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(44 words)

vaccinate

verb [ T ]

to give someone a vaccine, usually by injection, to prevent them from getting a disease:

vaccination

noun [ C or U ]

the process or an act of giving someone a vaccine (= a substance put into a person’s body to prevent them getting a disease):

vaccine

noun [ C or U ]

a substance containing a virus or bacterium in a form that is not harmful, given to a person or animal to prevent them from getting the disease that the virus or bacterium causes:

vague

adjective

A vague person is not able to think clearly, or gives an impression of not thinking clearly in order to hide their real thoughts:

vain

adjective

NOT SUCCESSFUL

unsuccessful; of no value:

SELFISH

too interested in your own appearance or achievements:

validity

noun [ U ]

the quality of being based on truth or reason, or of being able to be accepted:

the fact of having legal force, or being legally acceptable:

value

verb [ T ]

uk us appraise to give a judgment about how much money something might be sold for:

vandalism

noun [ U ]

law the crime of intentionally damaging property belonging to other people:

vanity

noun

[ U ] disapproving the fact that you are too interested in your appearance or achievements:

variation

noun

[ C ] something that is slightly different from the usual form or arrangement:

vehicle

noun

[ C usually singular ] a way of achieving, producing, or expressing something:

velvet

noun [ U ]

a cloth usually made from silk or cotton with a thick, soft surface:

vent

verb [ I or T ]

to express a negative emotion in a forceful and often unfair way:

give vent to sth

to express a negative emotion in a forceful and often unfair way:

venture

noun [ C ]

a new activity, usually in business, that involves risk or uncertainty:

nothing ventured, nothing gained

saying

You have to take a risk in order to get something good.

verbal

adjective

spoken rather than written:

verdict

noun [ C ]

an opinion or decision made after judging the facts that are given, especially one made at the end of a trial:

on/to the verge (of)

If you are on the verge of something or come to the verge of something, you are very close to experiencing it:

versatile

adjective approving

able to change easily from one activity to another or able to be used for many different purposes:

very

adjective [ before noun ]

(used to add emphasis to a noun) exact or particular:

veteran

noun [ C ]

a person who has had a lot of experience of a particular activity:

us informal vet someone who has been in the armed forces during a war:

viable

adjective

able to work as intended or able to succeed:

vice

noun

[ C or U ] a moral fault or weakness in someone’s character:

vicinity

noun [ S ]

the area around a place or where the speaker is :

vicious

adjective

Vicious people or actions show an intention or wish to hurt someone or something very badly:

used to describe an object, condition, or remark that causes great physical or emotional pain:

view

verb

HAVE OPINION

[ T ] to have a particular opinion or way of thinking about someone or something:

SEE

[ I or T ] to watch something:

villager

noun [ C ]

a person who lives in a village

violence

noun [ U ]

extreme force:

violent

adjective

sudden and powerful:

virgin

noun [ C ]

someone who has never had sex:

adjective

A virgin forest or area of land has not yet been cultivated (= used to grow crops) or used by people:

virtue

noun

GOOD MORALS

[ C or U ] a good moral quality in a person, or the general quality of being morally good:

ADVANTAGE

[ C or U ] an advantage or good thing:

by virtue of sth

formal

because of; as a result of:

vitality

noun [ U ] approving

energy and strength:

vitally

adverb

VERY IMPORTANTLY

in a way that is extremely important, or necessary for the success or continued existence of something:

ENERGETICALLY

formal energetically, or in a way that is full of life:

vivacious

adjective approving

A vivacious person, especially a woman or girl, is attractively energetic and enthusiastic:

vocation

noun [ C or U ]

a type of work that you feel you are suited to doing and to which you should give all your time and energy, or the feeling that a type of work suits you in this way:

voice

noun

[ C often singular, U ] (the right to) an expression of opinion:

[ S ] an important quality or opinion that someone expresses, or the person who is able to express it:

verb [ T ]

to say what you think about a particular subject, especially to express a doubt, complaint, etc. that you have about it:

volume

noun

[ C ] one in a set of related books:

[ C ] formal a book:

voluntarily

adverb

in a voluntary way (= done, made, or given willingly):

vomit

verb [ I or T ]

to empty the contents of the stomach through the mouth:

voter

noun [ C ]

a person who votes or who has a legal right to vote, especially in an election:

vow

verb [ T ]

to make a determined decision or promise to do something:

noun [ C ]

a serious promise or decision:

vulnerable

adjective

able to be easily physically, emotionally, or mentally hurt, influenced, or attacked: