| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 632 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| very | adv. | It was the very question she asked. | exactly |
| adv. | It was in the very center of town. | precisely | |
| adv. | She was caught in the very act. | actual | |
| vessel | noun | We went out on a fishing vessel. | ship |
| noun | I need a vessel to carry water. | container | |
| noun | His blood vessel had collapsed. | vein | |
| vest | noun | For warmth he wore a vest. | sleeveless coat |
| noun | He vested his estate in his daughter. | gave control | |
| veteran | noun | He was a veteran of the Korean War. | military man |
| veto | noun | The leader's veto was not popular. | rejection |
| vex | verb | Money problems will vex the company. | plague |
| via | prep. | We shall go to the U.S. via Mexico. | by way of |
| vice | noun | Her vice was gambling. | sin |