GRE 2: (nemesis - zephyr)
G.R.E word list 2. From Nemesis to Zephyr.
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- nemesis
- someone seeking revenge
- neologism
- newly or new coined word or phrase
- neophyte
- recent convert, beginner
- nettle
- annoy, vex
- nicety
- precision, minute distinction
- niggardly
- meanly stingy, parsimonious
- nihilist
- one who considers traditional belief to be groundless and existence meaningless, absolute skeptic, revolutionary terrorist
- noisome
- foul smelling, unwholesome
- nominal
- in name only, trifling
- nonchalance
- indifference, lack of concern, composure
- nonplus
- bringing to a halt by confusion, perplex
- nuance
- shade of difference in meaning or color
- nubile
- marriageable
- nugatory
- futile, worthless
- nuptial
- related to marriage
- obdurate
- stubborn
- obeisance
- bow
- obfuscate
- confuse, muddle, cause confusion, make needlessly complex
- obliterate
- destroy completely
- oblivion
- obscurity, forgetfulness
- oblivious
- inattentive or unmindful, wholly absorbed
- obloquy
- slander, disgrace, infamy
- obsequious
- slavishly attentive, servile, sycophancy
- obsequy
- funeral ceremony
- obsidian
- black volcanic rock
- obstreperous
- boisterous, noisy
- obtrude
- push(oneself or ones idea) forward or intrude, butt in, stick out or extrude
- obtuse
- blunt, stupid
- obviate
- make unnecessary, get rid off
- occident
- the west
- occlude
- shut, close
- oculist
- physician who specializes in the treatment of the eyes
- odious
- hateful, vile
- odium
- detestation, hatefulness, disrepute
- odoriferous
- giving off an odor
- officious
- meddlesome, excessively pushy in offering one's service
- onerous
- burdensome
- onomatopoeia
- words formed in imitation of natural sounds
- opalescent
- iridescent, lustrous
- opiate
- medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain
- opprobrium
- infamy, vilification
- opulence
- extreme wealth, luxuriousness, abundance
- opus
- work
- oracular
- prophetic, uttered as if with divine authority, mysterious or ambiguous
- oratorio
- dramatic poem set to music
- ordain
- decree or command, grant holy orders, predestine
- ordination
- ceremony conferring holy orders
- orthography
- correct spelling
- osseous
- made of bone, bony
- ossify
- change or harden into bone
- ostensible
- apparent, professed, pretended
- ostentatious
- showy, pretentious, trying to attract attention
- ostracize
- exclude from public favor, ban
- overweening
- presumptuous, arrogant
- overwrought
- extremely agitated, hysterical
- ovoid
- egg shaped
- pacifist
- one apposed to force, antimilitarist
- paean
- song of praise or joy
- paleontology
- study of prehistoric life
- palimpsest
- parchment used for second time after original writing has been erased
- pall
- grow tiresome
- pallet
- small, poor bed
- palliate
- ease pain, make less severe or offensive
- pallid
- pale, worn
- palpable
- tangible, easily perceptible
- palpitate
- throb, flutter
- pan
- criticize harshly
- panacea
- cure all, remedy for all diseases
- panache
- flair, flamboyance
- pandemic
- widespread, affecting the majority of people
- pander
- cater to the low desires of the people
- panegyric
- formal praise
- parable
- short, simple story teaching a moral
- paradigm
- model, example, pattern
- paradox
- something apparently contradictory in nature
- paragon
- model of perfection
- paramour
- illicit lover
- parley
- conference
- parochial`
- narrow in outlook, provincial, related to parishes
- paroxysm
- fit or attack of pain, laughter, rage
- parquet
- floor made of wood strips inland in a mosaic like pattern
- parry
- ward off a blow, deflect
- parsimony
- stinginess, excessive frugality
- passé
- old fashioned, past the prime
- pastiche
- imitation of another style in musical composition or in writing
- pastoral
- rural
- patent
- open to the public to read, obvious
- pathological
- pertaining to diseases
- pathos
- tender sorrow, pity, quality in art or literature producing these feelings
- patina
- green crust on old bronze works, tone slowly taken by varnished paintings
- patois
- local or provincial dialect
- patrician
- noble aristocratic
- peccadillo
- slight offense
- pecuniary
- pertaining to money
- pedagogue
- teacher
- pedagogy
- teaching, art of education
- pedant
- scholar who overemphasizes book learning or technicalities
- pedantic
- showing off learning, bookish
