A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous or Parallel Expressions / Designed as a Practical Guide to Aptness and Variety of Phraseology

by Richard Soule

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Vacancy, n. 1. Vacuity, emptiness. 2. Chasm, blank, gap, space. Vacant, a. 1. Empty, void, unfilled. 2. Disengaged, not busied, unoccupied. 3. Thoughtless, unthinking. Vacate, v. a. 1. Make vacant, leave empty, quit possession of. 2. Annul, disannul, nullify, rescind, cancel, quash, invalidate, abrogate, abolish, overrule, make void, set aside, do away. Vacation, n. Intermission (of studies, &c.). Vaccinate, v. a. Inoculate with kine-pox, inoculate with vaccine matter. Vacillate, v. n. 1. Sway, reel, stagger, rock, move to and fro. 2. Waver, fluctuate, hesitate, be inconstant, be unsettled, be unsteady, play fast and loose, blow hot and cold, box the compass, run with the hare and hunt with the hound, be a weathercock. Vacillation, n. 1. Swaying, reeling, staggering, rocking. 2. Wavering, fluctuation, hesitation, unsteadiness, inconstancy. Vacuity, n. 1. Emptiness, vacancy, inanity, inanition. 2. Void, vacuum, empty space. Vacuum, n. Void, empty space, vacuity. Vade-mecum, n. Manual. Vagabond, n. Vagrant, outcast, castaway, loafer, lounger, nomad, landloper, idle wanderer, strolling beggar, abandoned wretch. Vagary, n. Whim, freak, whimsey, antic, crotchet, whimsicality, prank. Vaginant, a. (Bot.) Sheathing. Vaginate, a. (Bot.) Sheathed. Vagrancy, n. Roving, wandering. Vagrant, n. Vagabond. Vagrant, a. Strolling, wandering, roving, roaming, unsettled, nomadic. Vague, a. Uncertain, ambiguous, dim, doubtful, obscure, undetermined, indefinite, indistinct, unsettled, loose, lax, unfixed, not precise, not exact. Vain, a. 1. Unreal, shadowy, unsubstantial, supposititious, dreamy, baseless, imaginary, empty, void. 2. Unavailing, useless, bootless, ineffectual, fruitless, profitless, futile, nugatory, abortive, unprofitable, without avail, idle, to no purpose, to no end. 3. Worthless, unsatisfying, unsatisfactory, vapid, tasteless, insipid, flat, stale, mawkish. 4. Conceited, vain-glorious, inflated, overweening, ostentatious, high, self-sufficient, flushed, opinionated, self-satisfied, self-confident, self-admiring, self-opinioned, self-flattering, high-flown, puffed up, wise in one's own conceit. Vain-glorious, a. 1. Conceited, VAIN, proud beyond desert. 2. Boastful, vaunting. Vain-glory, n. 1. Vanity, empty pride, pride without merit. 2. Rodomontade, empty boasting. Vale, n. [Poetical.] Valley, dingle, dell. Valediction, n. Farewell, adieu, leave-taking. Valedictory, a. Farewell. Valedictory, n. [U. S.] Farewell address. Valet, n. [Fr.] Groom, servant, serving man, waiting servant. Valet de chambre, [Fr.] Body servant. Valetudinarian, n. Invalid, valetudinary. Valetudinarian, a. Weak, infirm, sickly, feeble, weakly, frail, invalid, valetudinary. Valetudinary, n. Valetudinarian. Valetudinary, a. Valetudinarian. Valiant, a. Brave, courageous, intrepid, valorous, gallant, chivalrous, chivalric, heroic, daring, dauntless, bold, fearless, doughty, undaunted, Spartan, lion-hearted. Valid, a. Efficacious, efficient, sound, weighty, powerful, conclusive, logical, cogent, persuasive, good, just, solid, important, grave, sufficient, strong, not weak, not defective, not frivolous, not fallacious. Validity, n. Soundness, justness, efficacy, cogency, weight, strength, goodness, force, gravity, importance. Valise, n. Portmanteau, travelling bag. Valley, n. Vale, dale, bottom, dell, dingle, ravine. Valor, n. Bravery (especially in war), courage, prowess, boldness, spirit, daring, gallantry, intrepidity. Valorous, a. Valiant. Valuable, a. 1. Precious, useful, serviceable. 2. Worthy, estimable. Valuation, n. 1. Appraisement, estimation. 2. Value, worth. Value, n. 1. Worth, utility, importance (value in use). 