valley
[alongareaoflandbetweenhigherareasofland]
Thepeopleinthevalleyworryaboutsnowslidingdownthemountain.
value
[(1)thequalityofbeinguseful,importantordesired;(2)theamountof
moneythatcouldbereceivedifsomethingissold]
Hisgreatestvalueishonesty.(1)
Thevalueoftheirhouserose50percentintwoyears.(2)
vegetable
[aplantgrownforfood]
Sheishealthybecausesheeatslotsofvegetablesandexerciseseveryday.
vehicle
[(1)anythingonorinwhichapersonorthingcantravelorbetransported,
especiallyanythingonwheels;(2)acarortruck]
Thisareaisclosedtoallvehicles.(1)
Wepayataxbasedonthevalueofeachvehicleweown.(2)
version
[theformofsomethingwithdifferentdetailsthanearlierorlaterforms]
Areyouusingthelatestversionofthatcomputerprogram?
very
[extremely]
Hewasverylate.
veto
[torejectorrefusetoapprove]
ThePresidentpromisedtovetothebillifCongresspassesit.
vicious
[(1)bad;(2)dangerous;(3)showingharmorhate]
Theyhadaviciousargumentaboutmoney.(1)
Thatviciousdoghasbittenseveralpeople.(2)
HemadesomeviciousstatementsaboutthePresident.(3)
victim
[(1)someoneorsomethingthatisinjured,killedormadetosuffer;(2)
someonewhoistricked]
Thevictimneversawtheviciouspersonwhostruckher.(1)
Thevictimtrustedthewomanwhotookhermoney.(2)
victory
[asuccessinafightorcompetition]
Thelittleschoolwonitsfirstbasketballvictoryintwoyears.
village
[averysmalltown]
Manyvillagesaredyingaspeoplemovetotownsandcities.
violate
[(1)tofailtoobeyorhonor;(2)tobreak(anagreement)]
Heviolatedlawsagainstmakingillegaldrugs.(1)
Heviolatedtheloanagreementbymakingpaymentslate.(2)
violence
[theuseofforcetocauseinjury,deathordamage]
Shesaidparentsareconcernedaboutviolenceintheschools.
visit
[togotoorcometoaplaceforashorttimeforfriendlyorbusiness
reasons]
ThePresidentwillvisitJapannextmonth.
voice
[thesoundmadebycreatures,especiallyhumans,forspeaking]
Shehasanicevoiceforspeaking.
volcano
[ahillormountainaroundaholeintheearth’ssurfacethatcanexplode,
sendinghot,meltedrockandashintotheair]
Manyvolcanoesareactiveandcouldexplodesuddenly.
vote
[(1)tochooseacandidateinanelection;(2)achoiceordecisionexpressed
bythevoice,byhandorbywriting]
Americansvoteinnationalelectionseverytwoyears.(1)
Officialshopetoreducemistakesinvotesbyreplacingoldvotingsystems
withnewandbetterones.(2)