gorous, a. strong, lusty, robust; energetic, cogent, forcible,
luxuriant.

vile, a. base, depraved, vicious, iniquitous, felonious, atrocious,
outrageous, shameless; worthless, mean, despicable, contemptible, abject,
scurvy, sordid, debased, ignoble, miserable, wretched.

vilify, v. malign, revile, vituperate, traduce, calumniate.

village, n. hamlet, borough, thorpe, dorp, burg. Antonyms: city,
town.

villain, n. See scoundrel.

villainous, a. unprincipled, knavish, arrant, depraved, atrocious.

villainy, n. depravity, wickedness, turpitude, rascality,
scoundrelism, atrocity.

vim, n. (Colloq.) activity, energy, spirit, life. Antonyms:
lifelessness, languor.

vindicate, v. justify.

vindication, n. justification, defense.

vindicator, n. justifier, champion, advocate.

vindictive, a. revengeful, implacable, malevolent, rancorous.

vine, n. Associated Words: lattice, trellis, tendril, arbor,
pergola, bower, bine, cordon, amplectant, capreolate, cirrose, pourridie,
cirrus.

vinegar, n. Associated Words: acetic, acetification, acetify,
mother, guile, wort, gyle, insolation, cruet.

vinegary, a. acetous, sour, unamiable.

violate, v. break, disobey, transgress, contravene, profane,
desecrate.

violation, n. transgression, infringement, breach, infraction,
contravention, profanation, desecration. Antonyms: inviolability,
keeping, obedience.

violator, n. trespasser, infringer, transgressor, infractor.

violence, n. force, impetuosity, vehemence, intensity, severity,
wildness, fury; injury, violation, profanation, outrage, assault.

violent, a. passionate, vehement, impetuous, fierce, impotent,
ungovernable, outrageous, poignant, severe. Antonyms: See mild.

violet, n. mauve.

violin, n. fiddle; kit.

virgin, n. vestal.

virgin, a. vestal, virginal; chaste, pure, stainless; impregnant.

virginal generation. parthenogenesis.

virginity, n. maidenhood, chastity.

Virgin Mary. Madonna, Theotokos (Theol.). Associated Words:
mariolatry, mariolater, hyperdulia, Ave Maria.

virile, a. masculine, vigorous, strong; potent. Antonyms: invirile,
emasculated, impotent.

virility, n. manhood, manly vigor. Antonyms: invirility, impotency,
emasculation.

virtual, a. potential, energizing; practical, essential.

virtually, adv. practically, really, substantially, potentially.

virtue, n. excellence, worth, goodness, purity, morality, integrity.
Associated Words: aretology, aretaics.

virtuous, a.