Word |
Meaning |
Synonyms |
Antonyms |
Usage of Word |
Vacillate
(verb) |
- Waver
(in opinion)
- Fluctuate
- Vacillation
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- Fluctuate
- Waver
- Oscillate
- Hesitate
- Alternate
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- Continue
- Stay
- Decide
- Remain
- Persist
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Vacillate is to repeatedly change your opinions or desires.
Example:
“If you vacillate between two positions, there is no way you will win the debate”.
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Vacuous
(adjective) |
- Empty
- Lacking
in ideas
- Inane
- Stupid
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- Vacant
- Empty
- Blank
- Fatuous
- Dull
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- Intelligent
- Clever
- Bright
- Aware
- Brilliant
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Vacuous is empty or not intelligent.
Example:
“So good to see someone with real nurtured talent on the TV rather than vacuous celebrity nonentities”.
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Vagabond
(noun) |
- Wanderer
(without
a permanent
home)
- Tramp
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- Vagrant
- Wanderer
- Hobo
- Rover
- Bum
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- Settled
- Inhabitant
- Inhabiter
- Tenant
- Borderer
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Vagabond is a nomad or person without a permanent home, who drifts from place to place.
Example:
“In summer, college students wander the roads of Europe like carefree vagabonds”.
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Vagary
(noun) |
- Capricious happening
- Caprice
- Whim
- Wander
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- Whim
- Fancy
- Caprice
- Quirk
- Notion
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Vagary is an odd, unexpected action.
Example:
“She followed every vagary of fashion.”
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Vagrant
(noun) |
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- Wanderer
- Drifter
- Itinerant
- Bum
- Drifting
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- Settled
- Certain
- Stationery
- Resident
- Connatural
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Vagrant is defined as a person who wanders.
Example:
“He tried to study, but could not collect his vagrant thoughts”.
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Vagrant
(noun) |
- Wandering from place to place
- Roving
- Stray
- Moving
in a random fashion
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- Wanderer
- Drifter
- Itinerant
- Bum
- Drifting
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- Settled
- Certain
- Stationery
- Resident
- Connatural
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Vagrant is living on the streets or wandering.
Example:
“He tried to study, but could not collect his vagrant thoughts”.
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Vain
(adjective) |
- Full of
self-admiration Conceited
- Without result
- Unsuccessful
- N. vanity
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- Conceited
- Bootless
- Futile
- Useless
- Worthless
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- Modest
- Effective
- Humble
- Useful
- Meaningful
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Vain is too proud of your own appearance, abilities, achievements, etc.
Example:
“The speaker made remarks but in vain.”
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Vainglorious
(adjective) |
- Boastful
- Excessively
- Conceited
- N. vainglory: great
vanity
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- Conceited
- Bootless
- Futile
- Boastful
- Proud
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- Modest
- Basal
- Unpretentious
- Humble
- Meek
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Vainglorious means having or showing too much pride in your abilities or achievements.
Example:
“He is a vainglorious person and blows his own trumpet”.
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Valediction
(noun) |
- Saying farewell
- Expression of leave-taking
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- Farewell
- Parting
- Good-bye
- Adieu
- Departure
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- Hello
- Baptism
- Debut
- Party
- Welcoming
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Valediction means the act of bidding or saying farewell.
Example:
“There was a great valediction in the time when he was about to be retired”.
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Valedictory
(noun) |
- Pertaining to farewell
- N: Farewell
address
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- Farewell
- Parting
- Good-bye
- Adieu
- Departure
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- Hello
- Baptism
- Debut
- Party
- Welcoming
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Valedictory means expressing or containing a farewell.
Example:
“The students stayed for the valedictory function”.
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Valid
(adjective) |
- Logically convincing
- Sound
- Legally acceptable
- Effective
- Ex. valid
reasoning
/passport
|
- Legitimate
- True
- Legally
- Authentic
- Correct
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- False
- Invalid
- Unsound
- Illogical
- Unreal
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Valid is something effective, legally binding or able to withstand objection.
Example:
“It was a valid statement”.
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Validate
(verb) |
- Make valid
- Confirm
- Ratify
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- Confirm
- Authenticate
- Corroborate
- Certify
- Verify
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- Invalidate
- Annul
- Deny
- Quash
- Disprove
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To validate is to confirm, legalize, or prove the accuracy of something.
Example:
“I will not publish my findings until I validate my results”.
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Valor
(noun) |
- Bravery
- ADJ. valiant: possessing valor
- Brave
|
- Bravery
- Valiance
- Courage
- Heroism
- Boldness
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- Cowardice
- Cravenness
- Fearfulness
- Fright
- Anxiety
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Valor is defined as strength or courage, particularly in the face of great danger.
