SAT高频词汇中以字母V开头的词汇整理如下：

　　vacillate (v.) to fluctuate, hesitate (I prefer a definite answer, but my boss kept

　　vacillating between the distinct options available to us.)

　　vacuous (adj.) lack of content or ideas, stupid (Beyonce realized that the lyrics she had

　　just penned were completely vacuous and tried to add more substance.)

　　validate (v.) to confirm, support, corroborate (Yoko’s chemistry lab partner was asleep

　　during the experiment and could not validate the accuracy of her methods.)

　　vapid (adj.) lacking liveliness, dull (The professor’s comments about the poem were

　　surprisingly vapid and dull.)

　　variegated (adj.) diversified, distinctly marked (Each wire in the engineering exam was

　　variegated by color so that the students could figure out which one was which.)

　　vehemently (adv.) marked by intense force or emotion (The candidate vehemently

　　opposed cutting back on Social Security funding.)

　　veneer (n.) a superficial or deceptively attractive appearance, façade (Thanks to her

　　Chanel makeup, Shannen was able to maintain a veneer of perfection that hid the

　　flaws underneath.)

　　venerable (adj.) deserving of respect because of age or achievement (The venerable

　　Supreme Court justice had made several key rulings in landmark cases throughout

　　the years.)

　　venerate (v.) to regard with respect or to honor (The tribute to John Lennon sought to

　　venerate his music, his words, and his legend.)

　　veracity (n.) truthfulness, accuracy (With several agencies regulating the reports, it was

　　difficult for Latifah to argue against its veracity.)

　　verbose (adj.) wordy, impaired by wordiness (It took the verbose teacher two hours to

　　explain the topic, while it should have taken only fifteen minutes.)

　　verdant (adj.) green in tint or color (The verdant leaves on the trees made the world

　　look emerald.)

　　vestige (n.) a mark or trace of something lost or vanished (Do you know if the Mexican

　　tortilla is a vestige of some form of Aztec corn-based flat bread?)

　　vex (v.) to confuse or annoy (My little brother vexes me by poking me in the ribs for

　　hours on end.)

　　vicarious (adj.) experiencing through another (All of my lame friends learned to be

　　social through vicarious involvement in my amazing experiences.)

　　vicissitude (n.) event that occurs by chance (The vicissitudes of daily life prevent me

　　from predicting what might happen from one day to the next.)

　　vigilant (adj.) watchful, alert (The guards remained vigilant throughout the night, but

　　the enemy never launched the expected attack.)

　　vilify (v.) to lower in importance, defame (After the Watergate scandal, almost any story

　　written about President Nixon sought to vilify him and criticize his behavior.)

　　vindicate (v.) to avenge; to free from allegation; to set free (The attorney had no chance

　　of vindicating the defendant with all of the strong evidence presented by the state.)

　　vindictive (adj.) vengeful (The vindictive madman seeks to exact vengeance for any

　　insult that he perceives is directed at him, no matter how small.)

　　virtuoso (n.) one who excels in an art; a highly skilled musical performer (Even though

　　Lydia has studied piano for many years, she’s only average at it. She’s no virtuoso,

　　that’s for sure.)

　　viscous (adj.) not free flowing, syrupy (The viscous syrup took three minutes to pour

　　out of the bottle.)

　　vitriolic (adj.) having a caustic quality (When angry, the woman would spew vitriolic

　　insults.)

　　vituperate (v.) to berate (Jack ran away as soon as his father found out, knowing he

　　would be vituperated for his unseemly behavior.)

　　vivacious (adj.) lively, sprightly (The vivacious clown makes all of the children laugh

　　and giggle with his friendly antics.)

　　vocation (n.) the work in which someone is employed, profession (After growing tired

　　of the superficial world of high-fashion, Edwina decided to devote herself to a new

　　vocation: social work.)

　　vociferous (adj.) loud, boisterous (I’m tired of his vociferous whining so I’m breaking

　　up with him.)

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