- pedestrian
- ordinary, unimaginative
- peerless
- having no equal, incomparable
- pejorative
- negative in connotation, having a belittling effect
- pellucid
- transparent, limpid, easy to understand
- penance
- self imposed punishment for sin
- penchant
- strong inclination, liking
- pendulous
- hanging, suspended
- penitent
- repentant
- pensive
- dreamily thoughtful, thoughtful with a hint of sadness, contemplative
- penury
- sever poverty, stinginess
- peon
- landless agricultural worker, bond servant
- perdition
- damnation, complete ruin
- peregrination
- journey
- peremptory
- demanding and leaving no choice
- perfidious
- treacherous, disloyal
- perfunctory
- superficial, not thorough, lacking interest, care or enthusiasm
- peripatetic
- walking about, moving
- perjury
- false testimony while under oath
- pernicious
- very destructive
- peroration
- conclusion of an oration
- personable
- attractive
- perspicacious
- having insight, penetrating, astute
- perspicuity
- clearness of expression, freedom from ambiguity
- perspicuous
- stubborn, persistent
- peruse
- read with care
- perverse
- stubbornly wrongheaded, wicked and unacceptable
- pestilential
- causing plague, baneful
- petulant
- touchy, peevish
- pharisaical
- self righteous, hypocritical
- philanderer
- faithless flirt, flirt
- philanthropist
- lover of mankind, doer of good
- philatelist
- stamp collector
- philistine
- narrow minded person, uncultured and exclusively interested in material gain
- philology
- study of language
- phlegmatic
- calm not easily disturbed
- phoenix
- symbol of immortality or rebirth
- phylum
- major classification, second to kingdom of plants and animals, division
- physiognomy
- face
- physiological
- pertaining to the science of the function of living organism`
- pie bald
- different colors, mottled, spotted
- pied
- variegated, multicolored
- pillory
- punish by placing in a wooden frame, subject to criticism and ridicule
- pine
- languish, decline, long for, yearn
- pinion
- restrain
- piquant
- pleasantly tart tasting, stimulating
- pique
- provoke or arose, annoy
- piscatorial
- pertaining to fishing
- pith
- core or marrow, essence, substance
- pithy
- concise, meaningful, substantial, meaty
- placate
- pacify, conciliate
- placid
- peaceful, calm
- plaintive
- mournful
- platitude
- trite remark, common place statement
- platonic
- purely spiritual, theoretical, without sensual desire
- plaudit
- enthusiastic approval, round of applause
- plebian
- common, pertaining to the common people
- plenary
- complete full
- plenitude
- abundance, completeness
- pliant
- flexible, easily influenced
- pluck
- courage
- plumb
- examine critically in order to understand, measure depth (sounding)
- plutocracy
- society ruled by wealth
- polemic
- controversy, argument in support of a point of view
- polemical
- aggressive in verbal attack, disputatious
- polity
- form of government of nation or state
- polyglot
- speaking several languages
- ponderous
- weighty , unwieldy
- pore
- study industriously, ponder, scrutinize
- portend
- foretell, presage
- portent
- sign, omen, forewarning
- portly
- stout, corpulent
- poseur
- person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant, etc
- potentate
- monarch, sovereign
- poultice
- soothing application applied to sore and inflamed portions of the body
- prate
- speak foolishly, boast idly
- precept
- practical rule guiding conduct
- precipitate
- rash, premature, hasty, sudden
- precipitate
- throw headlong, hasten
- precipitous
- sleep, overhasty
- preclude
- make impossible, eliminate
- precocious
- advanced in development
- predilection
- partiality, preference
- preempt
- head off, forestall by acting first, supplant, appropriate for oneself
- preen
- make oneself tidy in appearance
- prefatory
- introductory
- prehensile
- capable of grasping or holding
- prelate
- church dignitary
- preponderance
- superiority of power quantity etc
- presage
- foretell
- prescience
- ability to foretell the future
- presentiment
- feeling something will happen, anticipatory fear, premonition
- presumptuous
- arrogant, taking liberties
- pretentious
- ostentatious, pompous, making unjustified claims, over ambitious
- prevaricate
- lie
- prim
- very precise and formal, exceedingly proper
- primogeniture
- seniority by birth
- primp
- groom oneself with care
- pristine
- primitive, unspoiled
- privation