Example:
“He received the Medal of Honor for his valor in battle”.
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Vampire
(noun) |
- Ghostly being that sucks
the blood of the living
|
- Ghoul
- Monster
- Bloodsucker
- Demon
- Fiend
|
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Vampire is a dead person who leaves the grave at night to bite and suck the blood of living people.
Example:
“The vampire entered from the back door”.
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Vanguard
(noun) |
- Forerunners
- Foremost position
of an army
- Advance forces
- Foremost position
in a trend or movement
- CF. rearguard
|
- Avant-garde
- Forefront
- Van
- Front
- Lead
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- Followers
- Conversely
- Rear
- Aback
- Abaft
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Vanguard is the group of people who are the leaders of an action or movement in society, politics, art, etc.
Example:
“The software president worked eighty hours a week to make sure his company remained the vanguard of the industry”.
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Vantage
(noun) |
- Position giving an advantage
(such as a
strategic point)
- CF. vantagepoint
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- Advantage
- Edge
- Start
- Handicap
- Superiority
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- Disadvantage
- Minus
- Detriment
- Drawback
- Expense
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Vantage is a point of view or position that is more superior or advantageous than another.
Example:
“Small clusters of people were gathered at every vantage point”.
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Vapid
(adjective) |
- Lacking liveliness
- Dull and unimaginative
- Insipid and flavorless
- Ex. vapid
lecture
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- Insipid
- Flat
- Dull
- Tedious
- Uninteresting
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- Lively
- Animate
- Spicy
- Tasty
- Active
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Vapid is someone or something that is uninteresting or lacking flavor.
Example:
“She did not take part in the vapid conversation”.
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Vaporize
(verb) |
- Turn into
vapor
(steam, gas,
fog, etc.)
|
- Evaporate
- Gasify
- Dissipate
- Vaporize
- Atomize
|
- Accrue
- Happen
- Materialize
- Propagate
- Reemerge
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Vaporize is to change into a vapor or to cause (something) to change into a vapor.
Example:
“Heat is used to vaporize the liquid”.
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Variegate
(verb) |
- Change the
appearance of
(by marking
with different colors)
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- Vary
- Diversify
- Fleck
- Streak
- Change
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Variegate means t o diversify in external appearance especially with different colors.
Example:
“Ancient people variegated their pots with natural pigments to make them attractive”.
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Variegated
(adjective) |
- (esp. of
a flower
or leaf)
many-colored
|
- Varicolored
- Diversified
- Varied
- Dappled
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- Colorless
- Decolorized
- Dull
- Faded
- gray
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Variegated is marked with different colors, or varying in form.
Example:
“This flower is richly variegated in color”.
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Varnish
(verb) |
- Paint used to
coat a surface
with a glossy film
- Glossy coating produced
by using this substance
- Ex. nail
varnish
|
- Lacquer
- Enamel
- Paint
- Coat
- Seal
|
- Strip
- Domain
- Demonstrate
- Department
- Direction
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Varnish is a hard, glossy, resin that you brush on by hand on a surface as a protective coating.
Example:
“Varnish is a hard, glossy, resin that you brush on by hand on a surface as a protective coating”.
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Vassal
(noun) |
- In feudalism,
one who held land
of a superior lord
- Subordinate or dependent
|
- Servant
- Slave
- Bondman
- Serf
- Subject
|
- Commander
- Facilitator
- Master
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Vassal was someone in feudal times who received protection and land from a lord in return for allegiance and performing military and other duties, or someone who is subordinate.
Example:
“The state is full of small vassals”.
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Vaunted
(verb) |
- Boasted
- Bragged
- Highly publicized
- V. vaunt:
boast
- Brag
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- Blustered
- Boasted
- Bragged
- Flaunted
- Swaggered
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Vaunted is defined as bragged or boasted.
Example:
“The team's vaunted defense faltered in the second half of the game”.
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Veer
(verb) |
- Change in
direction
- Swerve
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- Swerve
- Turn
- Deviate
- Change
- Shift
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- Straighten
- Back
- Abide
- Stay
- Add
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To veer is to turn or swerve sharply or to go off course.
Example:
“The truck veered off the road”.
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Vegetate
(verb) |
- Live in a
monotonous way
(without interests
or activity)
- CF. vegetation:
plants of an area
- CF. vegetarian
- CF. vegan
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- Idle
- Stagnate
- Germinate
- Loaf
- Grow
|
- Activate
- Carry out
- Do
- Die
- Accelerate
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Vegetate means to spend time doing things that do not require much thought or effort; to be very lazy or inactive.
Example:
“I just spent the weekend vegetating at home”.
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