| vicarious | Experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person | |
| vex | To make someone feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, especially with trivial matters | |
| vestige | A trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists | |
| vertiginous | causing vertigo, especially by being extremely high or steep | |
| vernacular | The language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region | |
| verisimilar | Appearing to be true or real; likely or probable | |
| verboten | Forbidden, especially by an authority | |
| verbose | Using or expressed in more words than are needed | |
| veracious | Speaking or representing the truth | |
| vehement | Showing strong and often passionate feelings; forceful, passionate, or intense | |