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