovirus | retrōvīrůs | retro-virus | retrō-vīrůs | n. any of a group of viruses that contain RNA and reverse transcriptase |
| retroviral | retrōvirål | retro-vir-al | retrō-vir-ål | a. of or relating to a retrovirus |
| adenovirus | ådeno̊vīrůs | aden-o-virus | åden-o̊-vīrůs | n. any of a group of viruses causing upper respiratory infections or infectious pinkeye |
| microenvironment | mīcro̊ėnvīro̊nme̊nt | micro-en-vir-on-ment | mīcro̊-ėn-vīr-o̊n-me̊nt | n. the immediate small-scale environment of an organism |
| virago | viràgō | virago | viràgō | n. a domineering woman |
| vireo | virėō | vireo | virėō | n. any of various small insectivorous American birds chiefly olive-grey in color |
| virgilian | vi̊rgiliån | virgil-ian | vi̊rgil-iån | a. of or relating to the Roman poet Virgil or his works |
| virgin | vi̊rgin | virgin | vi̊rgin | n. a person who has never had sex a. in an original or unused condition |
| virginal | vi̊rgi̊nål | virgin-al | vi̊rgi̊n-ål | a. characteristic of a virgin; untouched n. a legless rectangular harpsichord |
| virginian | vi̊rginiån | virgin-ian | vi̊rgin-iån | n. a native or resident of Virginia |
| virginity | vi̊rginitẏ | virgin-ity | vi̊rgin-itẏ | n. the state of being a virgin |
| virgins | vi̊rginṡ | virgin-s | vi̊rgin-ṡ | |
| virgo | vi̊rgō | virgo | vi̊rgō | n. the zodiac sign Virgo |
| environ | ėnvīro̊n | en-vir-on | ėn-vīr-o̊n | vt. to surround; to encircle |
| environment | ėnvīro̊nme̊nt | en-vir-on-ment | ėn-vīr-o̊n-me̊nt | n. the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates |
| environs | ėnvīro̊nṡ | en-vir-on-s | ėn-vīr-o̊n-ṡ | n. an outer adjacent area of any place |
| environmental | ėnvīro̊nmentål | en-vir-on-ment-al | ėn-vīr-o̊n-ment-ål | a. relating to the natural world and the impact of human activity on its condition |
| environments | ėnvīro̊nme̊nts | en-vir-on-ment-s | ėn-vīr-o̊n-me̊nt-s | |
| environmentalism | envīro̊nmentåliṡm | en-vir-on-ment-al-ism | en-vīr-o̊n-ment-ål-iṡm | n. the doctrine that environment is more important than heredity in intellectual growth n. the activity of protecting the environment from pollution or destruction |
| environmentalist | ėnvīro̊nmentålist | en-vir-on-ment-al-ist | ėn-vīr-o̊n-ment-ål-ist | n. a person who is concerned with protecting the environment |
| environmentally | ėnvīro̊nmentållẏ | en-vir-on-ment-al-ly | ėn-vīr-o̊n-ment-ål-lẏ | adv. in a way that relates to the natural environment |
| virtu | vi̊rtū | virtu | vi̊rtū | n. love of or taste for fine objects of art n. objet d'art collectively (especially fine antiques) |
| virtue | vi̊rtūe | virtue | vi̊rtūe | n. behavior showing high moral standards n. a good or admirable quality |
| virtuoso | vi̊rtūōsō | virtu-oso | vi̊rtū-ōsō | n. a musician who is a consummate master of technique and artistry |
| virtual | vi̊rtūål | virt-u-al | vi̊rt-ū-ål | a. almost or nearly as described, but not completely a. produced by computer software to simulate something |
| virtuosic | vi̊rtùosic | virtu-os-ic | vi̊rtù-os-ic | a. having or revealing supreme mastery or skill |
| virtuosity | vi̊rtūositẏ | virtu-os-ity | vi̊rtū-os-itẏ | n. technical skill or fluency or style exhibited by a virtuoso |
| virtuous | vi̊rtūo̊us | virt-u-ous | vi̊rt-ū-o̊us | a. morally excellent |
| virtuality | vi̊rtūålitẏ | virt-u-al-ity | vi̊rt-ū-ål-itẏ | n. the quality or state of being virtual |
| virtually | vi̊rtūållẏ | virt-u-al-ly | vi̊rt-ū-ål-lẏ | adv. nearly; almost completely |
| virtuously | vi̊rtūo̊uslẏ | virt-u-ous-ly | vi̊rt-ū-o̊us-lẏ | adv. in a moral or virtuous manner |
| virulence | virůle̊nce | virul-ence | virůl-e̊nce | n. extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease) n. extreme hostility |
| virulent | virůle̊nt | virul-ent | virůl-e̊nt | a. extremely harmful or hostile |
| virulently | virůle̊ntlẏ | virul-ent-ly | virůl-e̊nt-lẏ | adv. in a virulent manner |
| coronavirus | coro̊nåvīrůs | corona-virus | coro̊nå-vīrůs | n. any of a group of RNA viruses that cause diseases in mammals and birds |
| hantavirus | hantåvīrůs | hanta-virus | hantå-vīrůs | n. a virus carried by rodents that can cause a severe respiratory disease in humans |
| herpesvirus | he̊rpēṡvīrůs | herpes-virus | he̊rpēṡ-vīrůs | n. any of a family of DNA viruses that cause diseases in humans and animals |
| norovirus | norōvīrůs | noro-virus | norō-vīrůs | n. a virus that causes gastroenteritis |
| poliovirus | pōliōvīrůs | polio-virus | pōliō-vīrůs | n. the virus causing poliomyelitis |
| rotavirus | ro̊tåvīrůs | rota-virus | ro̊tå-vīrůs | n. the reovirus causing infant enteritis |
| visa | viṡå | vis-a | viṡ-å | n. an endorsement on a passport allowing entry to a country v. to stamp or endorse with a visa |
| visible | viṡi̊ble | vis-ible | viṡ-i̊ble | a. able to be seen |
| vision | visio̊n | vis-ion | vis-io̊n | n. the ability to see n. the ability to think about the future with imagination n. a mental image |
| visit | viṡit | vis-it | viṡ-it | n. an act of going to see a person or place vt. to go to see a person or place vi. to make a visit |
| visor | vīṡo̊r | vis-or | vīṡ-o̊r | n. a piece of armor protecting the face n. a sunshade attached to a cap |
| visionary | visio̊narẏ | vis-ion-ary | vis-io̊n-arẏ | a. thinking about the future with imagination; not practical n. a person with original ideas about the future |
| visitable | viṡitåble | vis-it-able | viṡ-it-åble | a. that may be visited; open to visitors |
| visual | visūål | vis-u-al | vis-ū-ål | a. relating to sight |
| visited | viṡitėd | vis-it-ed | viṡ-it-ėd | |
| visored | vīṡo̊r𝕖d | vis-or-ed | vīṡ-o̊r-𝕖d | a. having or provided with a visor |
| visage | viṡåge | vis-a-ge | viṡ-å-ge | n. the human face; the appearance conveyed by a person's face |
| visiting | viṡiting | vis-it-ing | viṡ-it-ing | n. the activity of making visits |
| visibly | viṡi̊blẏ | vis-ib-ly | viṡ-i̊b-lẏ | adv. in a visible manner; noticeably |