- hardship, want
- probity
- uprightness, incorruptibility
- proclivity
- inclination, natural tendency
- prodigal
- reckless with money, wasteful
- prodigious
- marvelous, enormous
- profane
- violate, desecrate, treat unworthy
- profligate
- dissipated, wasteful, wildly immoral
- progenitor
- ancestor
- progeny
- children, offspring
- prognosis
- forecasted course of disease, prediction
- prognosticate
- predict
- proletarian
- member of the working class,
- prolific
- abundantly fruitful
- prolixity
- tedious wordiness, verbosity
- promiscuous
- haphazard, mixed indiscriminately
- promontory
- headland
- prone
- inclined to, prostrate
- propensity
- natural inclination
- prophylactic
- used to prevent diseases
- propinquity
- nearness, kinship
- propitiate
- appease
- propitious
- favorable, fortunate, advantageous
- propriety
- fitness, correct conduct
- prosaic
- matter of fact, dull & unimaginative
- proscenium
- part of a stage in front of the curtain
- proscribe
- ostracize, banish outlaw
- proselytize
- induce someone to convert to a religion or belief
- prosody
- the art of versification
- protean
- versatile, able to take any form
- protuberance
- protrusion, bulge
- provenance
- origin or source of something
- provender
- dry food, fodder
- provident
- displaying foresight, thrifty, preparing for emergencies
- proviso
- stipulation
- prowess
- extraordinary ability, military bravery
- prude
- excessively modest or proper person
- prurient
- having or causing lustful thoughts & desires
- pry
- inquire impertinently, use leverage to raise or open something
- psyche
- soul, mind
- psychosis
- mental disorder
- puerile
- childish
- pugilist
- boxer
- pugnacity
- combativeness, disposition to fight
- puissant
- powerful, strong, potent
- pulchritude
- beauty, comeliness
- punctilious
- stressing niceties of conduct or form, minutely attentive to fine points
- purchase
- firm grasp or footing
- purgatory
- place of spiritual expiation
- purport
- intention, meaning
- purported
- alleged, claimed, reputed or rumored
- purse
- pucker, contract into wrinkles
- purveyor
- furnisher of foodstuffs, caterer
- pusillanimous
- cowardly, fainthearted
- putative
- supposed, reputed
- quaff
- drink with relish
- quail
- cower, lose heart
- qualified
- limited, restricted
- qualms
- misgiving, uneasy fears, especially about matters of conscience
- quay
- dock, landing place
- querulous
- fretful, whining
- quibble
- minor objection or complaint
- quiescent
- at rest, dormant, temporarily inactive
- quintessence
- purest & highest embodiment
- quip
- taunt
- quisling
- traitor who aids invaders
- quixotic
- idealistic but impractical
- quorum
- number of members necessary to conduct a meeting
- quotidian
- daily, commonplace, customary
- raconteur
- story teller
- rail
- scold rant
- raiment
- clothing
- rakish
- stylish, sporty
- ramble
- wander aimlessly
- ramification
- branching out, sub division
- ramify
- divide into branches or subdivisions
- rancor
- bitterness, hatred
- rankle
- irritate, fester
- rapacious
- plundering, excessively grasping
- raspy
- grating, harsh
- ratiocination
- reasoning, act of drawing conclusions from premises
- raucous
- harsh and shrill, disorderly & boisterous
- ravel
- fall apart into tangles, entangle
- reactionary
- opposing progress, politically ultraconservative
- rebus
- puzzle for which pictures stand for
- recalcitrant
- obstinately stubborn, determined to resist authority, unruly
- recant
- disclaim or disavow, retract a previous statement, openly confess error
- recidivism
- habitual return to crime
- recondite
- abstruse, profound secret
- recrimination
- counter charge
- rectitude
- uprightness, moral virtues, correctness of judgment
- recumbent
- reclining, lying down completely or in part
- redolent
- fragrant, odorous
- redoubtable
- causing fear, formidable
- refectory
- dinning hall
- refractory
- stubborn, unmanageable
- refulgent
- brightly shinning, gleaming
- regale
- entertain
- regicide
- murderer of a king or queen
- rejoinder
- retort, come back, reply
- remiss
- negligent
- remnant
- remainder
- remonstrance
- protest, objection
- rescind
- cancel
- resignation
- patient submissiveness
- resilient
- elastic, having the power of springing back
- resolution
- determination
- restitution
- reparation, indemnification
- restive
- restlessly impatient, obstinately resisting control
- retinue
