English Words Starting With V

• vocal score

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈvəʊkl̩ skɔː(r)/A musical score showing all vocal parts in full, with the orchestral parts reduced to a piano accompaniment.
• vocal tract

  nounLow in everyday speech; High in technical/academic contexts.
  /ˈvəʊkl trækt/The anatomical system of cavities and organs through which air passes and is shaped to produce speech sounds.
• vocalise

  nounC1
  /ˈvəʊ.kə.laɪz/To give voice to; to express something (a feeling, thought, etc.) in spoken words or song.
• vocalism

  nounC2 / Very Low Frequency / Specialized
  /ˈvəʊkəlɪz(ə)m/The system of vowels and their use in a particular language.
• vocalist

  nounB1
  /ˈvəʊkəlɪst/A person who sings, especially professionally.
• vocality

  nounC2/Rare
  /vəʊˈkæl.ɪ.ti/The quality or state of being vocal; vocal expression.
• vocalize

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2
  /ˈvəʊkəlaɪz/To produce sound with the voice; to utter, speak, or sing.
• vocation

  nounB2
  /və(ʊ)ˈkeɪ.ʃən/A strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation, especially one involving helping others; a person's calling or life's work.
• vocational education

  nounB2
  /vəʊˌkeɪ.ʃən.əl ˌedʒ.ʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/Education that prepares a person for a specific trade, craft, or job, focusing on practical skills.
• vocational guidance

  nounC1
  /vəʊˌkeɪ.ʃən.əl ˈɡaɪ.dəns/The process of assisting individuals, especially students or job seekers, in choosing or developing a suitable career path based on their interests, skills, and the job market.
• vocational school

  nounB2
  /vəʊˈkeɪʃənl skuːl/A post-secondary educational institution that focuses on teaching practical skills and trades for specific occupations or professions.
• vocationalism

  nounC1/C2
  /vəʊˈkeɪʃənəlɪz(ə)m/An educational policy or philosophy which emphasises the teaching of specific trade skills and preparation for a particular occupation or vocation.
• vocative

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˈvɒk.ə.tɪv/Relating to or being a grammatical case used to indicate the person or thing being addressed.
• voces

  nounC2+ (Extremely Rare/Specialized)
  /ˈvəʊkeɪz/, /ˈvɒkiːz/The plural form of 'vox', directly from Latin, meaning 'voices', but used in English primarily as a technical term in phonetics and grammar to refer to specific phonetic or grammatical categories, such as 'voces mediae' (middle voices).
• vociferance

  nounRare
  /vəʊˈsɪf.ər.əns/The quality or act of being vociferous; loud and vehement outcry or expression.
• vociferant

  adjectivenounVery Low / Archaic
  /vəʊˈsɪf(ə)rənt/Characterised by loud, vehement, or insistent outcry; clamorous.
• vociferate

  verbverb-ambitransitiveC2 / Rare
  /və(ʊ)ˈsɪf.ər.eɪt/To shout, cry out, or make a loud, vehement noise, typically in protest or with great emotion.
• vociferation

  nounC1/C2
  /vəˌsɪf.əˈreɪ.ʃən/The act of shouting or crying out loudly, especially in a vehement or noisy protest or complaint.
• vocoder

  nounC1
  /ˈvəʊkəʊdə/An electronic device or software that analyses and synthesises the human voice, typically used to create robotic or synthetic vocal effects.
• vocoid

  adjectivenounC2 (Proficient)
  /ˈvəʊ.kɔɪd/A phonetic term for a sound produced without constriction in the vocal tract that would cause turbulence; essentially, any vowel-like sound.

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