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Index V
- v.
- Valentine’s Day
- valid
- value
- value added
- value-added
- value-added tax
- value at
- Vancouver
- Vancouverite
- vaporize
- vaporous
- vapour
- variance
- various
- various different
- VAT
- vegan
- vegetarian
- vengeance
- venomous
- verb agreement
- verb agreement: compound subjects with and
- verb agreement: compound subjects with or
- verb agreement in questions
- verb agreement in the case of interrupting words
- verb agreement: sentences beginning with there
- verb agreement with collective nouns
- verb agreement with couple
- verb agreement with indefinite pronouns
- verb agreement with none
- verb agreement with number
- verb agreement with range
- verb agreement with total
- verbal
- verbatim
- verbiage
- verbose
- verbosity
- verb phrase
- verbs: helping verbs
- verbs in conditional sentences
- verbs: main verb
- vernacular
- verse
- versed in
- versus
- vertical lists
- very
- veto against
- veto on
- veto over
- via
- vice-
- vice versa
- Victoria
- Victoria Day
- Victorian
- view of (in)
- vigor
- vigorous
- vigorously
- vigour
- virtually
- virtue
- vis-à-vis
- visit
- visit with
- viti-
- vocal
- vocation
- vociferous
- vogue
- voice
- voluble
- -vore
- vs.
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avenge, revenge, vengeance
Avenge means to seek justice or to right wrongs fairly.
- In suing, Janet simply wanted to avenge her losses.
Revenge means to look for reprisal.
- I will revenge myself if it’s the last thing I do!
Both verbs are followed by the preposition on or for: avenge (or revenge) oneself on someone, for something.
- Marjorie revenged herself on her unfaithful husband by reporting his illegal activities to the police.
- Was the murder of Claudius an act of vengeance? Or was Hamlet merely avenging himself for his father’s death?
The nouns revenge and vengeance are followed by on.
- For stealing the secret of fire, Zeus exacted revenge on Prometheus.
- The hero of the play swore to have vengeance on his enemies.
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