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V
vagina

(vuh-JY-nuh)

NOUN:
The tract that connects the uterus to the opening of the female’s vulva.

vamp

(vamp)

NOUN:
A woman who uses her feminine wiles to manipulate others.

Slinking around the bar with a sly but sexy smile on her face, the VAMP knew exactly what she was doing as she stole the attention of every male, partnered or not, in the place.

venereal

(vuh-NEER-ee-uhl)

ADJECTIVE:
Relating to sexual intercourse.

venery

(VEN-uh-ree)

NOUN:
The search for or satisfaction of sexual delight.

Viagra

(vy-AG-ruh)

NOUN:
A prescription drug used to treat impotence.

Love forgives the lover
even his lust.

—F
RIEDRICH
N
IETZSCHE

vibrator

(VY-bray-ter)

NOUN:
An electronic device that is used as a sexual aid.

vice

(vys)

NOUN:
A bad habit or characteristic.

virgin

(VUR-jin)

NOUN:
One who has never had sexual intercourse.

virginal

(VUR-juh-nl)

ADJECTIVE:
Uncorrupted; characterized by someone who has never had sex.

virile

(VIR-uhl)

ADJECTIVE:
Masculine or manly; strong or forceful.

virtuous

(VUR-choo-uhs)

ADJECTIVE:
Righteous; virginal.

voluptuary

(vuh-LUHP-choo-er-ee)

NOUN:
One who devotes his or her life to the pursuit of pleasure-seeking.

voluptuous

(vuh-LUHP-choo-uhs)

ADJECTIVE:
Shapely and alluring; characterized by sensuality.

voyeur

(vwah-YUR)

NOUN:
One who derives sexual excitement by (often secretly) observing others in the nude or engaged in sexual behavior; Peeping Tom.

Watching his neighbor through her bedroom window was an unbelievable turn-on for the VOYEUR.

vulgarity

(vuhl-GAR-ih-tee)

NOUN:
Crudeness in behavior; tastelessness.

W
want

(wont)

VERB:
To desire; long for.

wanton

(WON-tn)

ADJECTIVE:
Uninhibited, particularly when it comes to sexuality; undisciplined.

weakness

(WEEK-nis)

NOUN:
A lack of strength, sometimes as the result of a fierce fondness for something contradictory.

Dark hair and dark eyes were her WEAKNESS, and the charming man standing in front of her had both so falling for him was inevitable.

well-endowed

(wel-en-DOUD)

ADJECTIVE:
Having large genitals.

whore

(hawr)

NOUN:
A woman who acts in a promiscuous manner; prostitute.

Sins become more subtle as you grow older:
you commit sins of despair rather than lust.

—P
IERS
P
AUL
R
EAD

wife-swapping

(WYF-swah-ping)

NOUN:
The consensual exchange of partners between two or more married or committed couples for sexual purposes.

winsome

(WIN-suhm)

ADJECTIVE:
Something that is engaging or charming because of its innocence.

wolfish

(WOOL-fish)

ADJECTIVE:
Having the characteristics of a wolf, including rapaciousness;
wolfish
can describe a man who is constantly trying to seduce women.

The WOLFISH man’s slicked back hair and curled lip played into his wild persona as he moved about the party trying to seduce every women with whom he met eyes.

womanize

(WOOM-uh-nyz)

VERB:
When a man is constantly pursuing meaningless sexual relationships with women.

woo

(woo)

VERB:
To pursue a woman, especially with the intention of marrying her; court.

worship

(WUR-ship)

VERB:
To revere a person or thing as if it were a deity; adulation.

X and Y
x-rated

(EKS-rayt-ted)

ADJECTIVE:
Describes graphic content that is not suitable for anyone under the age of seventeen because of extremely sexual or violent material.

XXX

(eks-eks-eks)

ADJECTIVE:
The most graphic or explicit of pornographic content.

yearn

(yurn)

VERB:
To long for or desire something greatly that some may consider a bit out of reach.

Separated by thousands of miles, the two young lovers YEARNED for the moment they would be back in each other’s arms.

Carnal lust rules where there is no love of God.

—ST. A
UGUSTINE

Z
zeal

(zeel)

NOUN:
Energetic enthusiasm; passion.

As he laid his hand on top of his wife’s, whom he’d been married to for fifty years, a real ZEAL and passion overcame the two as if they were back in their twenties.

zest

(zest)

NOUN:
Lively and spirited enjoyment.

Lust is to the other passions what the nervous fluid is to life; it supports them all, lends strength to them
all… ambition, cruelty, avarice, revenge, are all founded on lust.

—M
ARQUIS
D
E
S
ADE

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