| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 628 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| valid | adj. | He has a valid reason for his absence. | satisfactory |
| valley | noun | The valley was a good farming area. | glen |
| noun | The Tennessee Valley is a large drainage basin. | large irrigation area | |
| valuable | adj. | She's a valuable addition to our staff. | worthwhile |
| noun | He reported he had lost his valuables. | money, ID etc. | |
| value | noun | That painting has no value. | worth |
| verb | We value her contributions. | esteem | |
| verb | It is valued at $10,000. | appraised | |
| valve | noun | This valve shuts off the water. | control device |
| van | noun | We rode to town in a van. | enclosed truck |
| vanish | verb | The money vanished from my desk. | disappeared |
| vanity | noun | Her vanity concealed her ability. | conceit |
| vapor | noun | The vapor from the gasoline exploded. | fumes |