veracity—truthfulness; accuracy
verification—proof that something is true
verisimilar—appearing to be true or possible
verisimilitude—quality of being verisimilar
veritable—unquestionable; actual; true
verity—statement or belief considered to be the permanent truth
vermicide—anything used to kill worms (Well, it doesn’t always work.)verbose
excessively wordy
Note: This word has nothing to do with truth.
They wrote and transcribed and copied down on paper and composed and
thought of and typed a sentence that would be verbose because it had excessive
verbs.
vex
to irritate or bother
vexation
the act of vexing
His vexing habit of reciting vocabulary words during sexual activity ruined his
sex life.
vilify
to slander; defame
Think: make vile
Senator Joe McCarthy’s villainous lies vilified many innocent people.
Although the next two words have the same first six letters and are related, they
are not at all synonymous.
vindicate
to clear of blame or suspicion
The lawyers will vindicate their client by displaying evidence they have,
indicating that he didn’t mean to steal the adult diapers from the grocery store.
vindictive