| ARRIVISME | • arrivisme n. (Sociology) The state or behaviour of an arriviste. • ARRIVISME n. (French) the state of being an arriviste, an upstart. |
| IMMERSIVE | • immersive adj. Tending to immerse. • immersive adj. Giving the impression of immersion. • IMMERSIVE adj. providing stimulation for a number of senses, not just sight and sound. |
| IMPROVISE | • improvise v. To make something up or invent it as one goes on; to proceed guided only by imagination, intuition… • IMPROVISE v. to compose and recite, or perform, without preparation. |
| MIMIVIRUS | • mimivirus n. A virus, of the genus Mimivirus, associated with some amoebas; it has a very large capsid and complex genome. • mimivirus n. Ellipsis of Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus (“APMV”). • Mimivirus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Mimiviridae. |
| MISDRIVEN | • misdriven v. Past participle of misdrive. • MISDRIVE v. to drive improperly. |
| MISDRIVES | • misdrives v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misdrive. • MISDRIVE v. to drive improperly. |
| PRIVATISM | • privatism n. Concern only with issues inasmuch as they affect one as an individual; self-interest. • PRIVATISM n. a tendency to be concerned with ideas, matters, etc. only as affecting one as an individual. |
| REMISSIVE | • remissive adj. Remitting; forgiving; abating. • REMISSIVE adj. remitting; forgiving. |
| SERVILISM | • servilism n. Servile behaviour. • SERVILISM n. system of slavery or serfdom. |
| TRIUMVIRS | • triumvirs n. Plural of triumvir. • TRIUMVIR n. (Latin) one of a ruling body of three in ancient Rome. |
| VAMPIRISE | • vampirise v. Alternative form of vampirize. • VAMPIRISE v. to play the vampire, also VAMPIRIZE. |
| VAMPIRISH | • vampirish adj. Pertaining to a vampire, characteristic of a vampire; photophobic, parasitic etc. • VAMPIRISH adj. like a vampire. |
| VAMPIRISM | • vampirism n. (Pathology) Systemic lupus erythematosus (autoimmune disease). • vampirism n. (Mythology) the state of being a vampire. • vampirism n. Practices associated with vampires, in particular blood-drinking and the draining of a victim’s life-force. |
| VERMILIES | • VERMILY n. (Spenser) vermilion, also VERMEIL, VERMEILLE, VERMELL, VERMIL, VERMILION, VERMILLION. |
| VIRAEMIAS | • viraemias n. Plural of viraemia. • VIRAEMIA n. (Latin) the presence of viral particles in the blood, also VIREMIA. |
| VIRILISMS | • virilisms n. Plural of virilism. • VIRILISM n. the development of male sex characteristics in a female. |
| VIVARIUMS | • vivariums n. Plural of vivarium. • VIVARIUM n. (Latin) a place for raising and keeping live animals, also VIVARY. |
| VORTICISM | • vorticism n. A short-lived modernist movement in British art and poetry of the early 20th century, incorporating… • VORTICISM n. a British movement in the arts, deriving from futurism. |