- reserved, uncommunicative, inclined to silence
- retiring
- modest, shy
- retroactive
- taking effect before its enactment or imposition
- retrograde
- go backwards, degenerate
- reverie
- daydream, musing
- revile
- attack with abusive language, vilify
- rhapsodize
- to speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner
- rhetoric
- art of effective communication, insincere or grandiloquent language
- ribald
- wanton, profane
- rider
- amendment or clause added to a legislative bill
- rife
- abundant, current
- rile
- vex, irritate, muddy
- rivulet
- small stream
- rococo
- ornate, highly decorated
- roil
- to make liquids murky by stirring up sediments, to disturb
- roseate
- rosy, optimistic
- rostrum
- platform for speech making, pulpit
- rote
- repetition
- rotundity
- roundness, sonorousness of speech
- rout
- stampede, drive out
- rubric
- title or heading (red print), protocol, directions for religious ceremony
- rue
- regret, lament, mourn
- ruminate
- chew over and over(mentally or physically), mull over, ponder
- runic
- mysterious, set down in an ancient alphabet
- saccharine
- cloyingly sweet
- sacrosanct
- most sacred, inviolable
- sagacious
- perceptive, shrewd, having insight
- salacious
- lascivious, lustful
- sallow
- yellowish, sickly in color
- salubrious
- healthful
- salutary
- tending to improve, beneficial, wholesome
- sanctimonious
- displaying ostentatious or hypocritical devoutness
- sanguinary
- bloody
- sanguine
- cheerful, hopeful
- sardonic
- disdainful, sarcastic, cynical
- sartorial
- pertaining to tailors
- sate
- satisfy to the full, cloy
- saturnine
- gloomy
- savant
- scholar
- scabbard
- sheath
- scad
- great quantity
- schism
- division, split
- scintilla
- shred, least bit
- scotch
- stamp out
- scourge
- lash, whip, severe punishment
- scurrilous
- obscene, indecent
- scurry
- move briskly
- scurvy
- contemptible, despicable
- seamy
- sordid, unwholesome
- secession
- withdrawal
- sedition
- resistance to authority, insubordination
- sedulous
- diligent
- seemly
- proper, appropriate
- seine
- net for catching fish
- semblance
- outward appearance, guise
- seminal
- germinal, influencing future developments, related to seed or semen
- sententious
- terse, concise, aphoristic
- sentient
- capable of sensation, aware, sensitive
- sentinel
- sentry, look out
- sequester
- isolate, segregate, seclude, retire from public life
- sere
- parched, dry
- serendipity
- accidental good fortune or luck
- servile
- slavish, cringing
- sham
- pretend
- sheaf
- bundle of things tied together
- shrew
- scolding woman
- shunt
- divert, turn aside, sidetrack
- shyster
- lawyer using questionable methods
- sibylline
- prophetic, oracular
- simian
- monkeylike
- simile
- comparison of one thing with another, using words like or as
- simper
- smirk, smile affectedly
- simulate
- feign
- sinecure
- well paid position with little responsibility
- sinewy
- tough, strong and firm
- sinuous
- winding, bending in and out, not morally honest
- skiff
- small light sail boat or row boat
- skinflint
- stingy person, miser
- skittish
- lively, frisky
- skullduggery
- move furtively and secretly
- slake
- quench, sate
- sleazy
- flimsy, unsubstantial
- sleeper
- something originally of little value or importance that in time becomes valuable
- sleight
- dexterity
- slew
- large quantity or number
- slight
- insult to ones dignity, snub
- slough
- cast off
- sluggard
- lazy person
- slur
- insult to ones character or reputation, slander
- smattering
- slight knowledge
- snivel
- run at the nose, snuffle, whine
- sobriety
- moderation, seriousness
- sodden
- temporary stay
- solecism
- construction that is flagrantly incorrect grammatically
- solicitous
- worried, concerned
- soliloquy
- talking to oneself
- solstice
- point at which the sun is farthest from the equator
- solvent
- able to pay all debts
- somnolent
- half asleep
- sophist
- teacher of philosophy, quibbler, employer of fallacious reasoning
- sophistry
- seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning
- sophomoric
- immature, half baked like a sophomore
- soporific
- sleep causing, marked by sleepiness
- spangle
- small metallic pieces sewn to clothing for ornamentation
- spat
- squabble, minor dispute
- specious
- seemingly reasonable but incorrect, misleading (intentionally
- sphinx like
- enigmatic mysterious
- splice
- fasten together, unite
