V — The school dictionary · page 21 2 3vendingVending means selling, especially selling things from a machine.8 sentencesvendorA vendor is a person or company that sells something.9 sentencesvenerableVenerable means old and deserving respect, often because of great age.4 sentencesvenerateTo venerate someone or something is to treat them with very deep respect.9 sentencesvenerationVeneration is deep respect and honour shown to someone or something holy, great or very old.3 sentencesvenetianFrom or to do with Venice, a city in Italy built on water with canals instead of streets.9 sentencesvengeanceVengeance is harming someone because they have harmed you or someone you love; revenge.9 sentencesvenisonVenison is the meat of a deer, eaten as food.3 sentencesvenomVenom is a poison that some animals, like snakes, spiders, scorpions and bees, put into a victim by biting or stinging.9 sentencesvenomousA venomous animal can put poison (venom) into you by biting or stinging, like some snakes, spiders, scorpions and jellyfish.10 sentencesventA vent is a small opening that lets air, smoke, steam or gas go in or out, like an air vent in a room or a car.12 sentencesventilatedVentilated means having fresh air moving through it.8 sentencesventilationThe movement of fresh air into a room or building and stale air out.8 sentencesventingVenting is letting out strong feelings, especially anger or frustration, by talking or shouting about them.8 sentencesventriloquismVentriloquism is the skill of speaking without moving your lips, so the voice seems to come from somewhere else, usually a puppet or dummy…7 sentencesventureTo venture means to go somewhere that may be unknown, risky or a bit dangerous: «We ventured into the cave.».12 sentencesvenueA venue is the place where an event happens, such as a concert, match, party, meeting or competition.7 sentencesveracityTruth or accuracy: whether something is true.8 sentencesverandaA veranda is a open floor along the outside of a house, with a roof over it, where people sit in the warm.3 sentencesverandahA verandah is the same as a veranda: a roofed floor along the outside of a house, used for sitting outdoors.3 sentencesverbA verb is a word that tells what someone or something does, like «run», «eat» or «think».12 sentencesverbalVerbal means spoken in words, not written down: a verbal warning, a verbal agreement.12 sentencesverbatimVerbatim means in exactly the same words as were used originally, word for word.7 sentencesverdantVerdant means green and full of growing plants and grass.8 sentencesverdictThe decision of a jury or judge in a court case, such as «guilty» or «not guilty».9 sentencesverdureVerdure is fresh green plants, grass and leaves growing thickly over the land.3 sentencesvergeA verge is the strip of grass beside a road or path.11 sentencesverifiableVerifiable means able to be checked and shown to be true or false.7 sentencesverificationChecking that something is true, correct or real.8 sentencesverifiedChecked and shown to be true or correct: the answer was verified.10 sentencesverifierA person who checks that something is true, correct or real.8 sentencesverifyTo check that something is true or correct: verify your answer.11 sentencesverilyVerily means truly or really, used to show that you mean what you say.3 sentencesveritableVeritable means real, true, and worthy of the name, often used to praise or to show surprise.3 sentencesverminVermin are small animals, such as rats, mice or insects, that spread disease or spoil food and are hated by people.3 sentencesverrucaA verruca is a small hard wart on the bottom of the foot, caused by a virus.8 sentencesverseVerse is writing in the form of poetry, with lines and often rhythm and rhyme.11 sentencesversionA version is one form of something that is a little different from other forms of it: «a new version of the game».11 sentencesverstA verst is an old Russian measure of distance, a little more than a kilometre.3 sentencesvertebraA vertebra is one of the small bones that are linked together to make the backbone (spine).8 sentencesvertebrateAn animal that has a backbone (a spine), like fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.7 sentencesverticalVertical means going straight up and down, at a right angle to the flat ground, like a wall or a flagpole.9 sentencesverticallyIn an up-and-down direction, straight up, at a right angle to the ground.8 sentencesvertigoVertigo is a dizzy feeling, as if the world is spinning or you might fall, often when you look down from a high place.3 sentencesvervetA vervet is a small African monkey with a grey-green or silvery coat, a black face fringed with white fur and a long tail.9 sentencesveryVery makes a word stronger. Very big means more than just big.14 sentencesvesselA ship or large boat.12 sentencesvestIn the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, a piece of underwear without sleeves worn under a shirt (in the USA called an "undershirt"…11 sentencesvestalA vestal, or Vestal Virgin, was a priestess in ancient Rome who kept the sacred fire of the goddess Vesta