2. Price, cost, rate, equivalent (value in exchange). Value, v. a. 1. Appraise, rate, estimate, account, set a value on. 2. Esteem, appreciate, regard, prize, set a high value on, rate highly, hold in high esteem, set store by. Valueless, a. Worthless, miserable, of no value, of no use Vamos, v. n. [Colloquial.] [Sp.] Be off, depart quickly. Vamose, v. n. [Colloquial.] [Sp.] Be off, depart quickly. Vamp, n. Upper leather (of a shoe). Vamp, v. a. Repair, mend, piece, patch, tinker, refit, retouch, vamp up, patch up. Vampire, n. 1. Parasite, bloodsucker. 2. (Zoöl.) Vampire-bat. Vamp up, Vamp. Van, n. Front (of an army or a fleet), fore-rank. Vandal, n. Barbarian, savage. Vandal, a. Barbarous, savage, Vandalic. Vandalic, a. Barbarous, Vandal. Vandalism, n. Barbarity. Vane, n. 1. Weather-cock. 2. Blade (of a windmill, propeller, &c.). Vanglo, n. Bene, oil-plant (Sesamum orientale). Vanguard, n. Advance-guard. Vanish, v. a. Disappear, fade, pass, dissolve, fade away, melt away, pass away, be lost, be no more. Vanity, n. 1. Emptiness, hollowness, worthlessness, futility, unrealness, unsubstantialness. 2. Conceit, conceitedness, egotism, self-conceit, self-sufficiency, petty pride. 3. Idle show, vain pursuit. Vanquish, v. a. Conquer, defeat, beat, CHECKMATE, overcome, subdue, subjugate, overpower, overbear, master, floor, crush, worst, rout, discomfit, choke, foil, quell, put down, get the upper hand of, get the better of. Vanquisher, n. Conqueror, subduer, victor. Vapid, a. 1. Insipid, tasteless, flat, savorless, spiritless, stale, dead. 2. Tame, dull, meagre, jejune, languid, feeble, prosing, prosy, prosaic. Vapor, n. 1. Gaseous state (of a substance ordinarily fluid or solid), aeriform state. 2. Fume, steam, reek, exhalation, smoke, fog, mist, rack. 3. Phantom, fantasy, whim, whimsey, vagary, day-dream, vain imagination, unreal fancy. Vapor, v. n. Boast, brag, bluster, swagger, bully. Vaporer, n. Boaster, blusterer, braggart, swaggerer, vaunter, BLATHERSKITE. Vaporish, a. Splenetic, hypochondriacal, peevish, petulant, humorsome, vapory. Vaporize, v. a. Evaporate, convert into vapor. Vaporous, a. 1. Foggy, vapory, full of vapor. 2. Unreal, unsubstantial, vain. Vapors, n. pl. Hypochondriasis, spleen, melancholy, dejection, blues, depression of spirits, blue devils. Vapory, a. 1. Vaporous, foggy, full of vapor. 2. Hypochondriacal, VAPORISH. Variable, a. 1. Changeable, mutable. 2. Inconstant, unsteady, fickle, vacillating, wavering, fluctuating, fitful, undecided. Variance, n. 1. Disagreement, difference, discord, dissension, jarring. 2. (Law.) Variation, want of conformity (as between the writ and the declaration, or between the allegation and the proof). Variation, n. 1. Alteration, mutation, change, mortification. 2. Deviation, departure, difference, diversity, discrepance, discrepancy, VARIANCE. Variegate, v. a. Diversify, vary, streak, checker, dapple, figure, mark with different colors. Variegated, a. Party-colored, piebald, motley, mottled, pied, many-colored, many-hued, divers-colored, of all manner of colors. Variety, n. 1. Diversity, difference. 2. Multiplicity, multiformity, multifariousness. Variola, n. (Med.) Small-pox. Various, a. 1. Diverse, different, manifold, several, sundry, numerous, many. 2. Changeable, mutable, uncertain, unfixed. 3. Variegated, diversified. Varlet, n. Scoundrel, rascal, rogue, knave, scapegrace. Varnish, n. Lacquer. Varnish, v. a. 1. Lacquer, Japan. 2. Polish, adorn, decorate, garnish, gild. 3. Palliate, gloss, extenuate, excuse. Vary, n. a. 1. Alter, change, modify, transform, transmute, metamorphose, make some change in. 2. Diversify, variegate. Vary, v. n. 1. Alter, change, be changeable. 2. Differ, be unlike, be different. 3. Deviate, depart, swerve. Vassal, n. 1. Feudatory, feudal tenant. 2. Subject, dependant, retainer. 3. Servant, bondman, slave. Vassalage, n. Subjection, dependence, servitude, slavery. Vast, a. 1. Very spacious, very extensive. 2. Huge, enormous, immense, colossal, gigantic, prodigious, stupendous, very great. 