7-letter words containing a, t, i, v
- obviate — to anticipate and prevent or eliminate (difficulties, disadvantages, etc.) by effective measures; render unnecessary: to obviate the risk of serious injury.
- octavia — died 11 b.c, sister of Roman emperor Augustus and wife of Marc Anthony.
- ovality — the quality or state of being oval.
- ovation — an enthusiastic public reception of a person, marked especially by loud and prolonged applause.
- parvati — the wife of Shiva and the benevolent form of the Mother Goddess.
- pivotal — of, relating to, or serving as a pivot.
- pravity — depravity, moral degeneracy, perversion
- private — privacy
- rustavi — a city in the SE Georgian Republic, SE of Tbilisi.
- sattvic — Hinduism. characterized by sattva: having a serene, harmonious, balanced mind or attitude.
- slavist — a specialist in the study of Slavic languages, cultures, etc.
- stative — (of a verb) expressing a state or condition, as like, want, or believe, and usually used in simple, not progressive, tenses: I liked them. I want some. I will never believe it.
- staving — one of the thin, narrow, shaped pieces of wood that form the sides of a cask, tub, or similar vessel.
- suavity — a suave or smoothly agreeable quality.
- taivert — confused; bewildered
- tantivy — at full gallop: to ride tantivy.
- tardive — appearing or tending to appear late, as in human development or in the treatment of a disease.
- travail — painfully difficult or burdensome work; toil.
- travois — a transport device, formerly used by the Plains Indians, consisting of two poles joined by a frame and drawn by an animal.
- trivial — of very little importance or value; insignificant: Don't bother me with trivial matters.
- trivias — (in Roman religion) Hecate: so called because she was the goddess of the crossroads.
- unvital — not vital or crucial; unessential; unnecessary
- vacuist — a person who believes in the existence of vacuums between molecules and atoms of matter or between bodies of the universe
- vacuity — the state of being vacuous or without contents; vacancy; emptiness: the vacuity of the open sea.
- vagitus — a new-born baby's first cry
- vainest — excessively proud of or concerned about one's own appearance, qualities, achievements, etc.; conceited: a vain dandy.
- valiant — boldly courageous; brave; stout-hearted: a valiant soldier.
- vanitas — a type of still-life painting that flourished in the Netherlands from about 1620 to 1650, conveying a religious message and characterized by objects symbolic of mortality and the meaninglessness of worldly pleasures.
- variant — tending to change or alter; exhibiting variety or diversity; varying: variant shades of color.
- variate — Statistics. random variable.
- variety — the state of being varied or diversified: to give variety to a diet.
- varmint — Chiefly Southern and South Midland U.S. vermin. an objectionable or undesirable animal, usually predatory, as a coyote or bobcat.
- varsity — any first-string team, especially in sports, that represents a school, college, university, or the like: He is on the varsity in tennis and in debating.
- vastity — immensity; vastness.
- vatican — Second Vatican Council.
- vatting — a large container, as a tub or tank, used for storing or holding liquids: a wine vat.
- venatic — of or relating to hunting.
- venetia — an ancient district in NE Italy: later a Roman province bounded by the Alps, the Po River, and the Adriatic Sea.
- ventail — the pivoted middle element of a face defense of a close helmet.
- veritas — truth.
- viaduct — a bridge for carrying a road, railroad, etc., over a valley or the like, consisting of a number of short spans.
- vibrant — moving to and fro rapidly; vibrating.
- vibrate — to move rhythmically and steadily to and fro, as a pendulum; oscillate.
- vibrato — a pulsating effect, produced in singing by the rapid reiteration of emphasis on a tone, and on bowed instruments by a rapid change of pitch corresponding to the vocal tremolo.
- victual — victuals, food supplies; provisions.
- vietnam — Official name Socialist Republic of Vietnam. a country in SE Asia, comprising the former states of Annam, Tonkin, and Cochin-China: formerly part of French Indochina; divided into North Vietnam and South Vietnam during the Vietnam War but now reunified. 126,104 sq. mi. (326,609 sq. km). Capital: Hanoi. Compare North Vietnam, South Vietnam.
- vilayet — a province or main administrative division of Turkey.
- vintage — the wine from a particular harvest or crop.
- violate — to break, infringe, or transgress (a law, rule, agreement, promise, instructions, etc.).
- virgate — shaped like a rod or wand; long, slender, and straight.