| visitor | viṡito̊r | vis-it-or | viṡ-it-o̊r | n. a person visiting someone or a place |
| visions | visio̊nṡ | vis-ion-s | vis-io̊n-ṡ | |
| visits | viṡits | vis-it-s | viṡ-it-s | |
| visitation | viṡitātio̊n | vis-it-at-ion | viṡ-it-āt-io̊n | n. an official visit for inspection n. the act of visiting |
| visualise | visūålīse | vis-u-al-ise | vis-ū-ål-īse | vt. to form a mental image of |
| visuality | vis̃ūålitẏ | vis-u-al-ity | vis̃-ū-ål-itẏ | n. the quality of being visual; the state of being visible |
| visualize | vis̃ùålīze | vis-u-al-ize | vis̃-ù-ål-īze | v. form a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract v. make visible |
| visibility | viṡi̊bilitẏ | vis-ib-il-ity | viṡ-i̊b-il-itẏ | n. the quality of being visible n. the distance at which things can be seen |
| visually | vis̃ùållẏ | vis-u-al-ly | vis̃-ù-ål-lẏ | adv. in a way that relates to sight |
| visuals | vis̃ùålṡ | vis-u-al-s | vis̃-ù-ål-ṡ | n. visual images or material |
| visitors | viṡito̊rṡ | vis-it-or-s | viṡ-it-o̊r-ṡ | |
| visualized | vis̃ùålīz𝕖d | vis-u-al-iz-ed | vis̃-ù-ål-īz-𝕖d | v. form a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract v. make visible |
| visualization | vis̃ùåli̊zātio̊n | vis-u-al-iz-at-ion | vis̃-ù-ål-i̊z-āt-io̊n | n. the act or process of forming a mental image n. a representation of something in visual form |
| advice | ådvīce | ad-vice | åd-vīce | n. guidance or recommendations offered with regard to prudent future action |
| advise | ådvīse | ad-vise | åd-vīse | v. give advice to; offer an opinion or suggestion v. inform (somebody) of something |
| advisable | ådvīṡåble | ad-vis-able | åd-vīṡ-åble | a. worthy of being recommended; prudent or wise |
| advised | ådvīṡ𝕖d | ad-vis-ed | åd-vīṡ-𝕖d | |
| advisee | ådvīṡēe | ad-vis-ee | åd-vīṡ-ēe | n. someone who receives advice |
| adviser | advīṡe̊r | ad-vis-er | ad-vīṡ-e̊r | n. an expert who gives advice |
| advising | ådvīṡing | ad-vis-ing | åd-vīṡ-ing | |
| advisement | ådvīṡ𝕖me̊nt | ad-vise-ment | åd-vīṡ𝕖-me̊nt | n. careful consideration; deliberation |
| advisor | advīṡo̊r | ad-vis-or | ad-vīṡ-o̊r | n. a person who gives advice |
| advisory | advīṡo̊rẏ | ad-vis-ory | ad-vīṡ-o̊rẏ | a. having the function of giving advice n. an official announcement giving advice or warning |
| advises | ådvīṡėṡ | ad-vise-s | åd-vīṡė-ṡ | |
| advisability | advīṡåbilitẏ | ad-vis-abil-ity | ad-vīṡ-åbil-itẏ | n. the quality of being advisable |
| advisedly | advīṡe̊dlẏ | ad-vis-ed-ly | ad-vīṡ-e̊d-lẏ | adv. with intention; in an intentional manner |
| audiovisuals | ãudio̊viṡūålṡ | audio-vis-u-al-s | ãudio̊-viṡ-ū-ål-ṡ | n. teaching materials involving both sight and hearing |
| device | dėvīce | de-vice | dė-vīce | n. a thing made for a particular purpose, especially mechanical or electronic equipment n. a plan or trick |
| devise | dėvīse | de-vise | dė-vīse | v. to plan or invent something complex or clever |
| divisible | diviṡi̊ble | di-vis-ible | di-viṡ-i̊ble | a. capable of being or liable to be divided or separated |
| division | divisio̊n | di-vis-ion | di-vis-io̊n | n. the action of dividing something n. a part or section of a larger organization n. the process of dividing one number by another |
| divisive | divīsive | di-vis-ive | di-vīs-ive | a. tending to cause disagreement or hostility between people |
| divisor | divīṡo̊r | di-vis-or | di-vīṡ-o̊r | n. the number by which a dividend is divided |
| devices | dėvīcėṡ | de-vice-s | dė-vīcė-ṡ | |
| divisional | divisio̊nål | di-vis-ion-al | di-vis-io̊n-ål | a. serving to divide or marking a division |
| divisiveness | divīsiv𝕖nėss | di-vis-ive-ness | di-vīs-iv𝕖-nėss | n. dissent or disagreement that causes division |
| divisions | divisio̊nṡ | di-vis-ion-s | di-vis-io̊n-ṡ | |
| envision | envisio̊n | en-vis-ion | en-vis-io̊n | vt. imagine as a future possibility |
| envisioned | envisio̊n𝕖d | en-vis-ion-ed | en-vis-io̊n-𝕖d | a. seen in the mind as a mental image |
| envisage | enviṡȧge | en-vis-a-ge | en-viṡ-ȧ-ge | v form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case |
| invisible | inviṡi̊ble | in-vis-ible | in-viṡ-i̊ble | a. unable to be seen; hidden from sight |
| invisibly | inviṡi̊blẏ | in-vis-ib-ly | in-viṡ-i̊b-lẏ | adv. without being seen |
| invisibility | inviṡi̊bili̊tẏ | in-vis-ib-il-ity | in-viṡ-i̊b-il-i̊tẏ | n. the quality of not being perceivable by the eye |
| nonvisual | nonvis̃ūål | non-vis-u-al | non-vis̃-ū-ål | a. not resulting in vision |
| prevision | prēvisio̊n | pre-vis-ion | prē-vis-io̊n | n. foresight or prediction |
| provision | pro̊visio̊n | pro-vis-ion | pro̊-vis-io̊n | n. a stipulated condition n. the activity of supplying or providing something n. a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms) |
| proviso | pro̊vīṡō | pro-vis-o | pro̊-vīṡ-ō | n. a stipulated condition |
| provisory | pro̊vīṡo̊rẏ | pro-vis-ory | pro̊-vīṡ-o̊rẏ | a. depending on a condition |
| provisional | pro̊visio̊nål | pro-vis-ion-al | pro̊-vis-io̊n-ål | a. arranged for the present time only; temporary |
| provisioning | pro̊visio̊ning | pro-vis-ion-ing | pro̊-vis-io̊n-ing | n. the act of supplying with provisions |
| provisionally | pro̊visio̊nållẏ | pro-vis-ion-al-ly | pro̊-vis-io̊n-ål-lẏ | adv. temporarily and conditionally |
| revise | rėvīse | re-vise | rė-vīse | v. to examine and correct or improve something |
| revised | rėvīṡ𝕖d | re-vis-ed | rė-vīṡ-𝕖d | a. improved or brought up to date |
| revision | rēvisio̊n | re-vis-ion | rē-vis-io̊n | n. the act of changing or correcting something |
| revisit | rēviṡit | re-vis-it | rē-viṡ-it | v. visit again |
| revisionary | rēvisio̊narẏ | re-vis-ion-ary | rē-vis-io̊n-arẏ | a. Of or pertaining to revision; revisory. |
| revisionism | rēvisio̊niṡm | re-vis-ion-ism | rē-vis-io̊n-iṡm | n. the advocacy of revision of a political or religious doctrine |
| revisionist | rēvisio̊nist | re-vis-ion-ist | rē-vis-io̊n-ist | n. an advocate of revision, especially of a political or religious doctrine a. relating to revisionism |
