Letters starting with “V”

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VALIDITY

1. the state, quality, or fact of being valid in law or in argument, proof, authority, etc.

VAPOROUS

1. giving off or forming vapor
2. full of vapor; foggy; misty
3. like, having the nature of, or characteristic of vapor
4. a) fleeting, unsubstantial, fanciful, etc. (said of things, ideas, etc.) b) given to such ideas or talk

VESTIGES

1. a trace, mark, or sign of something that once existed but has passed away or disappeared [vestiges of the ancient wall]
2. a trace; bit [not a vestige of hope left]
3. Biol. A degenerate, atrophied, or rudimentary organ or part, more fully developed or functional in an earlier stage of development of the individual or species

VIBRATION

1. the action of vibrating; specif., a) movement back and forth as of a pendulum; oscillation b) rapid rhythmic movement back and forth; quiver
2. vacillation or wavering, as between two choices or opinions
3. [pl.] emotional qualities or supernatural emanations that are sensed or felt by another person or thing
4. Physics a) periodic to-and-fro motion or oscillation of an object, as an elastic body or the particles of a fluid, when it is displaced from the rest of the position or position of equilibrium, as in transmitting sound b) a single, complete oscillation —

VISTAS

1. a view or outlook, esp. one seen through a long passage, as between rows of houses or trees
2. a comprehensive mental view of a series of remembered or anticipated events

VISUALIZE

1. to form a mental image of (something not present to the sight, an abstraction, etc.); envision – to form a mental image

VORTICES

SEE: VORTEX

1. a whirling mass of water forming a vacuum at its center, into which anything caught in the motion is drawn; whirlpool
2. a whirl or powerful eddy of air; whirlwind
3. any activity, situation, or state of affairs that resembles a whirl or eddy in its rush, absorbing effect, catastrophic power, etc.

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