| Term | Definition |
|---|
| volatile | changeable; explosive; evaporating rapidly |
| volition | act of making a conscious choice |
| voluble | fluent; glib; talkative |
| voluminous | bulky; large |
| voracious | ravenous; Wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume: edacious, gluttonous, greedy, hoggish, piggish, ravenous. See desire, ingestion. |
| vortex | whirlwind; whirlpool; center of turbulence; predicament into which one is inexorably plunged |
| vouchsafe | grant condescendingly; guarantee |
| voyeur | peeping Tom; A person who derives sexual gratification from observing the naked bodies or sexual acts of others, especially from a secret vantage point. |
| vulnerable | susceptible to wounds |
| vulpine | like a fox |
| waffle | speak equivocally about an issue; to use evasive or deliberately vague language: |
| 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 of something that has gone before |
| wallow | roll in; indulge in; become helpless |
| wan | having 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 malicious; 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 wastes, especially one who wastes money; profligate |
| 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 and other forces |
| welt | mark from a beating or whipping |
| welter | turmoil; bewildering jumble |
| welter (v) | to wallow, roll, or toss about, as in mud or high seas. |
| wheedle | cajole; coax; deceive by flattery |
| whelp | young wolf, dog , tiger, etc |
| whet | sharpen; stimulate |
| whiff | puff or gust ( of air, scent, etc.); hint |
| whimsical | capricious; fanciful |
| whinny | neigh like a horse |
| whit | smallest speck; shred; tiny bit |
| whittle | reduce; cut off bits |
| whorl | ring of leaves around stem; ring |
| willful | intentional; headstrong |
| wily | cunning; artful |
| 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; droop, decline |
| 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 |
| 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 | extreme anger; furry |
| wreak | inflict |
| wrench | pull; strain; twist |
| wrest | pull away; take by violence |
| writ | written command issued by court |
| writhe | twist in coils; contort in pain |
| wry | twisted; with a humorous twist; Humorously sarcastic or mocking |
| xenophobia | fear or hatred of foreigners |
| yen | longing; urge |
| yeoman | man owning small estate; middle class farmer |
| yield | amount produced; income on investment |
| yield (v) | give in; surrender |
| yoke | join together; unite |
| yokel | An uneducated country person; a rustic; a bumpkin |
| yore | time past: former period of time or of one's life; the time that has elapsed |
| zany | crazy; comic |
| zeal | eager enthusiasm |
| zealot | fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal |
| zenith | point directly overheard in the sky; summit |
| zephyr | gentle breeze; west wind |
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