| supervise | sūpe̊rvīṡe | super-vise | sūpe̊r-vīṡe | v. to watch over and direct |
| supervised | sūpe̊rvīṡ𝕖d | super-vis-ed | sūpe̊r-vīṡ-𝕖d | a. under observation or under the direction of a superintendent |
| supervising | sūpe̊rvīṡing | super-vis-ing | sūpe̊r-vīṡ-ing | n. management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group |
| supervision | sūpe̊rvisio̊n | super-vis-ion | sūpe̊r-vis-io̊n | n. the action of overseeing and directing |
| supervisor | sūpe̊rvīṡo̊r | super-vis-or | sūpe̊r-vīṡ-o̊r | n. a person who supervises and directs the work of others |
| supervisory | sūpe̊rvīṡo̊rẏ | super-vis-ory | sūpe̊r-vīṡ-o̊rẏ | a. relating to supervision |
| supervisors | sūpe̊rvīṡo̊rṡ | super-vis-or-s | sūpe̊r-vīṡ-o̊r-ṡ | |
| televise | tele̊vīṡe | tele-vise | tele̊-vīṡe | v broadcast via television |
| televised | tele̊vīṡ𝕖d | tele-vis-ed | tele̊-vīṡ-𝕖d | a. broadcast on television |
| television | telėvisio̊n | tele-vis-ion | telė-vis-io̊n | n. a system for transmitting visual images and sound that are reproduced on screens |
| televisual | telėviṡūål | tele-vis-u-al | telė-viṡ-ū-ål | a. of or relating to television |
| televisions | telėvisio̊nṡ | tele-vis-ion-s | telė-vis-io̊n-ṡ | |
| inadvisable | inådvīṡåble | in-ad-vis-able | in-åd-vīṡ-åble | a. not prudent or wise; not recommended |
| indivisible | indivisible | in-di-vis-ible | in-di-vis-ible | a. impossible of undergoing division |
| indivisibility | indiviṡi̊bilitẏ | in-di-vis-ib-il-ity | in-di-viṡ-i̊b-il-itẏ | n. the state of being indivisible |
| improvisatory | impro̊vīṡāto̊rẏ | im-pro-vis-at-ory | im-pro̊-vīṡ-āt-o̊rẏ | a. Of or pertaining to improvisation or extemporaneous composition. |
| subdivision | sûbdivisio̊n | sub-di-vis-ion | sûb-di-vis-io̊n | n. the act of subdividing; division of something previously divided |
| unadvised | ûnådvīṡ𝕖d | un-ad-vis-ed | ûn-åd-vīṡ-𝕖d | a. acting without thought |
| unsupervised | ûnsūpe̊rvīṡ𝕖d | un-super-vis-ed | ûn-sūpe̊r-vīṡ-𝕖d | a. not supervised |
| viscera | visce̊rå | viscera | visce̊rå | n. internal organs collectively |
| visceral | visce̊rål | viscer-al | visce̊r-ål | a. relating to or affecting the viscera |
| viscid | viscid | visc-id | visc-id | a. sticky, adhesive |
| viscose | viscōse | visc-ose | visc-ōse | n. a cellulose ester obtained by treating cellulose with caustic soda |
| viscous | visco̊us | visc-ous | visc-o̊us | a. having a relatively high resistance to flow |
| viscosity | viscosi̊tẏ | visc-os-ity | visc-os-i̊tẏ | n. resistance of a liquid to shear forces (and hence to flow) |
| viscerally | visce̊rållẏ | viscer-al-ly | visce̊r-ål-lẏ | adv. in an unreasoning visceral manner; instinctively |
| eviscerate | e̊visce̊rāte | e-viscer-ate | e̊-visce̊r-āte | v. to remove the internal organs of; to deprive of essential content |
| evisceration | ėvisce̊rātio̊n | e-viscer-at-ion | ė-visce̊r-āt-io̊n | n. surgical removal of an organ from a patient |
| vise | vīse | vise | vīse | n. a holding device on a workbench with two jaws to grip a workpiece |
| vista | vistå | vista | vistå | n. a pleasing view, especially one seen through a long narrow passage |
| vitiligo | vĩtiligō | vitiligo | vĩtiligō | n. an acquired skin disease with unpigmented patches surrounded by pigmented borders |
| vital | vītål | vit-al | vīt-ål | a. urgently needed; absolutely necessary a. performing an essential function in the living body a. full of spirit |
| vitiate | vitiāte | viti-ate | viti-āte | vt. corrupt morally; make imperfect vt. take away the legal force of or render ineffective |
| vitamin | vitåmin | vitam-in | vitåm-in | n. any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities for body function |
| vitalism | vītåliṡm | vit-al-ism | vīt-ål-iṡm | n. a doctrine that life is a vital principle distinct from physics and chemistry |
| vitality | vītali̊tẏ | vit-al-ity | vīt-al-i̊tẏ | n. an energetic style |
| vitalize | vītålīze | vit-al-ize | vīt-ål-īze | v. make more lively or vigorous |
| vitally | vītållẏ | vit-al-ly | vīt-ål-lẏ | adv. to a vital degree |
| vitascope | vītåscōpe | vit-a-scope | vīt-å-scōpe | n. an early motion picture projector |
| vitamins | vitåminṡ | vitam-in-s | vitåm-in-ṡ | |
| viticulture | viticûltůre | vit-i-cult-ure | vit-i-cûlt-ůre | n. the cultivation of grapes and grape vines; grape growing |
| aquavit | aquåvit | aqua-vit | aquå-vit | n. Scandinavian liquor usually flavored with caraway seeds |
| arborvitae | àrbo̊rvītȧe | arbor-vitae | àrbo̊r-vītȧe | n. any of several Asian and North American conifers of the genera Thuja and Thujopsis |
| invite | invīte | in-vite | in-vīte | v. ask someone to go somewhere or do something v. ask someone formally to come to an event |
| invited | invīt𝕖d | in-vit-ed | in-vīt-𝕖d | a. asked to come or take part |
| invitee | invītēe | in-vit-ee | in-vīt-ēe | n. a visitor to whom hospitality is extended |
| inviting | invīting | in-vit-ing | in-vīt-ing | a. attractive and tempting |
| invites | invīt𝕖s | in-vite-s | in-vīt𝕖-s | |
| invitation | invitātio̊n | in-vit-at-ion | in-vit-āt-io̊n | n. a written or spoken request to come somewhere |
| invitingly | invītinglẏ | in-vit-ing-ly | in-vīt-ing-lẏ | adv. in a tantalizing manner |
| invitational | invi̊tātio̊nål | in-vit-at-ion-al | in-vi̊t-āt-io̊n-ål | a. pertaining to or characteristic of an invitation |
| invitations | invitātio̊nṡ | in-vit-at-ion-s | in-vit-āt-io̊n-ṡ | |
| revitalize | rēvītålīze | re-vit-al-ize | rē-vīt-ål-īze | v. to give new life or vigor to |
| revitalized | rēvītålīz𝕖d | re-vit-al-iz-ed | rē-vīt-ål-īz-𝕖d | a. restored to new life and vigor |
| revitalizing | rēvītålīzing | re-vit-al-iz-ing | rē-vīt-ål-īz-ing | v. give new life or vigor to |
| revitalization | rēvītåli̊zātio̊n | re-vit-al-iz-at-ion | rē-vīt-ål-i̊z-āt-io̊n | n. the act of giving new life or vigor to something |
| inevitable | inevitåble | in-e-vit-able | in-e-vit-åble | a. certain to happen and unable to be avoided |
