vacation (n.)	holiday	Do you remember our vacation in the Florida Keys?
Valentine's Day	February 14th, a day for expressing love and affection	Many couples get married on Valentine's Day.
valley (n.)	a low area between hills, usually with a river	The village is located in a small valley between two mountains.
valuable (adj.)	worth a lot of money, of great value, worth or use	You can find the world's most valuable art there. They guard it carefully.
variety (n.)	a choice of many different things	That market sells a large variety of fresh fish.
vegetable (n.)	any plant that can be used as food	They serve pastry triangles filled with spiced vegetables or meat.
vegetarian (n.)	a person who eats no meat	There is a lot for vegetarians to eat in India, since very little meat is served there.
very (adv.)	extremely	Paris is very old but also very modern.
video (n.)	a recording shown on a television screen	This is the video we took of our day with the dolphins.
view (n.)	something that can be seen	Enjoy spectacular views of the canyon from our helicopter.
village (n.)	a group of houses smaller than a town	We bought many local crafts in the colourful village market.
visa (n.)	an official stamp or paper used to show that a person may visit a foreign country	The cost of the tour includes visas for all the countries we will visit.
visit (v.)	to go somewhere to see the place or the people	If you like art, you must visit Paris.
visiting (n.)	going into a place to see what is there	Excuse me. What are the visiting hours for the science museum?
visitor (n.)	a person who comes to a place to see something or someone	Visitors to the Guggenheim Museum are always impressed.
voice (n.)	the sound of a person speaking	When I arrived home, I heard voices in the living room.
volcano (n.)	a mountain with a hole on top through which steam and ash can escape	Have you ever seen a volcano when it's active? What a sight!
vulture (n.)	a large bird that eats dead animals	They say that vultures keep the natural world clean.