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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| veracity | noun | They became suspicious of her veracity. | adherence to the truth; truthfulness |
| vernacular | noun | He spoke in the vernacular of the street. | the everyday language spoken by the people |
| noun | He did not know the legal vernacular. | the idiom of a particular profession | |
| versus | prep. | It became a war of us versus them. | against |
| vertebrate | noun | Humans and mammals are vertebrates. | having a backbone or spinal column |
| vestige | noun | Some vestiges of Dinosauurs still remain. | a visible trace, evidence they existed |
| vicissitude | noun | Most combat veterans suffer the vicissitudes or war. | one of the unexpected changes in life |
| vicar | noun | We invited the vicar home for dinner. | one of the church clergy |
| vigilance | noun | Vigilance is part of the price for freedom. | alert watchfulness |
| vindicate | verb | The evidence found will vindicate her innocence. | to clear of blame, suspicion or doubt |