| inevitability | inevitåbilitẏ | in-e-vit-abil-ity | in-e-vit-åbil-itẏ | n. the quality of being unavoidable |
| inevitably | inevitåblẏ | in-e-vit-ab-ly | in-e-vit-åb-lẏ | adv. in a way that cannot be avoided |
| vita | vītå | vita | vītå | n. a short biography; a resume |
| multivitamin | mûltĩvītåmi̊n | multi-vitam-in | mûltĩ-vītåm-i̊n | n. a pill or tablet containing several vitamins |
| vitrine | vitrĩne | vitrine | vitrĩne | n a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home |
| vitreous | vitrēo̊us | vitr-eous | vitr-ēo̊us | a. relating to or resembling or derived from or containing glass |
| vitrify | vitrifȳ | vitr-ify | vitr-ifȳ | vt. to convert into glass |
| vitriol | vitrio̊l | vitr-i-ol | vitr-i-o̊l | n. a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide n. bitter or malicious feelings or speech |
| vitriolic | vitriolic | vitr-i-ol-ic | vitr-i-ol-ic | a. harsh or corrosive in tone |
| vittles | vittl𝕖ṡ | vittl-es | vittl-𝕖ṡ | n. food supplies; victuals |
| vituperate | vitūpe̊rāte | vitup-er-ate | vitūp-e̊r-āte | vt. to scold or blame harshly |
| vituperative | vītūpe̊råtive | vitup-er-at-ive | vītūp-e̊r-åt-ive | a. marked by harshly abusive criticism |
| viva | vĩvå | viva | vĩvå | n. an examination conducted by spoken communication |
| vivo | vĩvō | vivo | vĩvō | adv. (Latin) in a living organism (as in "in vivo") |
| vivid | vivid | viv-id | viv-id | a. producing strong clear images in the mind; bright and striking |
| vivify | vivifȳ | viv-ify | viv-ifȳ | v. make more striking or animated |
| vivacious | vi̊vācio̊us | viv-ac-ious | vi̊v-āc-io̊us | a. vigorous and animated |
| vivacity | vivacitẏ | viv-ac-ity | viv-ac-itẏ | n. characterized by high spirits and animation |
| vividly | vivi̊dlẏ | viv-id-ly | viv-i̊d-lẏ | adv. in a vivid manner |
| vividness | vivi̊dne̊ss | viv-id-ness | viv-i̊d-ne̊ss | n. interest and variety and intensity n. chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue |
| viviparous | vīvipåro̊us | vivi-par-ous | vīvi-pår-o̊us | a. producing living young rather than eggs |
| convivial | co̊nviviål | con-viv-i-al | co̊n-viv-i-ål | a. occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company |
| conviviality | co̊nviviali̊tẏ | con-viv-i-al-ity | co̊n-viv-i-al-i̊tẏ | n. a jovial nature |
| revive | rėvīve | re-vive | rė-vīve | v. to bring back to life, consciousness, or strength v. to restore from a depressed or inactive state |
| revival | rėvīvål | re-viv-al | rė-vīv-ål | n. an improvement in the condition or strength of something |
| revived | rėvīv𝕖d | re-viv-ed | rė-vīv-𝕖d | a. restored to consciousness or life or vigor |
| revivify | rēvivifȳ | re-viv-ify | rē-viv-ifȳ | v give new life or energy to |
| reviving | rėvīving | re-viv-ing | rė-vīv-ing | v. cause to regain consciousness v. give new life or energy to v. return to consciousness |
| revivalism | rėvīvåliṡm | re-viv-al-ism | rė-vīv-ål-iṡm | n. an attempt to reawaken the evangelical faith |
| revivalist | rēvīvålist | re-viv-al-ist | rē-vīv-ål-ist | n. a preacher of the Christian gospel |
| survive | sůrvīve | sur-vive | sůr-vīve | v. continue to live or exist in spite of danger or hardship |
| survivable | sůrvīvåble | sur-viv-able | sůr-vīv-åble | a. capable of being survived or endured |
| survival | sůrvīvål | sur-viv-al | sůr-vīv-ål | n. a state of surviving; remaining alive n. something that survives |
| survived | sůrvīv𝕖d | sur-viv-ed | sůr-vīv-𝕖d | |
| surviving | sůrvīving | sur-viv-ing | sůr-vīv-ing | a. still in existence |
| survivor | sůrvīvo̊r | sur-viv-or | sůr-vīv-o̊r | n. one who lives through affliction n. one who outlives another |
| survives | sůrvīv𝕖ṡ | sur-vive-s | sůr-vīv𝕖-ṡ | |
| survivability | sůrvīvåbilitẏ | sur-viv-abil-ity | sůr-vīv-åbil-itẏ | n. the ability to remain alive or continue to exist |
| survivalist | sůrvīvålist | sur-viv-al-ist | sůr-vīv-ål-ist | n. someone who tries to insure their personal survival or the survival of their group |
| survivals | sůrvīvålṡ | sur-viv-al-s | sůr-vīv-ål-ṡ | |
| survivors | sůrvīvo̊rṡ | sur-viv-or-s | sůr-vīv-o̊r-ṡ | |
| vixen | vixėn | vix-en | vix-ėn | n. a malicious woman with a fierce temper n. a female fox |
| vizier | vizie̊r | viz-ier | viz-ie̊r | n. a high official in a Muslim government (especially in the Ottoman Empire) |
| vocal | vōcål | voc-al | vōc-ål | a. relating to the voice or speech a. expressing opinions openly |
| vocalist | vōcålist | voc-al-ist | vōc-ål-ist | n. a person who sings, especially professionally |
| vocalize | vōcålīze | voc-al-ize | vōc-ål-īze | v. utter speech sounds v. pronounce as a vowel |
| vocation | vōcātio̊n | voc-at-ion | vōc-āt-io̊n | n. the particular occupation for which you are trained n. a strong feeling of suitability for a particular career |
| vocative | vocåtive | voc-at-ive | voc-åt-ive | a. relating to calling or addressing |
| vocally | vōcållẏ | voc-al-ly | vōc-ål-lẏ | adv. in a vocal manner |
| vociferate | vo̊cife̊rāte | voc-if-er-ate | vo̊c-if-e̊r-āte | v. to cry out loudly |
| vocational | vōcātio̊nål | voc-at-ion-al | vōc-āt-io̊n-ål | a. of or relating to a vocation or occupation; providing training in special skills |
| vocabulary | vo̊cabūlårẏ | voc-ab-ul-ary | vo̊c-ab-ūl-årẏ | n. the body of words used in a particular language n. a list of words with their meanings |
| vocalization | vōcålīzātio̊n | vocal-iz-at-ion | vōcål-īz-āt-io̊n | n. the sound made by vocal fold vibration; using uttered sounds for communication |
| vociferous | vōcife̊ro̊us | voc-if-er-ous | vōc-if-e̊r-o̊us | a. conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry |
| vocationally | vōcātio̊nållẏ | voc-at-ion-al-ly | vōc-āt-io̊n-ål-lẏ | adv. in relation to a vocation or occupation |
| vociferously | vo̊cife̊ro̊uslẏ | voc-if-er-ous-ly | vo̊c-if-e̊r-o̊us-lẏ | adv. in a vociferous manner |
| advocacy | advo̊cåcẏ | ad-voc-acy | ad-vo̊c-åcẏ | n. public support for a particular cause or policy |
