ACM22 - ASSURE: To stop someone from worrying by telling them that something is certain - MERELY: Only - AUSPICIOUS: Suggesting a positive and successful future - LIEU: instead of - SOUBRIQUET: A person's nickname - VAUDEVILLIAN: A person who writes for or performs in vaudeville - VICARIOUSLY: Experienced as a result of watching, listening to, or reading about the activities of other people, rather than by doing the activities yourself - VICISSITUDES: Changes that happen at different times during the life or development of someone or something, especially those that result in conditions being worse - VENEER: A thin layer of decorative wood or plastic used to cover a cheaper material - BYGONE: Belonging to or happening in a past time - VEXATION: Worry or anger - VIVIFIED: Enliven or animate - VOW: O make a determined decision or promise to do something - VANQUISH: To defeat an enemy or opponent, especially in war - VERMIN: Small animals and insects that can be harmful and are difficult to control when they appear in large numbers - VOUCHSAFE: To tell or give something to someone - HOLD: To have something in your hand or arms - VOTIVE: given or done to honour and thank a god - VINDICATE: To prove that what someone said or did was right or true, after other people thoughtit was wrong - VICHYSSOISE: A soup made with potatoes, leeks, and cream, often eaten cold