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1 ADJ If you describe memories and descriptions as vivid , you mean that they are very clear and detailed. □  People of my generation who lived through World War II have vivid memories of confusion and incompetence. □  On Wednesday night I had a very vivid dream which really upset me. ●  viv|id|ly ADV [usu ADV with v, oft ADV adj] □  I can vividly remember the feeling of panic.

2 ADJ Something that is vivid is very bright in colour. □  …a vivid blue sky. ●  viv|id|ly ADV [ADV -ed/adj] □  …vividly coloured birds.

vivi|sec|tion /v I v I se kʃ ^ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT Vivisection is the practice of using live animals for scientific experiments. □  …a fierce opponent of vivisection.

vix|en /v I ks ^ə n/ (vixens ) N‑COUNT A vixen is a female fox.

viz.viz. is used in written English to introduce a list of specific items or examples. □  The school offers two modules in Teaching English as a Foreign Language, viz. Principles and Methods of Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics.

vlog /vlɒ g, [AM ] vlɔː g/ (vlogs ) N‑COUNT A vlog is a set of videos that someone regularly posts on the internet in which they record their thoughts or experiences or talk about a subject. □  He has his own lifestyle vlog. ●  vlog|ger (vloggers ) N‑COUNT □  Zoe Suggs is a beauty vlogger known as Zoella. ●  vlog|ging N‑UNCOUNT □  He is a Youtube vlogging sensation.

V -neck (V-necks ) N‑COUNT [oft N n] A V-neck or a V-neck sweater is a sweater with a neck that is in the shape of the letter V.

vo|cabu|lary /voʊkæ bjʊləri, [AM ] -leri/ (vocabularies )

1 N‑VAR [oft with poss] Your vocabulary is the total number of words you know in a particular language. □  His speech is immature, his vocabulary limited.

2 N‑SING The vocabulary of a language is all the words in it. □  …a new word in the German vocabulary.

3 N‑VAR The vocabulary of a subject is the group of words that are typically used when discussing it. □ [+ of ] …the vocabulary of natural science.

vo|cal /voʊ k ^ə l/

1 ADJ You say that people are vocal when they speak forcefully about something that they feel strongly about. □ [+ in ] He has been very vocal in his displeasure over the results. □  A public inquiry earlier this year produced vocal opposition from residents. ●  vo|cal|ly ADV [usu ADV with v] □  Both these proposals were resisted by the developed countries, most vocally by the United States.

2 ADJ [ADJ n] Vocal means involving the use of the human voice, especially in singing. □  …a wider range of vocal styles. ●  vo|cal|ly ADV [ADV with v] □  Vocally, it is often a very accomplished performance.

vo |cal co rds also vocal chords N‑PLURAL Your vocal cords are the part of your throat that vibrates when you speak.

vo|cal|ist /voʊ kəl I st/ (vocalists ) N‑COUNT A vocalist is a singer who sings with a pop group.

vo|cal|ize /voʊ kəla I z/ (vocalizes , vocalizing , vocalized ) in BRIT, also use vocalise 1 VERB If you vocalize a feeling or an idea, you express it in words. □ [V n] Archbishop Hunthausen also vocalized his beliefs that women and homosexuals should be more active in the church.

2 VERB When you vocalize a sound, you use your voice to make it, especially by singing it. □ [V n] In India and Bali, students learn to vocalize music before ever picking up instruments. [Also V ]

vo|cals /voʊ k ^ə lz/ N‑PLURAL In a pop song, the vocals are the singing, in contrast to the playing of instruments. □  She started out singing backing vocals for her brother.