| advocate | advo̊cāte | ad-voc-ate | ad-vo̊c-āte | n. a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea n. a lawyer who pleads cases in court v. push for something |
| avocation | avo̊cātio̊n | a-voc-at-ion | a-vo̊c-āt-io̊n | n. an auxiliary activity |
| advocator | advo̊cāto̊r | ad-voc-at-or | ad-vo̊c-āt-o̊r | n. a person who publicly supports a cause or policy |
| avocational | avo̊catio̊nål | a-voc-at-ion-al | a-vo̊c-at-io̊n-ål | a. of or related to an avocation |
| convocation | convo̊cātio̊n | con-voc-at-ion | con-vo̊c-āt-io̊n | n. a group gathered in response to a summons n. the act of convoking |
| equivocal | ėquivo̊cål | equi-voc-al | ėqui-vo̊c-ål | a. open to two or more interpretations; uncertain as a sign |
| equivocate | ėquivo̊cāte | equi-voc-ate | ėqui-vo̊c-āte | v. be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead |
| equivocation | ėquivo̊cātio̊n | equi-voc-at-ion | ėqui-vo̊c-āt-io̊n | n. intentionally vague or ambiguous n. falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language |
| evocation | ēvōcātio̊n | e-voc-at-ion | ē-vōc-āt-io̊n | n. imaginative re-creation n. stimulation that calls up a particular class of behaviors |
| evocative | ėvocåtive | e-voc-at-ive | ė-voc-åt-ive | a. serving to bring to mind |
| equivocator | ėquivo̊cāto̊r | equi-voc-at-or | ėqui-vo̊c-āt-o̊r | n. a person who uses ambiguous language |
| evocatively | ėvocåtiv𝕖lẏ | e-voc-at-ive-ly | ė-voc-åt-iv𝕖-lẏ | adv. in an evocative manner |
| invocation | invo̊cātio̊n | in-voc-at-ion | in-vo̊c-āt-io̊n | n. a prayer or appeal for help |
| multivocal | mûltivo̊cål | multi-voc-al | mûlti-vo̊c-ål | a. having many meanings; equivocal |
| provocation | provo̊cātio̊n | pro-voc-at-ion | pro-vo̊c-āt-io̊n | n. something that incites or provokes |
| provocative | prōvocåtive | pro-voc-at-ive | prō-voc-åt-ive | a. causing anger or strong reaction a. arousing sexual desire |
| provocatively | prōvocåtiv𝕖lẏ | pro-voc-at-ive-ly | prō-voc-åt-iv𝕖-lẏ | adv. in a provocative manner |
| revoke | rėvōke | re-voke | rė-vōke | v. cancel officially |
| revocable | revo̊cåble | re-voc-able | re-vo̊c-åble | a. capable of being revoked or annulled |
| revoked | rėvōk𝕖ḋ | re-vok-ed | rė-vōk-𝕖ḋ | v. cancel officially |
| revocation | revo̊cātio̊n | re-voc-at-ion | re-vo̊c-āt-io̊n | n. the act of annulling something previously done |
| univocal | ūnivo̊cål | uni-voc-al | ūni-vo̊c-ål | a. admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning |
| irrevocable | irrevo̊cåble | ir-re-voc-able | ir-re-vo̊c-åble | a. incapable of being retracted or revoked |
| irrevocably | irrevo̊cåblẏ | ir-re-voc-ab-ly | ir-re-vo̊c-åb-lẏ | adv. in an irrevocable manner |
| unequivocal | ûnėquivo̊cål | un-equi-voc-al | ûn-ėqui-vo̊c-ål | a. admitting no doubt; having only one meaning and leading to only one conclusion |
| unequivocally | ûnēquivo̊cållẏ | un-equi-voc-al-ly | ûn-ēqui-vo̊c-ål-lẏ | adv. in a clear and unambiguous manner |
| vocab | vōcab | vocab | vōcab | n. informal term for vocabulary |
| vodka | vodkå | vodka | vodkå | n. unaged colorless liquor originating in Russia |
| vodkas | vodkåṡ | vodka-s | vodkå-ṡ | |
| vogue | vōg𝕦e | vogue | vōg𝕦e | n. the popular fashion at a particular time |
| voice | voice | voice | voice | n. the sound produced by humans through the mouth n. the right to express an opinion |
| voiced | voic𝕖ḋ | voic-ed | voic-𝕖ḋ | a. produced with vibration of the vocal cords |
| voicing | voicing | voic-ing | voic-ing | n. the act of adjusting an organ pipe to conform to standards of tone and pitch |
| voiceless | voic𝕖lėss | voice-less | voic𝕖-lėss | a. produced without vibration of the vocal cords; unable to speak |
| voicemail | voic𝕖māil | voice-mail | voic𝕖-māil | n. a system for answering and routing phone calls; messages can be recorded and relayed |
| voiceprint | voic𝕖print | voice-print | voic𝕖-print | n. biometric identification by electronically recording a person's voice |
| voices | voicėṡ | voice-s | voicė-ṡ | |
| invoice | invoice | in-voice | in-voice | v. send an bill to |
| unvoiced | ûnvoic𝕖ḋ | un-voic-ed | ûn-voic-𝕖ḋ | a. produced without vibration of the vocal cords |
| void | void | void | void | a. completely empty; containing nothing a. not legally binding n. an empty space |
| voided | voidėd | void-ed | void-ėd | v. declare invalid v. excrete or discharge from the body |
| avoid | åvoid | a-void | å-void | vt. to keep away from vt. to prevent from happening |
| avoidable | åvoidåble | a-void-able | å-void-åble | a. capable of being avoided or warded off |
| avoidance | åvoidånce | a-void-ance | å-void-ånce | n. the act of keeping away from or preventing something |
| avoided | åvoidėd | a-void-ed | å-void-ėd | v. stay clear from; keep away from |
| avoider | åvoide̊r | a-void-er | å-void-e̊r | n. one who avoids, shuns, or escapes |
| avoiding | åvoiding | a-void-ing | å-void-ing | |
| avoids | åvoidṡ | a-void-s | å-void-ṡ | |
| devoid | dėvoid | de-void | dė-void | a. completely wanting or lacking |
| unavoidable | ûnåvoidåble | un-a-void-able | ûn-å-void-åble | a. impossible to avoid |
| unavoidably | ûnåvoidåblẏ | un-a-void-ab-ly | ûn-å-void-åb-lẏ | adv. by necessity |
| voile | voile | voile | voile | n. a light semitransparent fabric |
| convoke | convōke | con-voke | con-vōke | v. call together |
| evoke | ėvōke | e-voke | ė-vōke | v. to bring or recall to the conscious mind v. to elicit a response |
| invoke | invōke | in-voke | in-vōke | v. to call upon as for aid or protection; to cite as authority |
| provoke | pro̊vōke | pro-voke | pro̊-vōke | v. to stimulate or give rise to a reaction or emotion v. to make someone angry or irritated |
| provoking | pro̊vōking | pro-vok-ing | pro̊-vōk-ing | v. cause to feel anger or resentment a. causing annoyance or anger |
| unprovoked | ûnpro̊vōk𝕖ḋ | un-pro-vok-ed | ûn-pro̊-vōk-𝕖ḋ | a. occurring without motivation or provocation |
| volant | vōlånt | vol-ant | vōl-ånt | a. flying; quick, agile |
