Word List 50 Volatile - Zephyr
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| Volatile | adj. changeable; explosive; evaporating rapidly
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| Volition | n. act of making a conscious choice
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| Voluble | adj. fluent; glib; talkative
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| Voluminous | adj. bulky; large
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| Voracious | adj. ravenous
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| Vortex | n. whirlwind; whirlpool; center of turbulence; predicament into which one is inexorably plunged
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| Vouchsafe | v. grant condescendingly; guarantee
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| Voyeur | n. Peeping Tom
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| Vulnerable | adj. susceptible to wounds
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| Vulpine | adj. like a fox; crafty
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| Waffle | v. speak equivocally about an issue
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| Waft | v. moved gently by wind or waves
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| Waggish | adj. mischievous; humorous; tricky
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| Waif | n. homeless child or animal
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| Waive | v. give up temporarily; yield
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| Wake | n. trail of ship or other object through water; path of something that has gone before
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| Wallow | v. roll in; indulge in; become helpless
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| Wan | adj. having a pale or sickly color; pallid
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| Wanderlust | n. strong longing to travel
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| Wane | v. decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end
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| Wangle | v. wiggle out; fake
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| Wanton | adj. unrestrained; willfully malicious; unchaste
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| Warble | v. sing; babble
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| Warranted | adj. justified; authorized
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| Warranty | n. guarantee; assurance by seller
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| Warren | n. tunnels in which rabbits live; crowded conditions in which people live
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| Wary | adj. very cautious
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| Wastrel | n. profligate
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| Wax | v. increase; grow
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| Waylay | v. ambush; lie in wait
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| Wean | v. accustom a baby not to nurse; give up a cherished activity
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| Weather | v. endure the effects of weather or other forces
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| Welt | n. mark from a beating or whipping
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| Welter | n. turmoil; bewildering jumble
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| Welter | v. wallow
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| Wheedle | v. cajole; coax; deceive by flattery
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| Whelp | n. young wolf, dog, tiger, etc.
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| Whet | v. sharpen; stimulate
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| Whiff | n. puff or gust (of air, scent, etc.); hint
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| Whimsical | n. capricious; fanciful
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| Whinny | v. neigh like a horse
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| Whit | n. smallest speck
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| Whittle | v. pare; cut off bits
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| Whorl | n. ring of leaves around stem; ring
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| Willful | adj. intentional; headstrong
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| Wily | adj. cunning; artful
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| Wince | v. shrink back; flinch
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| Windfall | n. fallen fruit; unexpected luck event
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| Winnow | v. sift; separate good parts from bad
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| Winsome | adj. agreeable; gracious; engaging
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| Wispy | adj. thin; slight; barely discernible
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| Wistful | adj. vaguely longing; sadly pensive
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| Withdrawn | adj. introverted; remote
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| Wither | v. shrivel; decay
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| Withhold | v. refuse to give; hold back
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| Withstand | v. stand up against; successfully resist
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| Witless | adj. foolish; idiotic
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| Witticism | n. witty saying; wisecrack
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| Wizardry | n. sorcery; magic
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| Wizened | adj. withered; shriveled
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| Woe | n. deep, inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering
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| Wont | n. custom; habitual procedure
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| Worldly | adj. engrossed in matters of this earth; not spiritual
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| Wrangle | v. quarrel; obtain through arguing; herd cattle
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| Wrath | n. anger; fury
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| Wreak | v. inflict
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| Wrench | v. pull; strain; twist
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| Writ | n. written command issued by a court
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| Writhe | v. twist in coils; contort in pain
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| Wry | adj. twisted; with a humorous twist
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| Xenophobia | n. fear or hatred of foreigners
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| Yen | n. longing; urge
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| Yeoman | n. man owning small estate; middle-class farmer
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| Yield | n. amount produced; crop; income on investment
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| Yoke | v. join together, unite
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| Yokel | n. country bumpkin
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| Yore | n. time past
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| Zany | adj. crazy; comic
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| Zeal | n .eager enthusiasm
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| Zealot | n. fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal
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| Zenith | n. point directly overhead in the sky; summit
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| Zephyr | n. gentle breeze; west wind
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