transgression..........viable

transgression

... the nature of transgression


transgression - violation of a law, exceeding of boundaries


A violation of a law, command, or duty: “The same transgressions should be visited with equal severity on both man and woman” (Elizabeth Cady Stanton). See synonyms at breach.
The exceeding of due bounds or limits.
A relative rise in sea level resulting in deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata.

truculence

truculence - aggressiveness, ferocity

A disposition or apparent disposition to fight, especially fiercely.
Ferociously cruel actions or behavior.

vacillate

... as undecided voters vacillate

vacillate - waver, fluctuate

To sway from one side to the other; oscillate.
To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another. See synonyms at hesitate.

[Latin vacillāre, vacillāt-, to waver.]

venerate

Pilgrims venerate the Buddha...

venerate - revere


To regard with respect, reverence, or heartfelt deference. See synonyms at revere1.


[Latin venerārī, venerāt-, to venerate, from venus, vener-, love, desire.]

veracious

... in this true and veracious history...

veracious - truthful

Honest; truthful.
Accurate; precise.

[From Latin vērāx, vērāc-, truthful, from vērus, true.]

viscous

viscous - sticky, gluey

Having relatively high resistance to flow.
Viscid; sticky.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin viscōsus. See viscose.]

viable

did not produce a viable offspring...

viable - practical, workable

Capable of success; practicable; workable: a viable plan; a viable national economy. See synonyms at possible.
Capable of living outside the uterus. Used of a fetus or newborn.
Capable of living, developing, or germinating under favorable conditions.

[French, from vie, life, from Old French, from Latin vīta.]