(pronounced VER-dyur or VER-jer)
In everyday terms, this noun refers to the greenness of growing vegetation or even the vegetation itself. In the design industry, the term can also be used to describe scenes
(pronounced ver-NA-kyeh-lehr or veh-NA-kyeh-lehr)
As a noun, this smart-sounding word means the overall language style / dialect or even a particular expression of a group or class of people – the mode being more “common”
(pronounced VIRV)
Maybe because this word looks a little like “nerve,” we feel that it already hints at its meaning, which is high energy, vitality, and vivacity. The word just jumps right out at you
(pronounced VEHS-tihj)
This noun can actually mean a tangible, physical footprint, but it’s most often used to describe the smallest quantity or trace of something, or a hint, mark, or visible
(pronounced vet)
No, we’re not talking about those who have served in the military or the person who takes care of your little Fido or Morris. We’re actually referring to a verb meaning either to subject to
(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
(pronounced voh-SIF-uh-rus)
This is one strong adjective. Think blatantly loud, stridently insistent, and vehemently animated.
Example sentence: The school’s interior design professors began a vociferous demonstration when they heard that their department was being dissolved due to
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