- sportive
- playful
- spry
- vigorously active, nimble
- squat
- stocky, short and thick
- staccato
- played in an abrupt manner, marked by abrupt sharp sound
- staid
- sober, sedate
- stalwart
- strong, brawny, steadfast
- stanch
- check flow of blood
- steep
- soak, saturate
- stentorian
- extremely loud
- stigma
- token of disgrace, brand
- stilted
- bombastic, stiffly pompous
- stint
- be thrifty, set limits
- stint
- supply, allotted amount, assigned portion of work
- stipple
- paint or draw with dots
- stock
- typical, standard, kept regularly in supply
- stockade
- wooden enclosure or pen, fixed line of posts used as defensive barrier
- stodgy
- stuffy, boringly conservative
- stoic
- impassive, unmoved by joy or grief
- stolid
- dull, impassive
- strident
- loud and harsh, insistent
- strut
- pompous walk
- stultify
- cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent, frustrate or hinder
- stupor
- state of apathy, daze, lack of awareness
- stygian
- gloomy, hellish, deathly
- stymie
- present an obstacle, stump
- subaltern
- subordinate
- sublimate
- refine, purify
- sublime
- exalted, noble and uplifting, utter
- subliminal
- below the threshold
- suborn
- persuade to act unlawfully
- substantive
- essential, pertaining to the substance
- subsume
- include, encompass
- subterfuge
- pretense, evasion
- subtlety
- perceptiveness, ingenuity, delicacy
- succor
- aid, assist, comfort
- suffragist
- advocate of voting rights(women)
- suffuse
- spread over
- sully
- tarnish, soil
- sunder
- separate, part
- superannuated
- retired or disqualified because of age
- supercilious
- arrogant, condescending, patronizing
- supererogatory
- superfluous, more than needed or demanded
- supine
- lying on the back
- supplant
- replace, usurp
- suppliant
- entreating, beseeching
- supplicate
- petition humbly, pray to grant in favor
- surfeit
- satiate, stuff, indulge to excess in anything
- surreptitious
- secret, furtive, sneaky, hidden
- sustain
- experience, support, nourish
- swarthy
- dark, dusky
- swathe
- wrap around, bandage
- swill
- drink greedily
- sybarite
- lover of luxury
- sycophant
- servile flatter, bootlicker, yes man
- syllogism
- deceptive or specious argument, logical formula
- sylvan
- rustic, pertaining to the woods
- symbiosis
- interdependent relationship often mutually beneficial
- synoptic
- summary, providing a general overview
- taciturn
- habitually silent, talking little
- tactile
- pertaining to the organs or sense of touch
- talon
- claw of a bird
- taper
- candle
- tarry
- delay, dawdle
- tautological
- needlessly repetitious
- temerity
- boldness, rashness
- temperate
- restrained self controlled
- temporize
- avoid committing oneself, gain time
- tenacious
- holding fast
- tenacity
- firmness, persistence
- tendentious
- having an aim, biased, deigned to further a cause
- tenet
- doctrine, dogma
- tenuous
- thin, rare, slim
- tessellated
- inlaid, mosaic
- testator
- maker of a will
- testy
- irritable, short tempered
- theocracy
- government run by religious leaders
- thespian
- pertaining to drama
- thrall
- slave, bondage
- throes
- violent anguish
- tiller
- handle used to move a boats rudder
- timidity
- lack of self confidence or courage
- timorous
- fearful, demonstrating fear
- tipple
- drink (alcohol) frequently
- tirade
- extended scolding, denunciation, harangue
- tithe
- tax of one tenth
- titter
- nervous laugh
- toady
- servile flatter, yes man
- tome
- large volume
- torpor, torpid
- lethargy, sluggishness, dormancy
- torrid
- passionate, hot or scorching
- tortuous
- winding full of curves
- totter
- move unsteadily, sway, as if about to fall
- tout
- publicize, praise excessively
- tract
- pamphlet, a region of indefinite size
- tractable, tractability
- docile, easily managed
- traduce
- expose to slander
- transcendent
- surpassing, exceeding ordinary limits, superior
- transcribe
- copy
- transitory
- impermanent, fleeting
- transmute
- change, convert to something different
- transpire
- be revealed, happen
- transport
- strong emotion
- trappings
- outward decorations, ornaments
- travail
- painful labor
- travesty
- comical parody, treatment aimed at making something appear ridiculous
- treatise
- article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly
- trenchant
- cutting, keen
- trepidation
- fear, nervous apprehension
- tribulation
- distress, suffering
- trinket
