=Vagary=--va-gā´ry, not vā´-ga-ry.
=Valenciennes=--va-lĕn´si-ĕnz´, not văl-ĕn-seenz´. A
French lace.
=Valleys=, not _vallies_, is the plural of =valley=.
=Vamos= (vä´mōs), or =vamose= (va-mōse´), not vam-moos´. To
depart. (Inelegant.)
=Vase=, according to Webster; vāse or vāze, according to
Worcester. The pronunciations väz and vawz are alluded to but
not recommended.
=Vehemence=--vē´he-mence, not ve-hē´mence nor
ve-hĕm´ence. =Vehemently= and =vehement= have also the
accent on the first syllable.
=Vermicelli=---vër-me-chĕl-lĭ or vër-me-sĕl´lĭ, not
vêr-me-sĭl´ly. Worcester sanctions the first method only.
=Veterinary=--vĕt´er-ĭn-a-ry, not ve-tĕr´in-a-ry.
=Vicar=--vĭk´ar, not vī´kar. =Vicarage= and =vicarship=
have also the short i in the first syllable.
=Violent= (vī´o-lent), =violence= (vī´o-lence), =violet=
(vī´o-let), =violin= (vī-o-lĭn´), etc., not
voi´o-lent, voi´o-lence, voi´o-let, voi-o-lin´, etc.
=Viscount=--vī´kount, not vĭs´kount. =Viscountess=
(vī´kountess), etc.
=Visor=--vĭz´or, not vī´zor.