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voluntarism
Metaphysical or psychological system that assigns a more predominant role to the will (Latin, voluntas) than to the intellect.
vomiting
Forcible ejection of the stomach contents from the mouth, usually following nausea.
von Neumann, John
Hungarian-born U.S. mathematician.
Vondel, Joost van den
Dutch poet and dramatist.
Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr.
U.S. novelist.
Voronezh
City (pop., 2001 est.: 901,800), western Russia.
Vorontsov, Mikhail (Illarionovich)
Russian statesman.
Voroshilov, Kliment (Yefremovich)
Soviet military and political leader.
Vorster, John
South African prime minister (1966–78).
Vorticism
Literary and artistic movement that flourished in England 1912–15.
Võrtsjärv
Lake, south-central Estonia.
Vostok
Any of a series of six manned Soviet spacecraft launched from 1961 to 1963.
Voting Rights Act
Act passed by the U.S. Congress in 1965 to ensure the voting rights of African Americans.
Vouet, Simon
French painter.
vowel
Speech sound in which air from the lungs passes through the mouth with minimal obstruction and without audible friction, like the i in fit.
Voyager
Either of two unmanned U.S. interplanetary probes launched in 1977 to gather information about the Sun's outer planets.
Voyageurs National Park
National park, northern Minnesota, U.S.
Voznesensky, Andrey (Andreyevich)
Russian poet.
Vuillard, (Jean-) Édouard
French painter, printmaker, and decorator.
Vulcan
Hypothetical planet within the orbit of Mercury.
Vulcan
Ancient Roman god of fire.
vulcanization
Chemical process, discovered by Charles Goodyear (1839), by which the physical properties of natural or synthetic rubber are improved.
Vulcano
Island of the Eolie Islands, off northeastern Sicily, Italy.
Vulci
Ancient Etruscan city, northwest of Rome.
vulture
A bare-headed, keen-sighted bird of prey in any of 22 species found mainly in warm regions.
vulvitis
Inflammation of the vulva (female external genitalia), with red, swollen, itchy skin that may turn white, crack, or blister.
Vychegda River
River, northwestern Russia.
Vygotsky, L(ev) S(emyonovich)
Soviet psychologist.
Vyshinsky, Andrey (Yanuaryevich)
Soviet politician and diplomat.
Vytautas the Great
Lithuanian national leader.
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