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- warranty
- guarantee; assurance by seller
- n waffle
- speak equivocally about an issue; N.
- n warren
- tunnels in which rabbits live; overcrowded living area; crowded conditions in which people live
- s wiggle
- wriggle; move from side to side with irregular twisting motions
- n waif
- homeless child or animal; Ex. waifs and strays
- warranted
- justified; authorized
- n wangle
- achieve by cleverness or trick; wiggle out; fake; Ex. She tried to wangle an invitation to the party.
- n wanderlust
- strong longing to travel
- s warrant
- justification; written order that serves as authorization (esp. a judicial writ); Ex. search/death warrant; V: justify; guarantee
- n wake
- trail of ship or other object through water; path of something that has gone before; Ex. hunger followed in the wake of the war
- n welter
- confusion; turmoil; confused mass; bewildering jumble; Ex. welter of data
- s ambush
- act of lying in wait to attack by surprise; sudden attack made from a concealed position; Ex. lie in ambush; V.
- n warble
- (of a bird) sing; babble; N.
- n wallow
- roll in mud; indulge in; (of a ship) roll in a rough sea; become helpless; Ex. wallow in the mud/luxury
- s wag
- shake repeatedly from side to side; Ex. The dog wagged its tail; N: humorous person; wit
- n wanton
- unrestrained; gratuitously cruel; willfully malicious; unchaste; sexually improper; promiscuous; Ex. wanton spending/killing; CF. having no just cause
- waive
- give up temporarily; yield; N. waiver: waiving a right or claim; document that waives a right or claim
- n wean
- accustom a baby not to nurse; accustom (the young of a mammal) to take nourishment other than by suckling; give up a cherished activity; cause to gradually leave (an interest or habit); Ex. wean oneself from cigarettes
- n welter
- wallow (as in mud or high seas); lie soaked (as in blood); Ex. The victims weltered in their blood.
- wary
- very cautious; watchful
- n wane
- decrease in size or strength (after being full); grow gradually to an end; Ex. The moon waxes and wanes every month; N.
- s fake
- not genuine; N: one that is not genuine; impostor; sham; V: counterfeit; Ex. fake the results of the experiment/the signature
- n whelp
- young animal (esp. of the dog or cat family
- n weather
- pass safely through (a storm or difficult period); endure the effects of weather or other forces
- n waggish
- humorous; mischievous; tricky
- n waylay
- ambush; lie in wait for and attack
- n waft
- move gently (in air or in seas) by wind or waves; Ex. leaves wafting past the window
- s warp
- twist out of shape; N.
- n wheedle
- deceive, persuade, or obtain by flattery; cajole; coax; Ex. wheedle a promise out of her
- n wastrel
- waster; profligate
- n wax
- increase gradually (as the moon); grow
- n wan
- having a pale or sickly color; pallid
- n welt
- raised mark from a beating or whipping