Ant. Text, problem, difficulty; misinterpretation.

Vertical. Perpendicular, plumb, upright.

Ant. Inclined, slanting, sloping.

Vestige. Trace, mark, footstep, track, sign, remains, trail, token, remnant, record.

Ant. Misindication; obliteration, effacement.

Veteran. Old soldier; expert, adept, proficient; habitué.

Ant. Novice, recruit, tyro.

Veto. Prohibit, forbid, negative, withhold assent to.

Ant. Pass, approve, assent to, promulgate, endorse.

Vex. Agitate, disquiet, harass, afflict, tease, weary, jade; torment, worry, hector, distress, annoy, trouble, perplex, bother, persecute, fret, irritate, offend, provoke, affront, disturb, tantalize.