(rhymes with eye)
This little short-n-sweet verb means to compete, contend, and strive for control and authority. Let the games begin!
Example: Since they both desired to land a full-time position with the firm after graduation, the two
(pronounced veh-TREEN)
In French, vitre means “pane of glass,” so it would not be so far fetched to think that the term vitrine would describe a glass showcase or cabinet used to exhibit goods
(pronounced VIH-tree-ehl)
You know how bad smells can make people discomforted, unhappy and cranky" Use that knowledge to remember this word. The word vitriol is a sulfate, and sulfates smell bad. Vitriol also means something that resembles
(pronounced vih-TROO-vee-ehn skrohl)
Also known as a Vitruvian wave, a wave scroll and a running dog pattern (uh…one of these things is not like the other), a Vitruvian wave is a series of scrolls that form a
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