Word List 50 (Volatile-Zephyr)

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Volatile

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adj. changeable; explosive; evaporating rapidly

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Volition

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n. act of making a conscious choice

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voluble

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adj. fluent; glib; talkative

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voluminous

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adj. bulky; large

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voluptuous

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adj. suggesting sensual delights; sensuously pleasing

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voracious

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adj. ravenous

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vortex

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n. whirlwind; whirlpool; center of turbulence

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vouchsafe

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v. grant; choose to give in reply; permit

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voyeur

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n. peeping tom

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vulnerable

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adj. susceptible to wounds

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waffle

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v. speak equivocally about an issue

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waft

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v. move gently by wind or waves

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waggish

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adj. mischievous; humorous; tricky

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waif

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n. homeless child or animal

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waive

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v. give up a claim or right voluntarily; refrain from enforcing; postpone considering

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wake

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n. trail of ship or other object through water; path of something that has gone before

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wallow

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v. roll in; indulge in; become helpless

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wan

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adj. having a pale or sickly color; pallid

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wane

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v. decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end

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wanton

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adj. unrestrained; willfully malicious; unchaste

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warble

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v. sing; babble

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warrant

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v. justify; authorize

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warranty

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n. guarantee; assurance by seller

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wary

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adj. very cautious

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wastrel

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n. profligate

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watershed

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n. crucial dividing point

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wax

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v. increase; grow

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waylay

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v. ambush; lie in wait

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wean

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v. accustom a baby to not nurse; give up a cherished activity

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weather

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v. endure the effects of weather or other forces

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welter

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n. turmoil; bewildering jumble

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wheedle

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v. cajole; coax; deceive by flattery

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whet

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v. sharpen; stimulate

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whiff

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n. puff or gust (of air, scent, etc); hint

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whimsical

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adj. capricious; fanciful

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willful

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adj. intentional; headstrong

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wily

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adj. cunning; artful

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wince

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v. shrink back; flinch

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windfall

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n. unexpected lucky event

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winnow

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v. sift; separate good parts from bad

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winsome

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adj. agreeable; gracious; engaging

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wispy

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adj. thin; slight; barely discernible

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wistful

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adj. vaguely longing; sadly thoughtful

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withdrawn

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adj. introverted; remote

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wither

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v. shrivel; decay

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withhold

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v. refuse to give; hold back

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withstand

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v. stand up against; successfully resist

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witless

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adj. foolish; idiotic

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witticism

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n. witty saying; wisecrack

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wizardry

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n. sorcery; magic

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woe

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n. deep, inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering

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worldly

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adj. engrossed in matters of this earth; not spiritual

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wrath

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n. anger; fury

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wrench

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v. pull; strain; twist

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writhe

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v. twist in coils; contort in pain

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wry

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adj. twisted; with a humorous twist

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xenophobia

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n. fear or hatred of foreigners

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yen

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n. longing; urge

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yield

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v. give in; surrender

n. amount produced; crop

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yoke

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v. join together, unite

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yore

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n. time past

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zany

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adj. crazy; comic

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zeal

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n. eager enthusiasm

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zealot

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n. fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal

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zenith

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n. point directly overhead in the sky; summit

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zephyr

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n. gentle breeze; west wind