Emily Dickinson Lexicon

victim, n. [L. victima.] (webplay: fallen).

Person who suffers through oppressive treatment; creature offered as a sacrifice to a deity.

victor (-s), n. [AFr and OFr < L. vincere, to overcome, conquer.] (webplay: battle, conquers, defeats, friends, gains, overcome, say, superior, triumphantly, wreaths).

victorious, adj. [AFr < L. victōria, see victory, n.] (webplay: die, vanquisher).

victory, n. [AFr and OFr < L. victor, see victor (-s), n.] (webplay: arms, battle, competition, day, defeats, die, differs, difficulties, enemy, followed, gains, God, grace, honorable, inferior, love, master, nations, prove, say, shameful, speak, strive, superior, supposes, triumphantly, vanquish, world).

vidi, v. [L. 'I saw', 'I looked'; see veni, v.]

view (-s), n. [AFr and OFr voir, to see.] (webplay: all, dazzled, held, just, knew, look, man, show, sight, swift, took, up).

view (-ed), v. [Fr. avuer, á to + vue, to follow with the eye, view, sight, see.] (webplay: air, case, charming, common, country, delight, eye, fair, fences, give, held, knew, landscape, mentioned, mistaken, nature, never, passed, perceive, prospect, pursued, remote, see, sight, sufficient, took, town, up, whole, winds).

vigilance, n. [Fr. < L. vigil, awake.] (webplay: flowers, pass).

Guard; alertness; circumspection; wakefulness; watchfulness against danger.

vigorous, adj. [AFr and OFr < L. vigōr, liveliness, activity, force; < L. verb vigēre, to be lively, to thrive, flourish.] (webplay: body, force).

Strong; lively; powerful; impelling; energetic.

vilify, v. [AFr and OFr vile < L. vīlis, of low value or price, cheap, common, mean, base.] (webplay: transferable).

Debase; degrade; revile; make vile; lessen in value.