- knickknack, bauble
- troth
- pledge of good faith especially in betrothal
- truculence
- aggressiveness, ferocity
- truism
- self-evident truth
- tumid
- swollen, pompous, bombastic
- tureen
- deep dish for serving soup
- turgid
- swollen, distended
- turpitude
- depravity
- tutelage
- guardianship, training
- tutelary
- protective, pertaining to a guardianship
- tyro
- beginner, novice
- ubiquitous
- being everywhere, omnipresent
- umbrage
- resentment, anger, sense of injury or insult
- unassailable
- not subject to question, not open to attack
- unassuaged
- unsatisfied, not soothed
- unbridled
- violent
- unconscionable
- unscrupulous, excessive
- unction
- the act of anointing with oil
- unctuous
- oily, bland, insincerely suave
- unequivocal
- plain, obvious
- unerringly
- infallibly
- unexceptionable
- not offering any basis for criticism, entirely acceptable
- unfledged
- immature
- unguent
- ointment
- uninhibited
- unrepressed
- unmitigated
- unrelieved or immoderate, absolute
- unobtrusive
- inconspicuous, not blatant
- unprepossessing
- unattractive
- unrequited
- not reciprocated
- unseemly
- unbecoming, indecent
- unsullied
- untarnished
- unwonted
- unaccustomed
- upbraid
- severely scold, reprimand
- upshot
- outcome
- ursine
- bear like, pertaining to a bear
- usury
- lending money at illegal rates of interest
- uxorious
- excessively devoted to ones wife
- vacillate
- waver, fluctuate
- vacuous
- empty, lacking in ideas, stupid
- vagary
- caprice, whim
- vagrant
- stray, random
- vagrant
- homeless wanderer
- vainglorious
- boastful, excessively conceited
- vanguard
- forerunners, advance forces
- vapid
- dull & unimaginative, insipid & flavorless
- vaunted
- boasted, bragged, highly publicized
- vassal
- feudalism, one who held land of a superior lord
- venal
- capable of being bribed
- venial
- forgivable, trivial
- ventral
- abdominal
- venturesome
- bold
- veracious
- truthful
- veracity
- truthfulness
- verbiage
- pompous array of words
- verdant
- green, lush in vegetation
- verdigris
- green coating on copper which has been exposed to the weather
- verisimilar
- probable or likely
- verisimilitude
- appearance of truth, likelihood
- veritable
- actual, being truly so, not false or imaginary
- verity
- quality of being true, lasting truth or principle
- vernal
- pertaining to spring
- verve
- enthusiasm, liveliness
- vestige
- trace, remains
- viand
- food
- vicarious
- acting as a substitute, done by a deputy
- vicissitude
- change of fortune
- victuals
- food
- vignette
- picture, short literary sketch
- vilify
- slander
- vintner
- winemaker, seller of wine
- virile
- manly
- virtuoso
- highly skilled artist
- visage
- face, appearance
- visceral
- felt in ones inner organs
- viscid
- adhesive, gluey
- vital
- vibrant and lively, critical, living, breathing
- vitiate
- spoil the effect of , make inoperative
- vitreous
- pertaining to or resembling glass
- vitriolic
- corrosive, sarcastic
- vituperative
- abusive, scolding
- volition
- act of making a conscious choice
- voracious
- ravenous
- vouchsafe
- grant condescendingly, guarantee
- vulpine
- like a fox, crafty
- waffle
- speak equivocally about an issue
- waggish
- mischievous, humorous, tricky
- waif
- homeless child or animal
- 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 malicious, unchaste
- warble
- sing, babble
- warren
- tunnel in which rabbit live, crowded conditions in which people live
- wastrel
- profligate
- wax
- increase, grow
- waylay
- ambush, lie in wait
- welt
- mark from a beating or whipping
- welter
- turmoil, bewildering jungle
- welter
- wallow
- wheedle
- cajole, coax, deceive by flattery
- whelp
- young wolf, dog, tiger, etc
- whinny
- neigh like a horse
- whit
- pare, cut off bits
- whorl
- ring of leaves around a stem, ring
- winsome
- agreeable, gracious, engaging
- wispy
- thin, slight, barely discernable
- wistful
- vaguely longing, sadly pensive
- witless
- foolish, idiotic
- witticism
- witty saying, wisecrack
- wizened
- withered, shriveled
- woe
- deep, inconsolable grief, affliction, suffering
- wont
- custom, habitual procedure
- wrest
- pull away, take by violence
- writhe
- twist in coils, contort in pain
- xenophobia
- fear or hared of foreigners
- yen
- longing, urge
- yeoman
- man owning small estate, middle class farmer
- yoke
- join together, unite
- yokel
- country bumpkin
- zephyr
- gentle breeze, west wind