Virago - noun.

IF someone calls you a virago, you may take offense or take it as a compliment!

At times archaic, it can mean to call a woman nasty or shrewish, or can also be used to describe a strong, spirited woman, like an Amazon.

Virago is quite interesting and I'll let Professor Wikipedia do the explaining:

A virago is a woman who ( Read more... )

Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Verdant (adjective)
ver·dant [vur-dnt]

adjective
1. green with vegetation; covered with growing plants or grass: a verdant oasis.
2. of the color green: a verdant lawn.
3. inexperienced; unsophisticated: verdant college freshmen.

OTHER WORDS FROM VERDANTver·dan·cy, noun ( Read more... )

Verboten - adjective.

Derived from the past participle of verbieten, verboten can also be used casually by other speakers and the meaning is the same--something prohibited or forbidden.

volte-face [ivolt-fahs, vohlt-; French vawltuh-fas]

noun:
1 a reversal, as in opinion or policy
2 a change of position so as to look, lie, etc, in the opposite direction

Examples:

This eventually culminates in some of its absolute biggest emotional beats relying on a major plot hole, and a volte-face that’s clearly angling for a cheer but is ( Read more... )

Vug - noun.

Vug will save your butt when playing Scrabble, but what is it, exactly? Well, it's a small cavity filled with crystals. Sometimes spelled vugg or vugh, and comes from the Cornish word vooga, meaning "cave".


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virago [vi-rah-goh, -rey-]

noun:
1 a loud-voiced, ill-tempered, scolding woman; shrew
2 (archaic) a woman of great stature, strength, and courage
Also the trade name of celebrated feminist publishing firm, Virago Press.

Examples:

She was lovely, well-dressed, filled with promise. But she was also demanding and manipulative, a virago when ( Read more... )

virga [vir-guh]

noun:
wisps or streaks of water or ice particles falling out of a cloud but vaporizing before reaching the earth's surface as precipitation. Also called Fallstreifen, fallstreaks, precipitation trails.

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Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022

Vexatious (adjective)
vex·a·tious [vek-sey-shuhs]

adjective
1. causing vexation; troublesome; annoying: a vexatious situation.
2. Law. (of legal actions) instituted without sufficient grounds and serving only to cause annoyance to the defendant.
3. disorderly; confused; troubled.

OTHER WORDS FROM VEXATIOUSvex·a·tious·ly, ( Read more... )

voluptuary [vuh-luhp-choo-er-ee]

noun:
a person whose life is devoted to luxury and sensual pleasures
adjective:
of, relating to, or characterised by preoccupation with luxury and sensual pleasure:

Examples:

Fleshy, briny and brimming with umami, the Pacific treats we tasted were sublime. “Do any of them have pearls?” asked a voluptuary ( Read more... )

Vatjie - noun.

Pronounced /ˈfaɪki/, it is also spelt as vaatje or faatche and is Afrikaans for a small cask, canteen, keg or other vessel for holding liquids.