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V

V = Vêe person

váccine *váxín, cf. tóxin

vácûous *vákyûwəss

vácûum *váckyûme

vâin proud = vâne weather = vèin blood

válue

válve

vápid

vâpour AmE vâpor

vãry cf. véry, é not followed by schwa

vàse BrE *vàz, AmE *vâyss, rhyming with bâse

Våughan = Våughn *Våwn

Vauxhall *Vóxåll

vêer

végetable -jt-

vêhicle - -hi- as schwa: *vìəcle

vèil face = vâle valley

vèin blood = vâin proud = vâne weather

Venêtian -êshən

Venezuèla *Venezwâyla

véngeance cf. vindíctive

Véníce *Vénnis, cf. ténnis

vénison - i can be silent; s can be z

vénûe

Vênus

verbâtim

vermílion -l-, cf. míllion

Vérsaîlles *Vãir-sŷe

vërsus against *vërssəss ≈ vërses verse *vërsíz

véry *vérry, cf. vãry, longer sound

véterinary *vétinary

véx

vîa

vicãrious

vîce-président - the hyphen differentiates from vîce président which would theoretically mean ‘president of vice’

vichyssoise *víshy-swàz

vícious *víshus, cf víscous

víctual *víttle

Vìénna

Vìênnêse

Vìêtnām one word *VietNām

vieŵ rendundant i: *vyû, *veŵ, cf. feŵ, etc.

vieŵpoint one word

vígorous

vígour BrE; AmE vígor

vîle nasty = Weîll Kurt

vílify

víllage -íj

víllain -an

vindaloô

vindíctive cf. véngeance

vîne

vínegar

víneyard

vînyl *vînəl

viôla music

vîola plant = Vîola person

vîolate

vîolent

vîolet

violín

Vïrgo

vïrtue good = Vërtue person

vis-a-vìs, or with French accent vis-à-vis *vizavêe

vísceral *vísseral

víscous -sk-, cf. vícious

vísible

vísion *vízhən

vítamin BrE; AmE vîtamin

Vívian = Vývyan = Vívien = Vývien = Vívienne

vódka

vólley

voluntêer