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Various

"The Illustrated London Reading Book"

_ the power of producing the growth of plants
VEGETA'TIVE, _a._ having the power to produce growth in plants
VE'HICLE, _s._ a conveyance
VE'NERABLE, _a._ old; to be treated with reverence
VE'NISON, _s._ game; the flesh of deer
VENTILA'TION, _s._ the act of fanning
VENTILA'TOR, _s._ an instrument contrived to supply close places with
fresh air
VE'NTURE, _v.n._ dare; run hazard; engage in
VE'RIFY, _v.n._ justify against the charge of falsehood; confirm; to
prove true
VE'RILY, _ad._ in truth; certainly
VE'SSEL, _s._ any capacity; anything containing; the containing parts of
an animal body
VESU'VIUS, _s._ a burning mountain near Naples
VICI'NITY, _s._ nearness; state of being near
VICI'SSITUDE, _s._ regular change; revolution
VI'CTIM, _s._ sacrifice; something destroyed
VI'CTORY, _s._ conquest; triumph
VI'GIL, _s._ watch; a fast kept before a holiday
VI'GOROUS, _a._ full of strength and life
VI'GOROUSLY, _ad._ energetically; forcibly; with force; without weakness
VI'LLAGE, _s._ a small collection of houses
VI'NDICATE, _v.a._ justify; clear; assert; revenge
VI'NTAGE, _s._ the produce of the vine for the year; the time in which
grapes are gathered
VI'OLATION, _s.


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