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

Wagner Act (en)

aka the National Labor Relations Act of 1935; a foundational statute of US labor law which guarantees basic rights of private sector employees to organize into trade unions, engage in collective bargaining for better terms and conditions at work, and take collective action including strike if necessary

Wagnerian (en)

relating to or characteristic of the operas of German composer Richard Wagner

wainscoting (en)

(noun) wainscot / (noun) material used to wainscot a surface / (verb) to line with or as if with boards or paneling

Walpurgisrevel (de)

(noun) alternative way of saying "Walpurgisnacht" or "Walpurgis Night", meaning Witches' Night; feast day of Saint Walpurga

Walrasian (en)

referring to the theories of 19th-century Swiss economist Leon Walras (that relative prices can find a system-wide or general equilibrium)

wangled (en)

obtain (something that is desired) by persuading others to comply or by manipulating events

warrant (en)

a security that entitles the holder to buy the underlying stock of the issuing company at a fixed price called exercise price until the expiry date; similar to options (not sure of the difference)

Washington Consensus (en)

a set of 10 economic policy prescriptions considered to constitute the "standard" reform package promoted for crisis-wracked developing countries by Washington, D.C.–based institutions like the IMF and the World Bank (in a nutshell, neoliberalism); term first used in 1989 by English economist John Williamson

weft (en)

(noun) a filling thread or yarn in weaving / (noun) yarn used for the weft / (noun) web fabric / (noun) an article of woven fabric / (noun) a knit fabric produced in machine or hand knitting with the yarns running crosswise or in a circle

weir (en)

(noun) a fence or enclosure set in a waterway for taking fish / (noun) a dam in a stream or river to raise the water level or divert its flow / (biographical name) Robert Walter 1803–1889 Am. painter

welkin (en)

(noun) the vault of the sky; firmament / (noun) the celestial abode of God or the gods; heaven / (noun) the upper atmosphere

weltanschauung (de)

(German for worldview) a particular philosophy or view of life; the worldview of an individual or group

welter (en)

(verb) writhe toss / (verb) wallow / (verb) to rise and fall or toss about in or with waves / (verb) to become deeply sunk, soaked, or involved / (verb) to be in turmoil / (noun) a state of wild disorder; turmoil / (noun) a chaotic mass or jumble

weltschmerz (en)

a feeling of melancholy and world-weariness; coined by German author Jean Paul

whinge (en)

complain persistently and in a peevish or irritating way