3. Remarkable, extraordinary. Vaticinate, v. a. [Rare.] Foretell, predict, prophesy, presage, prognosticate, augur, divine, forebode. Vaticination, n. Prophecy, prediction, prognostication. Vaticinator, n. Prophet, foreteller, predictor, soothsayer, seer. Vaudeville, n. [Fr.] Ballad, street song, trivial strain, light song. Vault, n. 1. Arched ceiling, arched roof, continued arch. 2. Cell, cellar, cavity. 3. Tomb, crypt, catacomb. 4. Leap, bound, jump. Vault, v. a. Arch, cover with an arch, arch over. Vault, v. n. Leap, bound, jump, spring, CAPER. Vaulted, a. 1. Arched, concave. 2. (Bot.) Fornicate, fornicated. Vaulter, n. Leaper, jumper, tumbler. Vaunt, v. n. Brag, boast. Vaunt, v. a. Brag of, boast of, make a display of, make a boast of, show off. Vaunt, n. Boast, brag. Vaunter, n. Boaster, braggart, braggadocio, drawcansir, roisterer, huff, vaporer, BLATHERSKITE, noisy fellow. Vedette, n. Mounted sentinel. Veer, v. n. Shift, turn, change course, change direction, change about, come round. Veering, n. 1. Shifting, turning, change of course. 2. Tergiversation, fickleness, instability, vacillation. Vegetable, n. Plant. Vegetate, v. n. Shoot, germinate, spring, pullulate, grow (as a plant), shoot up, spring up, put forth. Vegetation, n. 1. Vegetable growth. 2. Plants, vegetables. Vehemence, n. 1. Impetuosity, violence. 2. Ardor, fervor, fervency, eagerness, earnestness, keenness, warmth, zeal, enthusiasm, passion. 3. Force, might, intensity. Vehement, a. 1. Impetuous, violent, furious, rampant, passionate, high, hot, high-wrought. 2. Ardent, zealous, eager, keen, earnest, fervid, enthusiastic, sanguine. 3. Strong, forcible, powerful, vigorous, very great. Vehicle, n. 1. Carriage, conveyance. 2. Medium, instrument. Veil, n. 1. Screen, shade, curtain. 2. Cover, disguise, mask, visor, blind, cloak. Veil, v. a. 1. Screen. 2. Cover, hide, mask, conceal, disguise. Vein, n. 1. Blood-vessel. 2. Rib (of a leaf), nerve. 3. Seam (in a mine), lode. 4. Stripe, streak. 5. Bent, humor, disposition, mood. 6. Talent, faculty, genius, quality, strain, turn of mind, peculiar temper. Vein, v. a. Stripe, streak. Vein-stone, n. Gangue. Veiny, a. Striped, streaked, veined. Vellication, n. (Med.) Twitching, tic. Velocity, n. Swiftness, speed, celerity, fleetness, quickness, rapidity. Velveteen, n. Cotton velvet. Venal, a. Mercenary, purchasable, hireling, sordid. Venality, n. Mercenariness. Vend, v. a. Sell. Vendee, n. [Correlative of vendor.] Purchaser, buyer. Vender, n. Seller, VENDOR. Vendibility, n. Salableness, vendibleness. Vendible, a. Salable, merchantable, that may be sold. Vendibleness, n. Vendibility. Vendor, n. [Correlative of vendee.] Seller, vender. Vendue, n. Auction, cant, public auction, auction sale, public sale. Vendue-master, a. Auctioneer. Venerable, a. 1. To be venerated, worthy of veneration, oracular, grave, sage, wise. 2. Dread, awful, dreadful. Venerate, v. a. Reverence, revere, respect, adore, honor, regard highly. Veneration, n. Reverence, high respect. Venesection, n. Bleeding, phlebotomy, blood-letting. Vengeance, n. 1. Avengement, retribution. 2. Revenge, retaliation. Vengeful, a. Vindictive, revengeful, rancorous. Venial, a. Excusable, pardonable. Venom, n. 1. Poison (naturally secreted by certain animals), VIRUS, bane. 2. Malignity, maliciousness, malice, spite, spitefulness, gall, rancor, rankling, grudge, bitterness, acerbity, acrimony, malevolence, hate, ill-will. Venomous, a. 1. Poisonous, noxious, baneful. 2. Malignant, malicious, spiteful, mischievous. Vent, n. 1. Opening, hole, vent-hole. 2. Spiracle, air-tube, air-pipe, blowhole. 3. Emission, passage, outlet, escape. 4. Discharge, utterance. 5. Market, sale, opportunity to sell. Vent, v. a. 1. Emit, pour forth, let out. 2. Utter, give vent to. Vent-hole, n. Opening, hole, breathing-hole, vent. Ventilate, v. a. 1. Air. 2. [Now colloquial, but formerly in good use.] Examine, sift, scrutinize, discuss, canvass. Ventilation, n. 1. Airing. 