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waggish
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(adj) mischievious, humourous
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he had a waggish sense of humour that involved a lot of pranks.
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waif
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(n) homeless child or animal.
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the poor waif lost her parents when she was 5 and has been wandering since.
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wangle
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(v) wiggle out; fake
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don't try to wangle out of your dishwashing duties!
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warren
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(n) tunnels where rabbits live
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in those warrens below the carrots, there are dozens of rabbits!
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wastrel
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(n) profligate, prodigal, wasteful or resources
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that prodigal wastrel went through his trust fund like water.
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waylay
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(v) ambush, lie in wait
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I'll waylay him here when he doesn't expect it.
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welter
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(n) turmoil, bewildering jumble
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the welter during katrina was unseen before, and no help came.
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welter
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(v) wallow
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you're going to let me welter in the hot weather without water?
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whelp
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(n) young wolf, dog, tiger
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that's not a puppy, that's a whelp!
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winnow
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(v) sift, separate good parts from bad
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I helped at the warehouse by winnowing the bad products from the sellable
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wont
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(n) custom; habitual procedure
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As young girls are wont to do, we held sleepovers and played ouji
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writ
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(n) written command issued by a court
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US writ says that noone can be discriminated by xxxx.
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yeoman
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(n) man owning small estate; middle class farmer
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my great grandfather was only a yeoman, but still considered capitalist.
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zephyr
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(n) gentle breeze; west wind
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the zephyr felt pleasant in the heat.
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