BARRON SET#20
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- well-bred
- of good upbringing; well-mannered and refined
- welt
- raised mark from a beating or whipping
- welter
- wallow (as in mud or high seas); lie soaked (as in blood); Ex. The victims weltered in their blood.
- wheedle
- deceive, persuade, or obtain by flattery; cajole; coax; Ex. wheedle a promise out of her
- whelp
- young animal (esp. of the dog or cat family); young wolf, dog, tiger, etc.
- whet
- sharpen; stimulate; Ex. whet someone's appetite
- whiff
- puff or gust (of air, scent, etc.); short-lasting smell; hint; Ex. whiff of perfume/scandal
- whim
- sudden capricious idea; fancy
- whimsical
- capricious; fanciful; amusingly strange
- whimsy
- whim; tendency to behave amusingly strangely; Ex. story full of whimsy
- whine
- complain (in a sad voice); make a high sad sound (as in pain or supplication)
- whinny
- neigh like a horse; CF. neigh: make the sound which horses make
- whit
- small amount; smallest speck; Ex. not a whit of
- whittle
- pare; cut away thin bits (from wood); fashion in this way; reduce gradually; trim
- wholesome
- conducive to mental or physical health; healthful
- whorl
- ring of leaves around stem; ring; circular arrangement; Ex. whorls on the fingers
- wiggle
- wriggle; move from side to side with irregular twisting motions
- willful
- wilful; intentional; headstrong
- willowy
- flexible; pliant; slender; CF. willow
- wilt
- loose freshness; droop
- wily
- crafty; cunning; artful; N. wile: deceitful stratagem
- wince
- move back suddenly; shrink back; flinch; Ex. She winced as she touched the cold body.
- windfall
- fallen fruit; unexpected lucky event
- winnow
- sift; separate the chaff from grain by blowing; separate good parts from bad; CF. wind
- winsome
- charming (in a childlike way); agreeable; gracious; engaging
- wisp
- small bunch (of hair); faint streak (of smoke)
- wispy
- thin; slight; barely discernible
- wistful
- sadly thoughtful (because of desires or memories); sadly pensive; vaguely longing
- withdrawn
- introverted; retiring; remote
- wither
- (of a plant) dry up from loss of moisture; lose freshness; shrivel; decay
- withhold
- refuse to give; hold back; Ex. withholding tax
- withstand
- stand up against; resist successfully
- witless
- lacking intelligence or wit; foolish; idiotic
- witticism
- witty saying; wisecrack(clever joking remark)
- wizardry
- sorcery; magic
- wizened
- shriveled; withered; Ex. wizened apple/old lady
- woe
- great sorrow; deep inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering; Ex. financial woes
- woeful
- sad; (of something bad) deplorable; deplorably bad; Ex. woeful housing conditions
- wont
- (the stated person's) habit or custom; habitual procedure; ADJ. wonted: customary
- worldly
- engrossed in matters of this earth; not spiritual; of the material world
- wrangle
- quarrel noisily; obtain through arguing; herd cattle; N.
- wrath
- anger; fury
- wreak
- inflict; Ex. wreak one's vengeance on
- wrench
- twist; pull; strain; Ex. He wrenched the gun out of her hands.
- wrest
- obtain by pulling violently; pull away; take by violence; Ex. wrest victory from their grasp
- wretch
- miserable person; bad or despicable person; ADJ. wretched: miserable; bad; contemptible; vile
- wring
- twist (to extract liquid); extract by twisting; wrench painfully (necks or hands)
- wrinkle
- small ridge on a smooth surface (face or cloth); V.
- writ
- written command issued by a court (telling someone to do or not to do something)
- writhe
- twist in coils; contort in pain
- wrongheaded
- stubbornly wrong
- wry
- (esp. of an expression of the face) twisted; with a humorous twist (expressing displeasure)
- xenophobia
- fear or hatred of foreigners; N. xenophobe
- yen
- strong desire; longing; urge; Ex. yen for travel
- yeoman
- man or farmer owning small estate; middle-class farmer
- yield
- amount produced; crop; income on investment; profit obtained from an investment; V: produce; give in; surrender
- yoke
- join together; unite; N: crossbar used to joining two draft animals
- yokel
- rustic; country bumpkin;
- yore
- time long past; Ex. in the days of yore
- zany
- comic; crazy; N: clown; comical person (given to outlandish behavior)
- zeal
- eager enthusiasm (to a cause or ideal); ADJ. zealous
- zealot
- one who is zealous; fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal
- zenith
- point directly overhead in the sky; summit; acme; highest point
- zephyr
- gentle breeze; west wind
- zest
- outer skin of an orange used for giving a special taste to food; spice; interest; flavor; spirited enjoyment; Ex. add a certain zest to the affair; Ex. zest for life