verdant (en)

green with vegetation; covered with growing plants or grass

verdigrised (en)

a green or bluish patina formed on copper, brass, or bronze surfaces when exposed to air

vergers (en)

a person, usually a layperson, who assists in the ordering of religious services, particularly in Anglican churches

veridical (en)

(adjective) truthful veracious / (adjective) not illusory; genuine

verisimilar (en)

having the appearance of truth; likely; probable

verities (en)

(noun) the quality or state of being true or real / (noun) something (as a statement) that is true / (noun) a fundamental and inevitably true value / (noun) the quality or state of being truthful or honest

versts (en)

(noun) a Russian unit of distance equal to 0.6629 mile (1.067 kilometers)

vertiginous (en)

causing vertigo, especially by being extremely high or steep

via dolorosa (en)

the way of grief

viaticum (en)

(noun) the Christian Eucharist given to a person in danger of death / (noun) an allowance (as of transportation or supplies and money) for traveling expenses / (noun) provisions for a journey

vicissitudes (en)

(noun) a change or variation occurring in the course of something; successive, alternating, or changing phases or conditions, as of life or fortune; ups and downs

vide (en)

(verb imperative) see, consult, refer to

villanelle (en)

(noun) a chiefly French verse form running on two rhymes and consisting typically of five tercets and a quatrain in which the first and third lines of the opening tercet recur alternately at the end of the other tercets and together as the last two lines of the quatrain / (noun) a 16th century Italian part-song in an intentionally unsophisticated style / (noun) an instrumental piece in the style of a rustic dance

virago (en)

a domineering, violent, or bad-tempered woman

virgule (en)

(noun) slash

virtuosi (en)

plural of virtuoso

virtuosic (en)

from Italian virtuoso; requiring a high level of technical skill

vis a tergo (la)

a force acting from behind (used in cardiology)

viscid (en)

(adjective) having an adhesive quality; sticky / (adjective) having a glutinous consistency; viscous / (adjective) covered with a sticky layer

Visigothic (en)

(noun) a member of the western division of the Goths (nomadic tribes of Germanic peoples known for invading various parts of Europe)

vitiate (en)

(verb) to make faulty or defective; impair / (verb) to debase in moral or aesthetic status / (verb) to make ineffective

vitiligo (en)

(noun) a skin disorder manifested by smooth white spots on various parts of the body

vituperation (en)

(noun) sustained and bitter railing and condemnation; vituperative utterance / (noun) an act or instance of vituperating

volubility (en)

the quality of talking fluently, readily, or incessantly; talkativeness

votary (en)

(noun) a sworn adherent / (noun) devotee / (noun) a devoted admirer / (noun) a devout or zealous worshipper / (noun) a staunch believer or advocate