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50 Cards in this Set
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welter
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turmoil; a bewildering jumble
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wend
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to go, proceed
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wheedle
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deceive, persuade, or obtain by flattery; cajole; coax;
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whelp
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young animal (esp. of the dog or cat family); young wolf, dog, tiger, etc
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whet
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sharpen; stimulate
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whiff
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puff or gust (of air, scent, etc.); short-lasting smell; hint
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whim
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sudden capricious idea; fancy
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whimsical
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full of odd and fanciful ideas
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whimsy
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whim; tendency to behave amusingly strangely
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whine
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complain (in a sad voice); make a high sad sound (as in pain or supplication)
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whinny
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neigh like a horse;
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whit
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small amount; smallest speck
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whittle
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pare; cut away thin bits (from wood); fashion in this way; reduce gradually; trim
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wholesome
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conducive to mental or physical health; healthful
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whorl
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ring of leaves around stem; ring; circular arrangement
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wiggle
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wriggle; move from side to side with irregular twisting motions
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willful
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intentional; headstrong
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willowy
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flexible; pliant; slender
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wilt
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loose freshness; droop
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wily
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crafty; cunning; artful
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wince
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show bodily or mental pain
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windfall
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fallen fruit; unexpected lucky event
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winnow
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sift; separate the chaff from grain by blowing; separate good parts from bad
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winsome
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charming (in a childlike way); agreeable; gracious; engaging
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wisp
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small bunch (of hair); faint streak (of smoke)
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wispy
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thin; slight; barely discernible
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wistful
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sadly thoughtful (because of desires or memories); sadly pensive; vaguely longing
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withdrawn
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introverted; retiring; remote
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wither
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(of a plant) dry up from loss of moisture; lose freshness; shrivel; decay
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withhold
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refuse to give; hold back
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withstand
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stand up against; resist successfully
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witless
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lacking intelligence or wit; foolish; idiotic
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witticism
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witty saying; wisecrack (clever joking remark)
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wizardry
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sorcery; magic
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wizened
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shriveled; withered
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woe
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great sorrow; deep inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering
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woeful
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sad; (of something bad) deplorable; deplorably bad
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wont
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(the stated person's) habit or custom; habitual procedure
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woo
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try to win
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worldly
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engrossed in matters of this earth; not spiritual; of the material world
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wrangle
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quarrel noisily; obtain through arguing; herd cattle
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wrath
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anger; fury
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wreak
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inflict
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wrench
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twist; pull; strain
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wrest
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obtain by pulling violently; pull away; take by violence
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wretch
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miserable person; bad or despicable person
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wring
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twist (to extract liquid); extract by twisting; wrench painfully (necks or hands)
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wrinkle
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small ridge on a smooth surface (face or cloth)
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writ
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written order
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writhe
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twist in coils; contort in pain
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