Words starting with V

185 words from the Lexfall vocabulary, each with a definition and an example sentence.

vacancy The proportion of a property or market that is unoccupied and available to let.
vacant possession The state of a property being empty of occupiers and belongings so the buyer can take it...
vacate To cancel or set aside a judgment, order or hearing date.
vacatur The setting aside of an award by a court, a term used chiefly in United States practice.
vacillate To waver indecisively between different opinions or courses of action.
vacuous Showing a lack of thought, intelligence or meaningful content.
vagabond A person who wanders from place to place without a settled home.
vainglorious Excessively and boastfully proud of one's own achievements.
valgus Describing an angulation in which the distal part of a limb turns outward, away from the...
validate To confirm to someone that their feelings or reactions are understandable and legitimate.
validation The communication that a person's feelings are understood and accepted as real and...
valour Great courage in the face of danger, especially in battle.
valuation An estimate of an asset's or company's worth.
valuation allowance A reserve that reduces a deferred tax asset to the amount more likely than not to be...
valuation cap The maximum company valuation at which a convertible instrument will convert into equity,...
value chain The full sequence of activities that add value from raw input to finished sale.
value lever A specific factor a business can adjust to improve performance, such as price, volume or...
value migration The flow of profit-making potential away from outmoded business designs toward ones that...
value proposition A clear statement of the benefit a product delivers and why a customer should choose it...
value stream The full sequence of activities that delivers value to a customer, viewed end to end.
valvuloplasty Surgical or catheter-based repair of a narrowed or damaged heart valve.
vanguard The leading position at the forefront of a new development or trend.
vanilla Describing a derivative with standard, straightforward terms and no exotic features.
vanity metric A figure that looks impressive but does not inform decisions or correlate with real...
vanna A second-order measure of how an option's delta shifts as the volatility of the...
vaporware A product announced with fanfare but never actually released.
variable consideration The portion of a contract price that moves with rebates, discounts, bonuses, or other...
variance The difference between a budgeted or standard amount and the actual amount recorded.
variation A change to the terms of an existing contract agreed by the parties.
varices Abnormally dilated, tortuous veins, classically in the oesophagus or stomach, arising...
variegated Marked with irregular patches or streaks of different colours.
varus Describing an angulation in which the distal part of a limb turns inward, toward the...
vary the agreement To alter the terms of an existing contract by mutual consent, typically only in the...
vasculitis Inflammation of blood vessel walls, which in the skin often produces palpable purpura.
vasoconstriction The narrowing of blood vessels through contraction of their muscular walls.
vasoconstrictor An agent that narrows blood vessels, added to local anaesthetics to prolong their action...
vasodilation Widening of the blood vessels, which lowers blood pressure.
vasodilator An agent that widens blood vessels and thereby lowers vascular resistance.
vasopressin The posterior pituitary antidiuretic hormone that regulates renal water reabsorption.
vasopressor An agent that raises blood pressure by constricting blood vessels, counteracting...
vasospasm Sustained narrowing of a blood vessel, which after subarachnoid haemorrhage can cause...
vasovagal Relating to a reflex causing sudden slowing of the heart and a fall in blood pressure.
vassal A person or state in a subordinate position, holding rights in return for allegiance to a...
vatic Describing or resembling a prophet; prophetic and oracular.
vector An organism that transmits a pathogen from one host to another.
vega The sensitivity of an option's price to a change in the volatility of its underlying.
vegetation A friable mass of platelets, fibrin, and microorganisms adherent to an infected heart...
vehemently In a way that shows strong, forceful feeling or conviction.
vehicle currency A currency widely used to settle international transactions between two other countries.
velocity The average number of times a unit of money is spent on goods and services within a given...
velopharyngeal Relating to the soft palate and the pharyngeal walls that together separate the oral and...
velutinous Covered with fine soft hairs; velvety to the touch.
velvety Pleasantly soft and smooth to the touch, taste or hearing, like velvet.
venal Open to bribery and willing to betray principle for money.
venality The condition of being open to bribery or corruptly for sale.
vendetta A prolonged, bitter feud marked by acts of retaliation.
vendor The party selling land or property in a conveyancing transaction.
vendor loan Deferred consideration in which the seller of a business effectively lends part of the...
vendor-managed inventory An arrangement in which the supplier monitors and replenishes stock held at the...
