| AVARICIOUS | • avaricious adj. Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property. • AVARICIOUS adj. greedy of gain. |
| IMPERVIOUS | • impervious adj. Unaffected or unable to be affected by something. • impervious adj. Preventive of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable, particularly of water. • impervious adj. Immune to damage or effect. |
| LIMIVOROUS | • limivorous adj. Eating mud or soil for organic matter in it. • LIMIVOROUS adj. feeding on mud. |
| OUTDRIVING | • outdriving v. Present participle of outdrive. • OUTDRIVE v. to drive a golf ball farther than. |
| POLIOVIRUS | • poliovirus n. A human enterovirus of the Picornaviridae family that causes poliomyelitis. • POLIOVIRUS n. a virus causing polio. |
| RECIDIVOUS | • recidivous adj. Prone to relapse into immoral or antisocial behavior. • recidivous adj. Recurring (of a disease or another medical problem). • RECIDIVOUS adj. given to recidivism. |
| RHINOVIRUS | • rhinovirus n. Any of many common infectious RNA viruses, of the genus Rhinovirus, that cause disorders such as the common cold. • RHINOVIRUS n. a virus belonging to a subgroup thought to be responsible for the common cold. |
| UNVISORING | • unvisoring v. Present participle of unvisor. • UNVISOR v. to open the visor of, also UNVIZARD. |
| VERIDICOUS | • veridicous adj. (Archaic, rare) veridical; true. • VERIDICOUS adj. truthful. |
| VICTORIOUS | • victorious adj. Being the winner in a contest, struggle, war, etc. • victorious adj. Of or expressing a sense of victory or triumph. • VICTORIOUS adj. having won a victory. |
| VINIFEROUS | • viniferous adj. Yielding wine. • VINIFEROUS adj. wine-producing. |
| VIRAGINOUS | • viraginous adj. Resembling an overbearing woman; shrew-like. • viraginous adj. Resembling an Amazon; of a woman with great bravery, strength, or stature. • VIRAGINOUS adj. of or pertaining to a virago, also VIRAGINIAN. |
| VIRTUOSITY | • virtuosity n. The technical skills and fluent style of a virtuoso. • virtuosity n. Lovers of the elegant arts as a class. • VIRTUOSITY n. exceptional technical skill in music or other fine art. |
| VITIFEROUS | • vitiferous adj. Full of or pertaining to vines, especially grape vines. • VITIFEROUS adj. bearing vines. |
| VIVIPAROUS | • viviparous adj. (Of an animal or animal species) Being born alive, as are most mammals, some reptiles, and a few fish… • viviparous adj. (Of a plant or plant species) Arising from an embryo that develops from the outset (rather than from… • VIVIPAROUS adj. producing live young. |
| VOITURIERS | • voituriers n. Plural of voiturier. • VOITURIER n. (French) the driver of a carriage or coach. |
| VOMITORIUM | • vomitorium n. A passage located behind a tier of seats in an amphitheatre used as an exit for the crowds. • vomitorium n. (See Usage notes) An area in which vomiting takes place, in particular a chamber supposedly used by… • VOMITORIUM n. (Latin) an opening in a large building by which a crowd is let out, also VOMITORY. |