2. Examination, scrutiny, discussion. Ventral, a. Abdominal. Venture, n. 1. Hazard, risk, danger, jeopardy, peril. 2. Chance, hap, luck, contingency. 3. Stake, adventure. Venture, v. a. Hazard, risk, jeopardize, jeopard, expose to hazard. Venture, v. n. 1. Dare, adventure. 2. Run the risk, tempt fortune, take one's chance. 3. Presume, make bold, take the liberty, have the presumption. Venturesome, a. Adventurous, daring, intrepid, bold, courageous, venturous, presumptuous, enterprising, doughty, chivalrous. Venturous, a. Venturesome. Venus, n. (Astron.) 1. Lucifer, PHOSPHORUS, morning star. 2. Hesperus, Hesper, Vesper, evening star. Veracious, a. Truthful, observant of truth, true, not lying or false. Veracity, n. Truthfulness, truth, ingenuousness, honesty, candor, frankness. Verbal, a. 1. Oral, spoken, unwritten, parole, nuncupative, not written. 2. As to words, about words. 3. Literal, word for word. 4. Derived from a verb. Verbatim, ad. [L.] Literally, word for word, in the same words. Verbiage, n. Wordiness, verboseness, verbosity, prolixity, diffuseness. Verbose, a. Wordy, prolix, diffuse. Verbosity, n. Wordiness, VERBIAGE. Verdancy, n. 1. Greenness, viridity. 2. [Colloquial.] Inexperience, rawness, liability to be imposed upon. Verdant, a. 1. Green. 2. Raw, inexperienced. Verdict, n. Decision, judgment, finding. Verdigris, n. Sub-acetate of copper, diacetate of copper, bi-basic acetate of copper. Verdure, n. Greenness (of vegetation). Verge, n. 1. Rod, staff, mace. 2. Edge, brink, border, margin, rim, brim, confine, limit, skirt, point. 3. Arbor (of a watch-balance), spindle. Verge, v. n. 1. Tend, incline, slope, lean. 2. Border, approach, be near. Verge-board, n. Bargeboard. Verification, n. Authentication, attestation, confirmation, corroboration. Verify, v. a. Authenticate, confirm, substantiate, corroborate, attest, prove true, establish the truth or correctness of, make good. Verily, ad. Truly, really, absolutely, certainly, positively, indeed, in fact, in truth. Verisimilitude, n. Likelihood, probability, appearance of truth. Veritable, a. True, real, actual, genuine, positive, absolute, not fictitious. Verity, n. 1. Truth, truthfulness. 2. True statement, true assertion. Vermes, n. pl. [L.] Worms. Vermicular, a. Sinuous, tortuous, undulating, flexuous, waving, serpentine, meandering, winding, twisting, convoluted, vermiform, worm-like, worm-shaped. Vermiform, a. Worm-like, VERMICULAR. Vermifuge, n. Anthelmintic, helminthagogue. Vermilion, n. Red sulphuret of mercury (artificial). Vermin, n. pl. Noxious animals (of small size). Vernacular, a. Native, indigenous, VULGAR, mother. Vernacular, n. Vernacular language, native language, mother tongue. Versatile, a. 1. Changeable, variable. 2. Inconstant, unsteady, fickle. Verse, n. 1. Line (metrically arranged), line of poetry, stich. 2. Versification, poetry, poesy, metrical composition, metrical language. 3. [Colloquial.] Stanza, stave, staff. 4. Passage (of Scripture), text, sentence. 5. [Poetical.] Piece of poetry. Versed, a. Skilled, skilful, practised, accomplished, conversant, acquainted, qualified, trained, proficient, clever, able, good at, at home in, au fait. Verses, n. pl. Numbers, poetry, song. Versification, n. Verse, metrical composition. Versify, v. a. Turn into verse. Versify, v. n. Make verses. Version, n. Translation, rendering, interpretation, reading, lection. Vertebral column, Spine. Vertex, n. 1. Point. 2. Top, summit, crown. 3. Zenith. Vertical, a. Perpendicular (to the horizon), upright, plumb. Vertigo, n. Dizziness, giddiness, swimming of the head. Verve, n. [Fr.] Enthusiasm, rapture, spirit, animation, force, energy, excitement of the imagination. Very, a. 1. True, real, actual. 