ETV1 Word List - 451-500

vile

Definition: extremely unpleasant

violate

Definition: 1) break or fail to comply with (a rule or formal agreement), 2) fail to respect (someone's peace, privacy, or rights), 3) treat (something sacred) with irreverence or disrespect

virtue

Definition: 1) moral excellence; goodness; righteousness, 2) conformity of one's life and conduct to moral and ethical principles; uprightness; rectitude, 3) chastity; virginity, 4) a particular moral excellence, 5) a good or admirable quality or property, 6) effective force; the power or potency

volatile

Definition: likely to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse

wary of sth or someone

Definition: to be watchful, to be on one's guard against danger

weary

Definition: physically or mentally exhausted by hard work, exertion, strain

white-collar

Definition: relating to the work done or the people who work in an office or other professional environment

wily

Definition: skilled at gaining an advantage, especially deceitfully

wit

Definition: 1) the capacity for inventive thought and quick understanding; keen intelligence, 2) good sense, 3) a natural aptitude for using words and ideas in a quick and inventive way to create humour

wither

Definition: 1) to dry up because of dehydration, 2) to fall into decay or decline, 3) humiliate (someone) with a scornful look or manner