valley

[alongareaoflandbetweenhigherareasofland]

Thepeopleinthevalleyworryaboutsnowslidingdownthemountain.

value

[(1)thequalityofbeinguseful,importantordesired;(2)theamountof

moneythatcouldbereceivedifsomethingissold]

Hisgreatestvalueishonesty.(1)

Thevalueoftheirhouserose50percentintwoyears.(2)

vegetable

[aplantgrownforfood]

Sheishealthybecausesheeatslotsofvegetablesandexerciseseveryday.

vehicle

[(1)anythingonorinwhichapersonorthingcantravelorbetransported,

especiallyanythingonwheels;(2)acarortruck]

Thisareaisclosedtoallvehicles.(1)

Wepayataxbasedonthevalueofeachvehicleweown.(2)

version

[theformofsomethingwithdifferentdetailsthanearlierorlaterforms]

Areyouusingthelatestversionofthatcomputerprogram?

very

[extremely]

Hewasverylate.

veto

[torejectorrefusetoapprove]

ThePresidentpromisedtovetothebillifCongresspassesit.

vicious

[(1)bad;(2)dangerous;(3)showingharmorhate]

Theyhadaviciousargumentaboutmoney.(1)

Thatviciousdoghasbittenseveralpeople.(2)

HemadesomeviciousstatementsaboutthePresident.(3)

victim

[(1)someoneorsomethingthatisinjured,killedormadetosuffer;(2)

someonewhoistricked]

Thevictimneversawtheviciouspersonwhostruckher.(1)

Thevictimtrustedthewomanwhotookhermoney.(2)

victory

[asuccessinafightorcompetition]

Thelittleschoolwonitsfirstbasketballvictoryintwoyears.

village

[averysmalltown]

Manyvillagesaredyingaspeoplemovetotownsandcities.

violate

[(1)tofailtoobeyorhonor;(2)tobreak(anagreement)]

Heviolatedlawsagainstmakingillegaldrugs.(1)

Heviolatedtheloanagreementbymakingpaymentslate.(2)

violence

[theuseofforcetocauseinjury,deathordamage]

Shesaidparentsareconcernedaboutviolenceintheschools.

visit

[togotoorcometoaplaceforashorttimeforfriendlyorbusiness

reasons]

ThePresidentwillvisitJapannextmonth.

voice

[thesoundmadebycreatures,especiallyhumans,forspeaking]

Shehasanicevoiceforspeaking.

volcano

[ahillormountainaroundaholeintheearth’ssurfacethatcanexplode,

sendinghot,meltedrockandashintotheair]

Manyvolcanoesareactiveandcouldexplodesuddenly.

vote

[(1)tochooseacandidateinanelection;(2)achoiceordecisionexpressed

bythevoice,byhandorbywriting]

Americansvoteinnationalelectionseverytwoyears.(1)

Officialshopetoreducemistakesinvotesbyreplacingoldvotingsystems

withnewandbetterones.(2)