2. Same, self-same. Very, ad. Highly, exceedingly, excessively, extremely, remarkably, surpassingly, to a high degree. Vesicant, n. Vesicatory. Vesicatory, n. Blister, epispastic, vesicant. Vesicle, n. Cell, cyst, utricle, bladder. Vesper, n. Hesperus, Hesper, Venus, evening star. Vespers, n. pl. Evening service (in the Roman Catholic Church). Vessel, n. 1. Utensil (for holding any thing). 2. Bottom, sailing craft. 3. Tube, duct, canal. Vest, n. 1. Vesture, garment, vestment, robe, dress. 2. Waistcoat (for men). Vest, v. a. 1. Clothe, dress, surround, robe, enrobe, envelope, cover. 2. Endow, furnish. Vest in, Descend to, pass to, belong to, be at the disposal of, become the property of. Vested, a. Fixed, established. Vestibule, n. 1. Porch, entrance way. 2. Hall, lobby, ante-room. Vestige, n. Footprint, footstep, token, sign, mark, record, trace, track. Vestment, n. Garment, dress, VESTURE, robe, vest, habiliment, garb. Vestry, n. Sacristry, vestry-room. Vesture, n. Garment, dress, robe, vestment, vest, clothes, clothing, apparel, attire, habit, garb, costume, habiliment, toilet, raiment, gear, outfit, accoutrement, equipment, suit, rigging, trappings, TOGGERY, ARRAY. Veteran, a. Old (in experience), experienced (especially in war). Veteran, n. Old soldier. Veterinarian, n. Farrier, horse-doctor, horse-leech, veterinary surgeon. Veterinary surgeon, Farrier, veterinarian. Veto, n. Prohibition (of a legislative act by the Executive), refusal to sanction. Veto, v. a. Prohibit, forbid, negative. Vex, v. a. 1. Tease, torment, plague, harass, worry, harry, hector, distress, annoy, trouble, fret, provoke, offend, irritate, gall, chafe, displease, molest, pester, bother, badger. 2. Disturb, disquiet, agitate. Vexation, n. 1. Irritation, chagrin, displeasure, mortification. 2. Torment, plague, trouble, annoyance, nuisance, curse. Vexatious, a. Troublesome, irritating, provoking, annoying, harassing, painful, distressing. Vexed, a. 1. Irritated, plagued, worried, harassed, annoyed, troubled, provoked. 2. Disputed, contested, in dispute. Via, ad. [L.] [Colloquial.] By way of. Viands, n. pl. Food, victuals, BREAD. Vibrate, v. n. Oscillate, swing, move to and fro, move backward and forward. Vibration, n. Oscillation, swinging, nutation. Vibratory, a. Vibrating, oscillating, oscillatory, swinging. Vicarious, a. 1. Deputed, delegated, commissioned. 2. Substituted. Vice, n. 1. Defect, fault, blemish, imperfection. 2. Wickedness, sin, iniquity, irregularity, depravity, immorality, laxity, indecorum, impropriety. Vice, [L.] Instead of, in place of. Vicegerent, n. Deputy, lieutenant, representative, agent. Vice-king, n. Viceroy. Viceroy, n. Vice-king. Vice versa, [L.] Conversely, reversely. Vicinage, n. Neighborhood, vicinity. Vicinity, n. 1. Nearness, proximity. 2. Neighborhood, vicinage. Vicious, a. 1. Faulty, defective, imperfect. 2. Wicked, mischievous, depraved, immoral, sinful, corrupt, unprincipled, abandoned, demoralized, bad, worthless, profligate. 3. Unruly, refractory, contrary. Vicissitude, n. 1. Alternation, interchange, regular change, mutual succession. 2. Variation, mutation, revolution. Victim, n. 1. Sacrifice. 2. [Colloquial.] Dupe, gull, cully, prey. Victimize, v. a. [Colloquial.] Cheat, dupe, trick, defraud, deceive, swindle, cozen, chouse, gull, overreach, befool, beguile, circumvent, diddle, hoodwink, bamboozle, impose upon, put upon, practise upon, play upon, take in. Victor, n. Conqueror, vanquisher. Victorious, a. Triumphant, conquering, successful. Victory, n. Conquest, triumph. Victuals, n. pl. Food, viands, BREAD. Vide, [L.] See. Videlicet, ad. [L. Usually represented by viz.] Namely, to wit, that is, that is to say, to particularize, to be more explicit. Vie, v. n. Contend, strive (for superiority). View, v. a. 1. Survey, scan, eye, see, witness, behold, inspect, explore, contemplate, look on or upon, turn the eyes to, have in sight. 2. Consider, regard, ponder, study, think about, reflect upon. View, n. 1. Sight, survey, inspection. 2. Prospect, scene, vista, perspective. 3. Sketch, picture. 