veneer A thin layer of restorative material bonded to the labial surface of a tooth to improve...
venepuncture The procedure of puncturing a vein to collect a blood sample.
venerable Commanding respect through age, dignity, or long-established character.
venerate To regard with deep respect and reverence.
veneration Great respect and reverence, often approaching worship.
venery The art or practice of hunting wild animals.
venesection The therapeutic removal of a volume of blood, used to lower the red-cell mass or iron...
venial (Of a sin or fault) slight and pardonable, not seriously wrong.
venire The pool of citizens summoned from which a trial jury is chosen.
venous thromboembolism The formation of a clot within a vein, encompassing deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary...
ventilation The movement of air into and out of the lungs, whether spontaneous or supported by a...
ventilator dyssynchrony A mismatch between the patient's respiratory efforts and the breaths delivered by the...
ventouse A vacuum device applied to the fetal head to help draw the baby out during a vaginal...
venue The physical location where arbitral hearings are actually held, which may differ from...
venue of the hearing The physical location where hearings are held, which may differ from the legal seat...
veracity The quality of being truthful and accurate in what is reported.
verbalise To express thoughts or feelings in spoken words.
verbatim In exactly the same words; word for word.
verbigeration The meaningless and stereotyped repetition of words or phrases.
verbose Using or containing far more words than are needed.
verdant Green with lush vegetation.
verdict A jury's or judge's decision on a case.
veridical Truthful or corresponding accurately to reality.
verifiability The quality whereby different observers could agree that a figure is faithfully...
verifiable Capable of being checked and confirmed against independent evidence.
verification A sworn statement confirming the truth of the contents of a pleading.
verify To check that something is true, accurate or has actually been done.
verisimilitude The appearance of being true or real, whether or not it is.
vernal Relating to or occurring in spring.
vernix The white, waxy coating that protects the skin of the foetus in the womb and may remain...
verruca A cutaneous wart caused by human papillomavirus, most familiarly on the sole of the foot.
versioning Offering the same core product in different variants to sort customers by willingness to...
vertex The crown of the foetal head, whose presentation is the most favourable position for...
vertical disintegration The strategic breakup of a vertically integrated company into separate, independently...
vertical effect The operation of rights protections in the relationship between the individual and the...
vertical integration The strategy of owning multiple stages of a supply chain, from production through to...
vertiginous Characterised by or causing the illusory sensation of spinning or whirling.
vertigo A false sensation that oneself or one's surroundings are spinning or moving.
verve Vigour, spirit, and stylish enthusiasm.
vesicant A chemotherapeutic agent that causes blistering and tissue damage if it leaks from a vein.
vesicle A small, fluid-filled blister measuring less than one centimetre in diameter.
vespertine Of, relating to, or active in the evening.
vest To confer an immediate, fixed and legally enforceable right or interest upon a person.
vestibular Relating to the inner-ear apparatus responsible for balance and spatial orientation.
vestibular neuronitis Acute sustained vertigo attributed to inflammation of the vestibular nerve, without...
vestibule An antechamber or entrance hall just inside the outer door of a building.
vestige A small remaining trace of something that has largely disappeared.
vesting The point at which a contingent right (to shares, options, a pension or a property...
vesting cliff An initial period in which no granted equity is earned, the first tranche vesting only...
vetting The careful checking of a candidate's background, references, and eligibility before...
vex To make someone feel annoyed, frustrated or worried.
vexation The state of being irritated or annoyed, or a thing that causes this.
vexatious Brought or pursued to harass rather than to obtain genuine relief.
viability The stage at which a foetus is developed enough to be capable of surviving outside the...
viable Capable of working successfully or being done in a practical way.
viand An item of food, especially a choice or tasty dish.
vibe check A quick read of the mood of a person or place.
vibrato A rapid, slight pulsating variation of pitch that enriches a musical note.
vicarious Denoting liability imposed on one party for the wrongful acts of another, typically an...
vicarious liability An employer's responsibility for wrongs done by an employee at work.
vicissitude A change of circumstances, typically an unwelcome one.
victimisation Subjecting a person to a detriment because they have brought or supported a...
victuals Supplies of food and provisions for consumption.
videofluoroscopy A moving radiographic study used to visualise the phases of swallowing in real time.
videolaryngoscopy Visualisation of the larynx for intubation using a camera-equipped laryngoscope.