| volatile | volåti̊le | volat-ile | volåt-i̊le | a. likely to change rapidly and unpredictably a. evaporating easily at normal temperatures |
| voluntarism | vōlůntåriṡm | volunt-ar-ism | vōlůnt-år-iṡm | n. the principle or system of doing something by voluntary action |
| volatility | volåtili̊tẏ | volat-il-ity | volåt-il-i̊tẏ | n. the tendency to change rapidly and unpredictably |
| volition | vōlitio̊n | vol-it-ion | vōl-it-io̊n | n. the capability of conscious choice; the act of making a choice |
| volitive | volitive | vol-it-ive | vol-it-ive | a. relating to the will |
| volitional | vōlitio̊nål | vol-it-ion-al | vōl-it-io̊n-ål | a. with deliberate intention |
| benevolence | be̊nevo̊le̊nce | bene-vol-ence | be̊ne-vo̊l-e̊nce | n. disposition to do good n. an inclination to do kind or charitable acts |
| benevolent | be̊nevo̊le̊nt | bene-vol-ent | be̊ne-vo̊l-e̊nt | a. well-meaning and kindly; generous in providing aid |
| benevolently | bėnevo̊le̊ntlẏ | bene-vol-ent-ly | bėne-vo̊l-e̊nt-lẏ | adv. in a benevolent manner |
| devolution | devo̊lūtio̊n | de-vol-ut-ion | de-vo̊l-ūt-io̊n | n. the delegation of authority from a central to a regional government |
| evolutionarily | ēvo̊lūtio̊narilẏ | e-vol-ut-ion-ari-ly | ē-vo̊l-ūt-io̊n-ari-lẏ | adv. in an evolutionary way |
| nonvolatile | nonvolåti̊le | non-volat-ile | non-volåt-i̊le | a. not volatilizing readily |
| volar | vōlår | volar | vōlår | a. relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot |
| volcanic | volcanic | volcan-ic | volcan-ic | a. relating to or produced by or consisting of volcanoes a. explosively unstable |
| volcanism | volcåniṡm | volcan-ism | volcån-iṡm | n. the phenomena associated with volcanic activity |
| volcano | volcānō | volc-an-o | volc-ān-ō | n. a mountain with an opening through which lava and gases can escape |
| volcanoes | volcānō𝕖ṡ | volc-an-o-es | volc-ān-ō-𝕖ṡ | |
| volcanically | volcanicållẏ | volcan-ic-al-ly | volcan-ic-ål-lẏ | adv. by or like volcanoes |
| volcanos | volcānōṡ | volc-an-o-s | volc-ān-ō-ṡ | |
| volcanology | volcånolo̊gẏ | volcan-o-log-y | volcån-o-lo̊g-ẏ | n. the study of volcanoes |
| volcanologist | volcånolo̊gist | volc-an-o-log-ist | volc-ån-o-lo̊g-ist | n. a geologist who studies volcanoes and volcanic phenomena |
| vole | vōle | vole | vōle | n. a small mouselike rodent |
| volley | vollēy | volle-y | vollē-y | n. a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces v. be dispersed in a volley v. hit before it touches the ground v. discharge in, or as if in, a volley |
| volt | vōlt | volt | vōlt | n. a unit of electrical potential |
| voltage | vōltȧge | volt-age | vōlt-ȧge | n. electrical pressure measured in volts |
| voltmeter | vōltmēte̊r | volt-met-er | vōlt-mēt-e̊r | n. meter that measures the potential difference between two points |
| revolt | rėvōlt | re-volt | rė-vōlt | n. an attempt to end the authority of a government v. to rebel; to cause disgust |
| revolted | rėvōltėd | re-volt-ed | rė-vōlt-ėd | v. fill with distaste; cause aversion in v. make revolution |
| revolting | rēvōlting | re-volt-ing | rē-vōlt-ing | a. highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust v. fill with distaste |
| voltaic | voltāic | volta-ic | voltā-ic | a. pertaining to or producing electric current by chemical action |
| volume | volūme | volume | volūme | n. the amount of space occupied by a three-dimensional object n. a book forming part of a set n. the loudness of a sound |
| voluble | volūble | volu-ble | volū-ble | a. marked by a ready flow of speech |
| volubly | volūblẏ | volub-ly | volūb-lẏ | adv. in a chatty manner |
| voluminous | vo̊lūmi̊no̊us | volumin-ous | vo̊lūmi̊n-o̊us | a. large in volume or bulk |
| volumes | volūm𝕖ṡ | volume-s | volūm𝕖-ṡ | |
| volumetric | volūmetric | volu-metr-ic | volū-metr-ic | a. of or relating to measurement by volume |
| volubility | volūbilitẏ | volub-il-ity | volūb-il-itẏ | n. the quality of talking fluently |
| volumizing | volūmīzing | volum-iz-ing | volūm-īz-ing | v. to give volume to (especially hair) |
| multivolume | mûltivolūme | multi-volume | mûlti-volūme | a. published in several volumes |
| voluntary | volůntårẏ | volunt-ary | volůnt-årẏ | a. done, given, or acting of one's own free will a. controlled by individual volition |
| volunteer | volůntēer | volunt-eer | volůnt-ēer | n. a person who freely offers to do something v. offer to do something freely |
| volunteered | volůntēer𝕖d | volunt-eer-ed | volůnt-ēer-𝕖d | |
| volunteering | volůntēering | volunt-eer-ing | volůnt-ēer-ing | |
| volunteerism | volůntēeriṡm | volunt-eer-ism | volůnt-ēer-iṡm | n. the principle or practice of relying on volunteers |
| voluntarily | volůntari̊lẏ | volunt-ari-ly | volůnt-ari̊-lẏ | adv. out of one's own free will |
| voluntariness | volůntårinėss | volunt-ari-ness | volůnt-åri-nėss | n. the quality or state of being voluntary; spontaneity |
| volunteers | volůntēerṡ | volunt-eer-s | volůnt-ēer-ṡ | |
| voluntaristic | volůntåristic | volunt-ar-ist-ic | volůnt-år-ist-ic | a. of or relating to voluntarism |
| involuntary | involůntarẏ | in-volunt-ary | in-volůnt-arẏ | a. done without conscious control |
| involuntarily | invōlůntårilẏ | in-volunt-ari-ly | in-vōlůnt-åri-lẏ | adv. against your will; without conscious control |
| voluptuary | vo̊lûptùårẏ | voluptu-ary | vo̊lûptù-årẏ | a. devoted to luxury and pleasure |
| voluptuous | vo̊lûptûo̊us | volupt-u-ous | vo̊lûpt-û-o̊us | a. curvaceous and sexually attractive a. relating to luxury and sensual pleasure |
| voluptuously | vo̊lûptùo̊uslẏ | volupt-u-ous-ly | vo̊lûpt-ù-o̊us-lẏ | adv. in a shapely and voluptuous manner |
| voluptuousness | vo̊lûptùo̊usnėss | volupt-u-ous-ness | vo̊lûpt-ù-o̊us-nėss | n the quality of being attractive and exciting (especially sexually exciting) n the property of being lush and abundant and a pleasure to the senses n the quality of having a well-rounded body |
