Wordsmart V, W, X, Y, Z (Final)

Vacillate

To be indecisive; to waver

Vapid

Without liveliness; dull; spiritless

Vehement

Intense; forceful; violent

Venal

Capable of being bribed; corrupt; willing to do anything for money

Venerate

To revere; to treat as something holy, especially because of great age

Veracity

Truthfulness

Verbose

Using too many words when fewer would suffice; not succinct; circumlocutory

Verisimilitude

Similarity to reality; the appearance of truth; looking like the real thing

Vernacular

Everyday speech; slang; idiom

Vestige

A remaining bit of something; a last trace

Vex

To annoy; to pester; to confuse

Viable

Capable of living; workable

Vicissitude

Upheaval; natural change; change in fortune

Vilify

To say vile things about; to defame

Vindicate

To clear from all blame or suspicion; to justify

Vindictive

Seeking revenge

Virtuoso

A masterful musician; a masterful practitioner in some other field. (Also an adjective)

Virulent

Extremely poisonous; malignant; full of hate

Visionary

A dreamer; someone with impractical goals or ideas about the future (can also be an adjective)

Vitiate

To make impure; to pollute

Vitriolic

Caustic; full of bitterness

Avocation

Your hobby

Vociferous

Loud; noisy

Volatile

Quick to evaporate; highly unstable; explosive

Volition

Will; conscious choice

Wanton

Malicious; unjustifiable; unprovoked; egregious; intemperate; having or showing a lack of self-control

Willful

Deliberate; obstinate; insistent in having one’s way

Wistful

Yearning; sadly longing

Zealous

Enthusiastically devoted to something; fervent