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leaving Palermo, the vendetta between their families still
persisted.
veneer n. gloss, fa‡ade, finish, pretence, (false) front, (outward)
show or display, appearance, mask, guise, aspect, superficies:
Beneath that veneer of elegance and refinement lie the heart and
soul of a monstrous criminal.
venerable adj. respectable, honourable, estimable, respected, honoured,
esteemed, august, sedate, impressive, revered, reverenced,
worshipped: Venerable old military men were called on for
advice.
venerate v. respect, honour, esteem, revere, reverence, worship, hallow,
adore, admire, look up to: Schweitzer was widely venerated for
his charitable works.
veneration
n. respect, honour, esteem, reverence, deference, homage,
devotion, worship, admiration, adoration, idolization, awe:
Their veneration for their hero turned to contempt when his past
was revealed.
venereal adj. sexual; genital; social, sexually transmitted, gonorrhoeal
or gonorrhoeic, syphilitic: Reports indicate that venereal
disease has been on the decline since the advent of AIDS.
vengeance n. 1 revenge, retaliation, retribution, requital, reprisal:
Her vengeance for what he had done was to disinherit him. 2
with a vengeance. a violently, fiercely, ferociously, wildly,
vehemently, furiously, forcefully: The wind blew with a
vengeance all night. b energetically, to the fullest extent, to
the utmost or the fullest or the limit, (with) no holds barred,
enthusiastically, wholeheartedly: Give Richard a job to do and
he goes at with a vengeance.
venial adj. forgivable, excusable, pardonable, tolerable, tolerated,
minor, petty, insignificant, unimportant, remittable or
remissible: That hypocrite considers even his most heinous
crimes to be venial.
venom n. 1 poison, toxin: The snakes are 'milked' of their venom,
which is collected for research in antitoxins and