4. Design, purpose, object, aim, intent, intention, scope, drift. 5. Opinion, judgment, notion, belief, impression, idea, sentiment. Viewless, a. Invisible, unseen, indiscernible, not to be seen. Vigil, n. Watch, sleeplessness, abstinence from sleep. Vigilance, n. Watchfulness, lookout, circumspection. Vigilant, a. Watchful, circumspect, on the lookout, wide awake, on the alert. Vigor, n. 1. Strength, force, might, power. 2. Energy, efficacy. 3. Health, haleness, soundness, robustness, bloom, elasticity, tone. 4. Thriftiness, flourishing condition. 5. Liveliness, raciness, piquancy. Vigorous, a. 1. Strong, powerful, forcible, intense. 2. Energetic, efficient, effective. 3. Healthy, hale, robust, sturdy, sound, hardy, hearty, able-bodied, in health, in good health, not diseased. 4. Thrifty, flourishing, growing well. 5. Nervous, spirited, lively, sparkling, racy, pointed, piquant, impassioned. Vile, a. 1. Base, mean, low, despicable, contemptible, beggarly, grovelling, pitiful, ignoble, abject, scurvy, shabby, base-minded, foul. 2. Sinful, wicked, knavish. 3. Worthless, of poor quality, linsey-woolsey. Vileness, n. 1. Baseness, meanness, despicableness, foulness, abasement, shabbiness, abjectness, abjection. 2. Wickedness, sinfulness, turpitude, knavery. 3. Worthlessness, poor quality. Vilify, v. a. Defame, traduce, revile, asperse, calumniate, scandalize, malign, reproach, abuse, blacken, blemish, slur, vituperate, backbite, lampoon, disparage, upbraid, berate, run down, speak ill of, accuse falsely, damn with faint praise. Villa, n. Country house, country seat. Village, n. Hamlet, town. Villain, n. Rascal, knave, scoundrel, rogue, scamp, reprobate, scapegrace, miscreant, caitiff, vile wretch. Villanous, a. [Written also Villainous.] 1. Base, mean, vile. 2. Wicked, knavish, atrocious, heinous, sinful, nefarious, outrageous, very bad. Villany, n. [Written also Villainy.] 1. Baseness, VILENESS. 2. Wickedness, sinfulness, depravity, turpitude, atrocity, criminality, infamy. 3. Roguery, rascality, knavery, knavishness, dishonesty, trickery. Vinculum, n. [L. pl. Vincula.] Bond, tie, link, copula, connective. Vindicate, v. a. 1. Justify, defend, uphold, speak for, contend for. 2. Assert, maintain, support, stand by, make good. Vindicable, a. Justifiable, warrantable, defensible, right, fit, proper. Vindication, n. 1. Justification, plea, defence, excuse, apology. 2. Assertion, maintenance, support. Vindictive, a. Revengeful, unforgiving, unrelenting, implacable, vengeful, rancorous, malevolent, malicious, malignant, spiteful, resentful. Vindicator, n. 1. Assertor, pleader. 2. Defender, champion. Vine-fretter, n. Aphis, plant-louse, puceron. Vinegar, n. Acetic acid (dilute and impure). Violate, v. a. 1. Break, Infringe, transgress, invade, break through, trench upon, encroach upon, set at nought. 2. Profane, desecrate, pollute, do violence to. 3. Abuse, outrage, ravish, deflour, debauch, constuprate, defile, commit rape upon. Violation, n. 1. Infringement, transgression, breaking, breach, non-observance. 2. Profanation, desecration, pollution. 3. Ravishment, ravishing, rape, constupration, STUPRATION, defloration, defilement. Violence, n. 1. Vehemence, impetuosity, boisterousness. 2. Passion, fury, fierceness, wildness, rage. 3. Outrage, injustice, injury, unlawfulness, sway or brute force, reign of terror. 4. Sharpness, acuteness, severity, poignancy, intensity. Violent, a. 1. Boisterous, furious, impetuous, vehement. 2. Fierce, fiery, fuming, raging, ungovernable, infuriate, passionate, high, hot. 3. Unnatural, effected by force, unlawful. 4. Unjust, outrageous. 5. Sharp, severe, acute, poignant, intense, exquisite, pungent. Violin, n. Fiddle, KIT. Virago, n. 1. Female warrior. 2. Termagant, vixen, shrew, tartar, brawler, scold. Virgin, n. Maid, maiden, girl, LASSIE, lass, damsel, miss. Virgin, a. 1. Chaste, pure, undefiled, maidenly. 