| convolute | convo̊lūte | con-volute | con-vo̊lūte | a. rolled longitudinally upon itself |
| convoluted | convo̊lūt𝕖d | con-volut-ed | con-vo̊lūt-𝕖d | a. highly complex or intricate |
| convolution | convo̊lūtio̊n | con-volut-ion | con-vo̊lūt-io̊n | n. the action of coiling or twisting or winding together |
| evolution | ēvo̊lūtio̊n | e-vol-ut-ion | ē-vo̊l-ūt-io̊n | n. a process in which something passes by degrees to a more advanced or mature stage n. the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species |
| evolutionary | evo̊lūtio̊narẏ | e-vol-ut-ion-ary | e-vo̊l-ūt-io̊n-arẏ | a. relating to or produced by evolution |
| evolutionism | ēvo̊lūtio̊niṡm | e-vol-ut-ion-ism | ē-vo̊l-ūt-io̊n-iṡm | n. a scientific theory of the origin of species of plants and animals |
| evolutionist | ēvo̊lūtio̊nist | e-vol-ut-ion-ist | ē-vo̊l-ūt-io̊n-ist | n. a person who believes in organic evolution |
| evolutions | ėvo̊lūtio̊nṡ | e-vol-ut-ion-s | ė-vo̊l-ūt-io̊n-ṡ | |
| involute | invo̊lūte | in-vol-ute | in-vo̊l-ūte | a. complex; intricate |
| involution | invo̊lūtio̊n | in-vol-ut-ion | in-vo̊l-ūt-io̊n | n. the action of enfolding something n. reduction in size of an organ |
| revolution | revo̊lūtio̊n | re-vol-ut-ion | re-vo̊l-ūt-io̊n | n. a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving n. the overthrow of a government by those who are governed n. a single complete turn (axial or orbital) |
| revolutionary | revo̊lūtio̊nårẏ | re-vol-ut-ion-ary | re-vo̊l-ūt-io̊n-årẏ | a. relating to or causing a revolution a. radically new or different |
| revolutionist | revo̊lūtio̊nist | re-vol-ut-ion-ist | re-vo̊l-ūt-io̊n-ist | n. a radical supporter of political or social revolution |
| revolutionize | revo̊lūtio̊nīze | re-vol-ut-ion-ize | re-vo̊l-ūt-io̊n-īze | v. to change something fundamentally |
| revolutionized | revo̊lūtio̊nīz𝕖d | re-vol-ut-ion-iz-ed | re-vo̊l-ūt-io̊n-īz-𝕖d | v. change radically |
| coevolutionary | cōēvo̊lūtio̊nårẏ | co-e-vol-ut-ion-ary | cō-ē-vo̊l-ūt-io̊n-årẏ | a. of or relating to coevolution |
| volute | vo̊lūte | volute | vo̊lūte | n. a spiral scroll-shaped ornament n. a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops |
| devolve | dėvolve | de-volve | dė-volve | v. to pass on or delegate to another |
| evolve | ėvolve | e-volve | ė-volve | v. undergo development or evolution v. work out |
| evolved | ėvolv𝕖d | e-volv-ed | ė-volv-𝕖d | a. having developed through evolution |
| evolving | ėvolving | e-volv-ing | ė-volv-ing | a. undergoing development or change |
| evolves | ėvolv𝕖ṡ | e-volve-s | ė-volv𝕖-ṡ | |
| involve | involve | in-volve | in-volve | vt. to include or contain something as a necessary part vt. to cause someone to become connected or concerned with something |
| involved | involv𝕖d | in-volv-ed | in-volv-𝕖d | a. connected or concerned with something a. complicated and difficult to understand |
| involving | involving | in-volv-ing | in-volv-ing | |
| involvement | involv𝕖me̊nt | in-volve-ment | in-volv𝕖-me̊nt | n. the fact of being involved with something |
| involves | involv𝕖ṡ | in-volve-s | in-volv𝕖-ṡ | |
| revolve | rėvolve | re-volve | rė-volve | v. rotate around a central point v. consider carefully |
| revolver | rėvolve̊r | re-volv-er | rė-volv-e̊r | n. a pistol with a revolving cylinder |
| revolving | rēvolving | re-volv-ing | rē-volv-ing | a. rotating, turning around a central axis |
| uninvolved | ûninvolv𝕖d | un-in-volv-ed | ûn-in-volv-𝕖d | a. not involved |
| vomit | vomi̊t | vomit | vomi̊t | n. the matter ejected in vomiting v. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth |
| vomited | vomitėd | vomit-ed | vomit-ėd | |
| vomiting | vomi̊ting | vomit-ing | vomi̊t-ing | n. the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth v. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth |
| vomits | vomits | vomit-s | vomit-s | |
| voodoo | voodoo | voodoo | voodoo | n. a religious cult involving witchcraft and animistic deities v. bewitch by or as if by a voodoo |
| voracious | vorācio̊us | vor-ac-ious | vor-āc-io̊us | a. excessively greedy and grasping a. devouring or craving food in great quantities |
| voracity | voraci̊tẏ | vor-ac-ity | vor-ac-i̊tẏ | n. excessive desire to eat n. extreme gluttony |
| voraciously | vo̊rācio̊uslẏ | vor-ac-ious-ly | vo̊r-āc-io̊us-lẏ | adv. in an eagerly voracious manner |
| omnivore | omnivore | omni-vore | omni-vore | n. a person who eats all kinds of foods n. an animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances |
| omnivorous | omnivo̊ro̊us | omni-vor-ous | omni-vo̊r-o̊us | a. feeding on both plants and animals |
| insectivore | insectivore | in-sect-i-vore | in-sect-i-vore | n. any organism that feeds mainly on insects |
| divorce | divorce | di-vorce | di-vorce | n. the legal dissolution of a marriage v. get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage |
| divorced | divorc𝕖ḋ | di-vorc-ed | di-vorc-𝕖ḋ | a. of someone whose marriage has been legally dissolved |
| divorcee | di̊vorcēe | di-vorc-ee | di̊-vorc-ēe | n. a divorced woman or a woman who is separated from her husband |
| divorcing | divorcing | di-vorc-ing | di-vorc-ing | v. legally dissolve a marriage v. separate or disassociate |
| divorces | divorcėṡ | di-vorce-s | di-vorcė-ṡ | |
| vortex | vortex | vort-ex | vort-ex | n. a spinning mass of fluid that draws things toward its center |
| vortices | vorticēṡ | vort-ic-es | vort-ic-ēṡ | n. plural of vortex |
| vote | vōte | vote | vōte | n. a formal expression of choice vi. to express one's choice in an election vt. to decide by voting |
| votary | vōtårẏ | vot-ary | vōt-årẏ | n. one bound by vows to a religion or life of worship n. a devoted adherent of a cause or activity |
| voted | vōtėd | vot-ed | vōt-ėd | |
| voter | vōte̊r | vot-er | vōt-e̊r | n. a citizen who has a legal right to vote |
| voting | vōting | vot-ing | vōt-ing | n. the act of expressing a choice by vote |
| votive | vōtive | vot-ive | vōt-ive | a. dedicated in fulfillment of a vow |
