Unkempt(unh-KEHMT)

needing grooming, tangled and matted; messy and neglected; unpolished

The grass is unkempt because no one is collecting the leaves or gathering the garbage.Mr. Enright always looked unkempt.

Venerate(ven-er-ate)1. respect or regard

somebody with profound respect or reverence

2. to honor somebody or something as sacred or special

Buddha is a highly venerated figure in Buddhism.

Unobtrusive(un-ob-TROO-siv)

1. inconspicuous: not conspicuous, blatant, or assertive

Sofia is being obtrusive because she interrupted the boys' conversation.

Vacillation(vas-i-LAY-shun)1. to be indecisive

or irresolute, changing between one opinion and another

2. swing back and forth, maybe this, maybe that

Sofia vacillated over the decision to marry Tom or not.

Viable(VAI-a-bul)

1. practicable or worthwhile: able to be done or worth doing

The committee is deciding if my senior project is viable or not.

Vilify(VIL-i-fai)

to make malicious and abusive statements about something.

Laura vilified Juanita by spreading gossip about her.

Virtuoso (ver-choo-OH-soh)

1.exceptional performer

2. talented person

3. connoisseur

Sofia became a virtuoso by practicing everyday.

Virulent (Vir-eu-lehnt)

very poisonous; malicious or irritating

The virus is highly virulent and has made many students sick.

Zealot(ZEH-lot)

1. zealous follower; a fanatic about a cause; extremely active and/or vocal in a mission or purpose

Sofia is a zealot who is overzealous about religion; she prays all day.