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NMR Words-W
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| waif | a homeless person |
| waive | to give up |
| wallow | to indulge oneself or to roll in |
| wan | weak; tired |
| wane | to gradually decrease |
| wangle | to manipulate |
| wanton | reckless |
| warble | to sing |
| wary | cautious |
| wastrel | one who wastes; a spendthrift |
| waver | to be uncertain |
| wax | to grow in size or intensity |
| weighty | of great importance |
| wend | to direct one’s way |
| wheedle | to persuade |
| whet | to stimulate or to sharpen |
| whimisical | unpredictable |
| wield | to handle or exercise control over |
| willful | stubborn or intentional |
| wily | tricky; sly |
| wince | to shrink, as in pain, fear, etc; to flinch |
| windfall | unexpected gift |
| winsome | pleasing |
| wizened | withered; shriveled |
| woe | sorrow |
| wolfish | ferocious |
| wont | (to) accustomed (adjective) |
| workaday | ordinary |
| wraith | a ghost or shadow |
| wrangle | to quarrel |
| wrench | to twist |
| wrest | to take away |
| wroth | angry |
| wrought | produced or shaped |
| wry | ironic |