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| Withdrawn | introverted; remote |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