2. Fresh, unused, untouched, new. Virginity, n. Maidenhood. Viridescent, a. Greenish. Viridity, n. Greenness, verdancy. Virile, a. Manly, masculine Virility, n. Manhood. Virtu, n. 1. Taste for curiosities, love of the fine arts. 2. Curiosities, objects of art or of antiquity (taken collectively). Virtual, a. Potential, in essence or effect though not in fact. Virtue, n. 1. Force, efficacy, power, strength, potency. 2. Goodness (that comes from self discipline), uprightness, probity, integrity, rectitude, morality, worth, moral excellence. Virtuoso, n. Connoisseur, amateur, dilettante, man devoted to virtu. Virtuous, a. 1. Upright, honest, good, righteous, exemplary, worthy. 2. Chaste, modest, pure. Virulence, n. 1. Poisonousness, venomousness. 2. Acrimony, malignancy, malignity, bitterness. Virulency, n. 1. Poisonousness, venomousness. 2. Acrimony, malignancy, malignity, bitterness. Virulent, a. 1. Poisonous, venomous. 2. Malignant, acrimonious, bitter. Virus, n. Poison (of a morbid nature), VENOM. Visage, n. Face, countenance, physiognomy, PHIZ. Viscera, n. pl. [L.] Entrails, intestines, bowels, inwards, guts. Viscid, a. Glutinous, viscous, sticky, tenacious, SLABBY. Viscidity, n. Glutinousness, stickiness. Viscous, a. Glutinous, VISCID. Visible, a. 1. Perceptible, discernible, in view, in sight, to be seen. 2. Apparent, manifest, evident, open, obvious, conspicuous, clear, plain, palpable, patent, unmistakable. Vision, n. 1. Sight, seeing. 2. Apparition, ghost, spectre, phantom, phantasm, chimera, illusion, supernatural appearance. Visionary, a. 1. Imaginative, romantic, given to reverie. 2. Unreal, fanciful, fancied, ideal, fantastic, imaginary, chimerical, illusory, shadowy, Quixotic, Utopian, wild. Visionary, n. Dreamer, FANATIC, enthusiast, zealot, castle-builder. Visit, v. a. Go to see, call upon, pay a visit to. Visitable, a. Subject to be visitated (in order to be inspected), liable to be inspected. Visitant, n. Visitor. Visitation, n. 1. Dispensation (especially of retributive evil), calamity, disaster, affliction, misfortune, trial, blow, stroke, trouble, hardship, ill luck, ill fortune. 2. (Law.) Visiting (in order to examine), inspection. Visitor, n. 1. Guest. 2. Inspector, examiner, censor, critic. Vista, n. View (especially through an avenue), prospect, perspective. Visual, a. Optic, optical, of the eye, of the sight or vision. Vital, a. Essential, indispensable, very necessary. Vitality, n. Life, animation, vital power. Vitalize, v. a. Vivify, animate, quicken, make alive, give life to. Vitiate, v. a. Impair, spoil, deteriorate, debase, deprave, corrupt, pollute, adulterate, injure, contaminate, infect, defile, poison. Vitiation, n. Deterioration, degeneration, debasement, degradation, degeneracy, depravation, impairment, injury, corruption, perversion, pollution, prostitution. Vitriolated tartar, Sulphate of potash. Vitriolated soda, Sulphate of soda, Glauber's salt. Vitreous, a. Glassy. Vitriform, a. Hyaloid, like glass. Vitriolic acid, Sulphuric acid, oil of vitriol. Vituperate, v. a. [Rare.] Abuse, vilify, revile, reproach, defame, asperse, slander, traduce, malign, blacken, berate, rate, upbraid, rail at, sneer at, speak ill of, run down. Vituperation, n. Abuse, blame, condemnation, reproach, aspersion, reviling, upbraiding, railing, objurgation, scolding, JAW, severe censure. Vituperative, a. Abusive, reproachful, scorning, scurrilous, opprobrious, condemnatory, damnatory, contemptuous, scandalous, insulting. Vivacious, a. Lively, sprightly, active, brisk, animated, spirited, gay, sportive, frolicsome, jocund, merry, cheerful, mirthful, pleasant, full of life. Vivaciousness, n. Vivacity. Vivacity, n. Liveliness, sprightliness, animation, life, cheerfulness, gayety, cheer, good humor, good spirits, high spirits. Vivid, a. 1. Lively, sprightly, vigorous, animated, quick, active, strong. 