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word	definition	part of speech	high-frequency
volatile	evaporating rapidly; lighthearted; mercurial	adjective	*
volition	act of making a conscious choice	noun
voluble	fluent; glib	adjective
voluminous	bulky; large	adjective
voluptuous	gratifying the senses	adjective
voracious	ravenous	adjective
vouchsafe	grant condescendingly; guarantee	verb
voyeur	peeping tom	noun
vulnerable	susceptible to wounds	adjective
vulpine	like a fox; crafty	adjective
vying	contending	verb
waffle	speak equvocally about an issue	verb
waft	moved gently by wind or waves	verb
waggish	mischievous; humorous; tricky	adjective
waif	homeless child or animal	noun
waive	give up temporarily; yield	verb
wake	path of something that has gone before	noun
wallow	roll in; indulge in; become helpless	verb
wan	having a pale or sickly color; pallid	adjective
wane	grow gradually smaller	verb
wangle	wiggle out; fake	verb
wanton	unruly; unchaste; excessive	adjective
warble	sing; babble	verb
warrant	justify; authorize	verb
warranty	guarantee; assurance by seller	noun
warren	tunnels in which rabbits live; crowded conditions in which people live	noun
wary	very cautious	adjective
wastrel	profligate	noun
wax	increase; grow	verb
waylay	ambush; lie in want	verb
wean	accustom a baby not to nurse; give up a cherished activity	verb
weather	endure the effect of weather or other forces	verb
welt	mark from a beating or whipping	noun
welter	turmoil; bewildering jumble	noun
welter	wallow	verb
wheedle	cajole; coax; deceive by flattery	verb
whelp	young wolf, dog, tiger, etc.	noun
whet	sharpen; stimulate	verb
whiff	puff or gust (of air, scent etc)	noun
whimsical	capricious; fanciful; quaint	adjective	*
whinny	neigh like a horse	verb
whit	smallest speck	noun
whittle	pare; cut off bits	verb
whorl	ring of leaves around stem; ring	noun
willful	intentional; headstrong	adjective
wily	cunning; artful	adjective
wince	shrink back; flinch	verb
windfall	unexpected lucky event	noun
winnow	sift; separate good parts from bad	verb
winsome	agreeable; gracious; engaging	adjective
wispy	thin; slight; barely discernible	adjective
wistful	vaguely longing; sadly thoughtful	adjective
wither	shrivel; decay	verb
withhold	refuse to give; hold back	verb
witless	foolish; idiotic	adjective
witticism	witty saying; facetious remark	noun
wizardry	sorcery; magic	noun
wizened	withered; shriveled	adjective
woe	deep, inconsolable grief	noun
wont	custom, habitual procedure	noun
worldly	engrossed in matters of this earth; not spiritual	adjective
wraith	ghost; phantom of a living person	noun
wrangle	quarrel; obtain through arguing	verb
wrath	anger; fury	noun
wreak	inflict	verb
wrench	pull; strain; twist	verb
wrest	pull away; take by violence	verb
writhe	squirm; twist	verb
wry	twisted; with a humorous twist	adjective
xenophobia	fear or hatred of foreigners	noun
yen	longing; urge	noun
yeoman	man owning small estate; middle-class farmer	noun
yield	give in; surrender	verb
yield	amount produced; crop; income on investment	noun
yoke	join together; unite	verb
yokel	country bumpkin	noun
yore	time-past	noun
zany	crazy; comic	adjective
zeal	eager enthusiasm	noun
zealot	fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal	noun
zenith	point directly overhead in the sky; summit	noun
zephyr	gentle breeze; west wind	noun