burning.4 sentencesvestibuleA vestibule is a small hall or porch just inside the front door of a building, before you reach the main rooms.3 sentencesvestigeA vestige is a small part or trace that is left of something that used to be bigger or used to exist: «the last vestiges of the castle».9 sentencesvestigialDescribing a part of a body that is still there but has become small or useless over a very long time, such as the tiny leg bones inside s…8 sentencesvestmentA vestment is a long robe or piece of clothing worn by a priest or other church person during a religious service or ceremony.2 sentencesvetA vet (veterinarian in the USA, veterinary surgeon in the UK) is an animal doctor who looks after sick or injured animals.11 sentencesveteranA veteran is a person who has served in the armed forces, especially someone who fought in a war.9 sentencesveterinarianA veterinarian is a doctor who looks after sick and injured animals and helps keep them healthy.8 sentencesveterinaryTo do with the medical care and treatment of animals: a veterinary clinic.11 sentencesvetoA veto is the right of one person or group to stop a decision or law, even if others agree with it.11 sentencesvexTo annoy, worry or upset someone, especially about small things.10 sentencesvexationA feeling of being annoyed, frustrated or worried.9 sentencesvexatiousVexatious means annoying and troublesome, causing worry or bother again and again.5 sentencesviThe Roman numeral for 6.9 sentencesvibeA vibe is the feeling or mood a place, person or thing gives you.10 sentencesvibesVibes are the feelings or mood that a place, person, song or situation gives you: good vibes, bad vibes, cosy vibes.12 sentencesvibrateTo move quickly and gently backwards and forwards or from side to side, many times a second; to shake slightly.8 sentencesvibrationA quick small shaking movement backwards and forwards.8 sentencesvibratoVibrato is a quick, small wobble up and down in the pitch of a note, made by a singer or a player of a string or wind instrument to make t…7 sentencesvicarA vicar is a priest in charge of a church and its local area (parish), especially in the Church of England.8 sentencesviceA bad habit or a wrong way of behaving.11 sentencesviceroyA viceroy is a person sent by a king or queen to rule a country or colony in their name.9 sentencesvicinityThe vicinity is the area near or around a place.8 sentencesviciousCruel and wanting to hurt; violent: a vicious attack.11 sentencesvictimA person or animal that is hurt, killed or harmed by someone else, an accident or an illness: a victim of a crime.11 sentencesvictorA victor is the winner of a battle, game or contest (formal).8 sentencesvictorianFrom the time when Queen Victoria ruled Britain, from 1837 to 1901.11 sentencesvictoriousHaving won a battle, game or competition.9 sentencesvictoryA victory is winning a game, race, contest, battle or war.10 sentencesvictualsFood and drink, especially supplies of food for a journey or for many people.9 sentencesvicunaA vicuna is a wild South American animal related to the llama and alpaca; it is small, slim and light brown, and lives high in the Andes m…8 sentencesvideoMoving pictures with sound recorded and watched on a screen.11 sentencesvieTo vie is to try hard to be better than someone else; to compete.4 sentencesvietnameseFrom or to do with Vietnam, a country in South-East Asia.9 sentencesviewWhat you can see from a place, especially a beautiful scene (a view of the sea).15 sentencesviewersViewers are people who watch television, a video or a show.9 sentencesviewingA viewing is an occasion when you look at something, especially a house you might buy or rent, a film, or a show.12 sentencesviewpointA way of thinking about something; an opinion or point of view.8 sentencesvigilA vigil is a time when you stay awake, especially at night, to watch over someone or something or to pray.10 sentencesvigorVigor is strength and energy in the body or in growing things.4 sentencesvigorousVigorous means strong, energetic and active.11 sentencesvigorouslyWith a lot of energy, force or strength.8 sentencesvigourVigour is great strength, energy and enthusiasm in the body or the mind.9 sentencesviiVII is the Roman numeral for 7 (V = 5, plus I + I = 2).9 sentencesviiiThe Roman numeral for 8.7 sentencesvikingThe Vikings were seafaring people from Scandinavia (now Norway, Denmark and Sweden) who long ago sailed far in longships to raid, trade, e…10 sentencesvileVile means very nasty, disgusting or bad.5 sentencesvillaA villa is a large, comfortable house, often with a garden, in the country or by the sea, especially in a warm place.9 sentencesvillageA village is a small group of houses and people in the country, smaller than a town.13 sentencesvillagerA villager is a person who lives in a village, a small group of houses in the countryside.8 sentencesvillainA villain is a bad character in a story, play or film who does evil things and fights against the hero.9 sentencesvillainousVillainous means very wicked, like a villain in a story; 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