2. Bright, clear, lucid. Vivify, v. a. Animate, vitalize, awake, arouse, quicken, make alive, give life to. Vixen, n. Scold, termagant, shrew, tartar, brawler. Vocable, n. Word, term, name. Vocabulary, n. Dictionary, glossary, lexicon, word-book, list of words. Vocation, n. Occupation, employment, calling, business, pursuit, profession, trade, AVOCATION. Vociferate, v. n. 1. Cry, bawl, roar, cry out. 2. Rant, mouth. Vociferate, v. a. Cry aloud, roar out, utter loudly or vehemently. Vociferation, n. Clamor, outcry, HULLABALOO, loud utterance, hue and cry. Vociferous, a. Noisy, clamorous, loud, blatant, stunning, uproarious, obstreperous. Vogue, n. Fashion, mode, way, usage, custom, practice, repute, popularity, favor. Voice, n. 1. Spoken sound. 2. Sound, noise, notes. 3. Vote, suffrage. 4. Tone, mode of speaking. Void, a. 1. Empty, vacant, inane, unfilled, unoccupied, unfurnished, unsupplied. 2. Free, destitute, clear, without. 3. Null, invalid, nugatory, ineffectual, of no effect, of no binding force. Void, n. Vacuum, INANE, empty space. Volatile, a. 1. Evaporable. 2. Airy, gay, lively, jolly, sprightly, vivacious, buoyant, full of spirit, jocund. 3. Fickle, changeable, giddy, inconstant, flighty, reckless, uncircumspect, wild, hare-brained, HARUM-SCARUM. Volatile alkali, Ammonia, ammoniacal gas. Volatility, n. 1. Evaporableness. 2. Airiness, liveliness, gayety, vivacity, sprightliness, cheerfulness. 3. Changeableness, fickleness, flightiness, giddiness, inconstancy, levity, frivolity, want of seriousness. Volition, n. Willing, exercise of the will. Volley, n. Discharge, emission, burst, explosion, blast. Voltaism, n. Galvanism. Volubility, n. Fluency, glibness, readiness of speech, command of language, facility of expression, GIFT OF THE GAB. Voluble, a. Fluent, glib, loquacious, talkative, TONGUY, of a ready tongue, ready in speech, nimble of speech. Volume, n. 1. Convolution, turn, contortion, whirl, fold, coil, roll, scroll. 2. Book, tome. 3. Dimensions, bulk, size, mass, compass, amplitude, CAPACITY. 4. (Geom.) Solid contents. Voluminous, a. 1. Of many volumes. 2. Large, bulky. Voluntarily, ad. Spontaneously, freely, of one's own accord. Voluntary, a. 1. Spontaneous, free, unforced, unconstrained, without compulsion. 2. Willing, from inclination. 3. Designed, intended, intentional, purposed. Volunteer, v. a. Offer, proffer, tender, present. Voluptuary, n. Sensualist, epicure, man of pleasure. Voluptuous, a. Luxurious, epicurean, sensual. Voluptuousness, n. Sensuality, luxury, luxuriousness, epicurism, pleasure, animal gratification. Vomit, v. n. Puke, spew, eject, throw up, cast up. Vomit, v. a. 1. Disgorge, throw up (from the stomach), puke up, cast up. 2. Eject, emit, throw forth. Vomit, n. Emetic, puke. Voracious, a. Ravenous, greedy, rapacious, insatiable, insatiate. Voraciousness, n. Voracity. Voracity, n. Ravenousness, greediness, avidity, voraciousness, swallow, gluttonous appetite, canine appetite. Vortex, n. Whirl, whirlpool, eddy. Votary, n. Devotee. Vote, n. 1. Suffrage, voice. 2. Ballot. Vouch, v. a. 1. Obtest, call to witness. 2. Warrant, declare, affirm, avouch, attest, evidence. 3. Support, back, follow up. Vouchsafe, v. a. Concede, grant, accord, deign. Voussoir, n. [Fr.] Arch-stone. Vow, n. Promise (solemnly made), pledge. Vow, v. a. Consecrate, dedicate, devote. Vow, v. n. Promise (solemnly), pledge one's word. Voyage, n. Journey by water, passage by sea. Voyage, v. n. Cruise, sail, take a voyage, take a cruise, travel by sea, take ship, plough the waves, plough the deep. Vulgar, a. 1. Plebeian, low-born, base-born, untitled. 2. Homespun, rustic, boorish, unrefined, low-bred. 3. General, common, ordinary, popular. 4. Low, mean, base, gross, coarse, vile, broad. 5. Unauthorized, inelegant, cant. 6. [Rare.] Vernacular, native. Vulgarism, n. Barbarism, vulgar expression, vulgar phrase, vulgar idiom. Vulgarity, n. Grossness, coarseness, rudeness, vileness, meanness, want of refinement. Vulpine, a. Cunning, crafty, artful, sly, fox-like.