Emily Dickinson Lexicon

Vevay, proper n. [poss. Relic of L. bivium, a parting of the roads; Celtic/Gaelic, 'white wave'.]

City in Switzerland; a luxurious resort.

vex (vext), v. [OFr < L. vexāre, to shake, agitate, disturb.] (webplay: life, little, pain, people).

1. Stifle; dampen; deaden; interfere with; [fig.] end; halt; block; destroy.
2. Annoy; bother; trouble; tease; [fig.] cause to burn; turn red from exposure to sunlight.
3. Irritate; upset; worry; cause discomfort for; [fig.] mortify; embarrass.
4. Hurt; wound; plague; injure; cause pain to (see Psalms 6:2); [fig.] infect; cause illness; [metaphor] kill; cause death.

viand (-s), n. [AFr and OFr < L. vīvěre, to live; also OTeut. fijêjan, to hate.] (webplay: meat).

Food; victual; meal; banquet provision. J119/Fr118 Talk … Reverently, to the Hungry / Of your viands, and your wines!

vibrating, adj. [L. vibrāre, to move rapidly to and fro, to brandish, shake.] (webplay: brain, makes, musical, remote).

Shaking; trembling; oscillating; barely moving.

vibration (-s), n. [see vibrating, adj.] (webplay: makes).

Movement; wave; oscillation.

vicarious, adj. [L. vic-is, change, turn, stead, office.]

Deputed; delegated; substituted; acting for another; filling the place of another; done by vicarious power; performed by authority of another; carried out in another's stead, or as another's representative.

vicariously, adv. [see vicarious, adj.] (webplay: another).

For or because of another's fault (act or omission)[, or because of another's shame.]

vici, v. [L. 'I conquered'; see veni, v.]

Phrase. “Veni, vidi, vici!”: I came, I looked, I conquered; Caesar's boast to the Roman senate about his victory in Gaul.

vicinity, n. [L. vīcīn-us, neighboring, near.] (webplay: law, near).

1. Relatedness; relevance; [fig.] obedience; compliance; conformity.
2. Closeness; nearness; contiguity in space; [fig.] reality; actuality; literal presence.

vicious, adj. [AFr and OFr < L. vitium, fault.] (webplay: justly).

Cruel; depraved; immoral; conniving; delinquent.