vilify To defame or disparage a person by making abusive or belittling statements.
villanelle A nineteen-line poem of five tercets and a quatrain built on two repeating refrains.
villous Covered with or relating to villi, the finger-like mucosal projections that enlarge the...
vindicate To clear of blame or suspicion, or to prove that something is justified.
vindicatory damages An award made to affirm and protect a right that has been infringed, independent of any...
vindictive Having or showing a strong, unforgiving desire for revenge.
vintage The year in which a fund or investment was made, used to compare performance cohorts.
viraemia The presence of virus particles in the bloodstream.
viral load The quantity of viral genetic material in a specimen, used to gauge disease activity and...
virality The tendency of content to spread rapidly through sharing rather than paid reach.
virga Streaks of rain or snow that evaporate before reaching the ground.
virilisation The development of male secondary sexual characteristics in a female due to androgen...
virion A complete, infective virus particle outside a host cell.
virtuosity Great technical skill and brilliance in an art, especially performance.
virtuoso A person with consummate skill and mastery in a particular art or pursuit.
virtuous Having or showing high moral standards.
virulence The degree of pathogenicity or capacity of an organism to cause disease.
viscera The internal organs contained within the great cavities of the body, especially the...
visionary A person with original ideas about and imaginative plans for the future.
visual acuity The sharpness or clarity of a person's vision, typically measured with a Snellen chart at...
visual field The total area a person can see when looking straight ahead, including peripheral vision.
vital signs The core physiological measurements of heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate,...
vitiate To spoil or weaken the effectiveness or validity of something.
vitiation The rendering of a contract void or voidable by a defect such as misrepresentation or...
vitrectomy Surgical removal of the vitreous gel, typically to access or repair the retina.
vitreous The clear gel-like substance that fills the large cavity between the lens and the retina.
vitreous humour The clear gel that fills the space between the lens and the retina and helps the eye keep...
vitriolic Filled with bitter, savage criticism or malice.
vituperative Bitter and abusive in language or criticism.
viva voce By word of mouth; given orally in open court rather than on paper.
vocal cord nodules Benign, bilateral thickenings of the vocal folds caused by chronic voice overuse or...
vociferous Expressing feelings or opinions in a loud and forceful way.
voicing The vibration of the vocal folds that distinguishes voiced from voiceless sounds.
void To empty the bladder of urine.
void period A span during which a property is empty and producing no rent.
voidability The quality of a contract that one party may elect to set aside.
voidable (Of a contract) valid until one party elects to avoid it, for example on grounds of...
voidable preference A payment or security given to one creditor shortly before insolvency that unfairly...
voir dire The preliminary questioning of prospective jurors or a witness to test their fitness or...
volatile Prone to sudden and unpredictable change, especially in value or performance.
volatile anaesthetic An inhalational agent that is liquid at room temperature and vaporised for delivery to...
volatility The degree to which the price of an asset fluctuates over time.
volenti non fit injuria The principle that a person who willingly consents to a risk cannot later sue for...
volition A person's motivation to act, shaped by their interests, values and sense of personal...
volte-face A complete reversal of position or opinion.
voluble Speaking fluently, readily and at great length.
volume-controlled ventilation A ventilation mode delivering a set tidal volume with each breath while airway pressure...
voluntariness The quality of an act being the product of the defendant's own conscious will.
voluntary Done of one's own free will, without pressure or coercion from others.
voluntary admission Admission to a psychiatric unit that the patient agrees to and can leave of their own...
volunteer A person who has given no consideration for a benefit and whom, as a general rule, equity...
voluptuous Giving rich, sensual pleasure through curves, fullness or luxuriousness.
volutrauma Lung injury resulting from overdistension of the alveoli by excessive tidal volumes.
volvulus The twisting of a loop of bowel around its mesenteric axis, causing obstruction and...
voracity The state of being extremely greedy or eager in eating.
vostro An account that a domestic bank holds on behalf of a foreign bank in the local currency.
vouch To assert or confirm the truth or reliability of something from personal knowledge.
voucher A documentary record that substantiates a transaction and authorises its entry in the...
vouching The audit technique of tracing a recorded entry back to its supporting source document to...
voyage charter A charter under which a shipowner agrees to carry a specified cargo between named ports...
vulnerability The degree to which a person is exposed to harm or unable to protect their own interests.

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