| votes | vōt𝕖s | vote-s | vōt𝕖-s | |
| voters | vōte̊rṡ | vot-er-s | vōt-e̊r-ṡ | |
| devote | dėvōte | de-vote | dė-vōte | vt. to give all or a large part of one's time or resources to a person, activity, or cause |
| devoted | dėvōt𝕖d | de-vot-ed | dė-vōt-𝕖d | a. very loving or loyal a. dedicated exclusively to a purpose |
| devotee | devo̊tēe | de-vot-ee | de-vo̊t-ēe | n. an ardent follower and admirer |
| devoting | dėvōting | de-vot-ing | dė-vōt-ing | |
| devotion | dėvōtio̊n | de-vot-ion | dė-vōt-io̊n | n. great love, care, and commitment to someone or something |
| devotes | dėvōt𝕖s | de-vote-s | dė-vōt𝕖-s | |
| devotional | dėvōtio̊nål | de-vot-ion-al | dė-vōt-io̊n-ål | a. relating to worship |
| devotedly | dėvōte̊dlẏ | de-vot-ed-ly | dė-vōt-e̊d-lẏ | adv. with devotion |
| revote | revōte | re-vote | re-vōte | v. vote again |
| vouch | vòuch | vouch | vòuch | v. to give personal assurance; guarantee |
| voucher | vòuche̊r | vouch-er | vòuch-e̊r | n. a document that serves as evidence of expenditure |
| vouchsafe | vòuchsāfe | vouch-safe | vòuch-sāfe | v. grant in a condescending manner |
| avouch | åvòuch | a-vouch | å-vòuch | vt. to assert or confirm the truth of something |
| devour | dėvòur | de-vour | dė-vòur | v. eat greedily v. destroy completely |
| devourer | dėvo̊ure̊r | de-vour-er | dė-vo̊ur-e̊r | n. someone who eats greedily or voraciously |
| devouring | dėvo̊uring | de-vour-ing | dė-vo̊ur-ing | v. eat greedily v. destroy completely v. enjoy avidly |
| devout | dėvòut | de-vout | dė-vòut | a. deeply religious |
| devoutly | dėvòutlẏ | de-vout-ly | dė-vòut-lẏ | adv. in a devout manner |
| vow | vòw | vow | vòw | n. a solemn promise v. to make a solemn promise |
| vowel | vòwe̊l | vow-el | vòw-e̊l | n. a speech sound made with the vocal tract open n. a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel |
| vows | vòwṡ | vow-s | vòw-ṡ | |
| avow | åvòw | a-vow | å-vòw | v. admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about |
| avowal | åvòwål | a-vow-al | å-vòw-ål | n. a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something |
| avowed | åvòw𝕖d | a-vow-ed | å-vòw-𝕖d | a. openly declared as such |
| avowedly | åvòwe̊dlẏ | a-vow-ed-ly | å-vòw-e̊d-lẏ | adv. by open declaration |
| disavow | disåvòw | dis-a-vow | dis-å-vòw | v. refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of |
| disavowal | disåvòwål | dis-a-vow-al | dis-å-vòw-ål | n. denial of any connection with or knowledge of |
| voyage | voẏȧge | voy-age | voẏ-ȧge | n. a long journey by sea or in space v. to travel, especially by sea |
| voyager | voẏåge̊r | voy-ag-er | voẏ-åg-e̊r | n. a traveler to a distant land, especially by sea |
| voyageur | voyàgeur | voy-age-ur | voy-àge-ur | n. a traveler; in Canada, a man employed by fur companies to transport goods |
| voyeur | voẏeůr | voyeur | voẏeůr | n. a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others |
| voyeurism | voẏeůriṡm | voyeur-ism | voẏeůr-iṡm | n. the practice of obtaining sexual gratification from observing others |
| voyeuristic | voẏeůristic | voyeur-ist-ic | voẏeůr-ist-ic | a. of or relating to voyeurs or voyeurism |
| vroom | vroom | vroom | vroom | n. the roaring sound made by a motor that is running at high speed v. make a loud, roaring sound, as of a car engine, while moving |
| vs | vs | vs | vs | prep. against; in contrast with |
| vs. | vs. | prep. against, versus | ||
| revue | rėvūe | re-vue | rė-vūe | n. a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians |
| vulgar | vûlgår | vulg-ar | vûlg-år | a. lacking refinement or taste; indecent or obscene |
| vulgarity | vûlgaritẏ | vulg-ar-ity | vûlg-ar-itẏ | n. the quality of lacking taste and refinement |
| vulgarly | vûlgårlẏ | vulg-ar-ly | vûlg-år-lẏ | adv. in a vulgar manner |
| vulgarization | vûlgårizātio̊n | vulg-ar-iz-at-ion | vûlg-år-iz-āt-io̊n | n. the act of rendering something coarse and unrefined |
| divulge | divûlge | di-vulge | di-vûlge | vt. to make known information that was previously secret |
| vulnerable | vûlne̊råble | vulner-able | vûlne̊r-åble | a. susceptible to attack a. susceptible to criticism or persuasion or temptation a. capable of being wounded or hurt |
| vulnerability | vûlne̊råbilitẏ | vulner-abil-ity | vûlne̊r-åbil-itẏ | n. the quality of being easily hurt or attacked |
| invulnerable | invûlne̊råble | in-vulner-able | in-vûlne̊r-åble | a. immune to attack; impregnable |
| invulnerability | invûlne̊råbilitẏ | in-vulner-abil-ity | in-vûlne̊r-åbil-itẏ | n. having the strength to withstand attack n. the property of being invulnerable |
| vulpine | vûlpīne | vulp-ine | vûlp-īne | a. resembling or characteristic of a fox |
| convulse | co̊nvûlse | con-vulse | co̊n-vûlse | v. to cause to shake violently; to affect with convulsions |
| convulsion | co̊nvûlsio̊n | con-vuls-ion | co̊n-vûls-io̊n | n. violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles n. a violent disturbance |
| convulsive | co̊nvûlsive | con-vuls-ive | co̊n-vûls-ive | a. affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm a. resembling a convulsion in being sudden and violent |
| convulsively | co̊nvûlsiv𝕖lẏ | con-vuls-ive-ly | co̊n-vûls-iv𝕖-lẏ | adv. with convulsions, in a convulsive way |
| revulsion | rėvûlsio̊n | re-vuls-ion | rė-vûls-io̊n | n intense aversion |
| anticonvulsant | antico̊nvûlsånt | anti-con-vuls-ant | anti-co̊n-vûls-ånt | n. a drug used to treat or prevent convulsions (as in epilepsy) |
| vulture | vûltůre | vult-ure | vûlt-ůre | n. a large bird of prey that feeds chiefly on carrion |
| vulva | vùlvå | vulva | vùlvå | n. external parts of the female genitalia |
| vying | vȳing | vy-ing | vȳ-ing | a. competing |
| envy | envẏ | en-vy | en-vẏ | n. a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something possessed by another v. feel envious towards |
| vygotskian | vẏgotskiån | vygotsk-ian | vẏgotsk-iån | a. of or relating to Lev Vygotsky or his psychological theories |
