Tuesday, May 11, 2010

W Set1



waffle :to talk or write foolishly:BLATHER
(noun) pancake batter baked in a waffle iron
synonyms : hesitate , waver
Mnemonics: (Rhymes with "baffle" which means confused. Waffle also means something similar.)

wag :WIT, JOKER
(noun) causing to move repeatedly from side to side
synonyms : shake , waggle
Mnemonics :(Tag could be used with wag, as in...The stray dog tagged along with us wagging its excited tail.)


wan : suggestive of poor health:SICKLY, PALLID
(noun) a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network
synonyms : wide area network
Mnemonics:(Wan is like lan because both terms are related to the internet.)


wane :to fall gradually from power, prosperity, or influence
(noun) a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
synonyms : ebb , ebbing
Mnemonics:(wane--it sounds like "vain", imagine your tailor has decreased the size of your paint and shirt and now you can't wear it, so your hard work to buy that dress went in vain..)

want : grave and extreme poverty that deprives one of the necessities of life


wanton : playfully mean or cruel:MISCHIEVOUS
(noun) : lewd or lascivious woman
(verb) : behave extremely cruelly and brutally
synonyms : luxuriate
Mnemonics : ( WANTON..WANTED....Osama has been DECLARED THE MOST WANTED person on the earth because of his cruelity.)

wardrobe : a room or closet where clothes are kept:CLOTHESPRESS

warmonger : one who urges or attempts to stir up war:JINGO

warp : to turn or twist out of or as if out of shape; especially :to twist or bend out of a plane
(noun) yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof
synonyms : warping
Mnemonics :(when we wrap something. we first twist the paper...)

warrant : to guarantee to a person good title to and undisturbed possession of (as an estate)
(noun) a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
synonyms : guarantee , warrantee , warranty
Mnemonics :(Warrant and errant sound the same. A warrant stands for a document giving legal authorisation for an action. Errant refers to a wayward person. So, you can say...the warrant is for the errant boys.)

wary : marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchful prudence especially in detecting and escaping danger
(adj.) openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
synonyms : leery , mistrustful , suspicious , untrusting
Mnemonics :(Wary and worry sound the same... you become wary (cautious) if you have too many worries in life.)

wastrel : one who dissipates resources foolishly and self-indulgently:PROFLIGATE
(noun) someone who dissipates resources self-indulgently
synonyms : waster
Mnemonics :( A wastrel is a person who wastes money on self-indulgence, is a profligate.)
waterproof impervious to water; especially :covered or treated with a material
watershed a crucial dividing point, line, or factor:TURNING POINT

wax :  to treat or rub with wax usually for polishing or stiffening , to increase in phase or intensity ,used chiefly of the moon, other satellites, and inferior planets
(noun) any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water
(verb) go up or advance
synonyms : climb , mount , rise
Mnemonics :(If you go for WAXing( A technique to remove hair from your skin..usually ladies go for it) once..next time the hair growth on your skin INCREASES GRADUALLY...)

waylay : to lie in wait for or attack from ambush
(verb) wait in hiding to attack
synonyms : ambuscade , ambush , bushwhack , lie in wait , lurk , scupper
Mnemonics :(way+lay... imagine a situation where an army LAYs its plan of attacking the militants on their WAY to their destination..)


weary : tired after long work; V.
synonyms : fag , fag out , fatigue , jade , outwear , tire , tire out , wear , wear down , wear out , wear upon
Mnemonics :( Weary and Dreary...when you are weary (tired), everything seems dreary(gloomy).)

weird :eerie; strange; unnatural
(noun) fate personified; any one of the three Weird Sisters
synonyms : wyrd
Mnemonics :(  Weird and feared...most weird things are feared by everyone.)


well-bred : of good upbringing; well-mannered and refined
(adj.) of good upbringing
synonyms : well-mannered
Mnemonics :(Someone who is very WELL in eating BREAD with a fork and knife is obviously well mannered.)
whet to make keen or more acute:EXCITE, STIMULATE
whiff a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray
whimsical resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice; especially :lightly fanciful
wholesome promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit
wicked morally very bad:EVIL
wily full of wiles:CRAFTY
wince to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain):FLINCH
windbag an exhaustively talkative person
windy VERBOSE, BOMBASTIC
winnow to remove (as chaff) by a current of air
winsome generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence
wit mental capability and resourcefulness:INGENUITY
witch one that is credited with usually malignant supernatural powers; especially :a woman practicing usually black witchcraft often with the aid of a devil or familiar:SORCERESS
withdraw to remove (money) from a place of deposit;to become socially or emotionally detached
wither to become dry and sapless; especially :to shrivel from or as if from loss of bodily moisture
withhold to refrain from granting, giving, or allowing
wizen to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality
wobble to move or proceed with an irregular rocking or staggering motion or unsteadily and clumsily from side to side TREMBLE, QUAVER
woo to sue for the affection of and usually marriage with:COURT
wordsmith a person who works with words; especially :a skillful writer
worldly of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs
worship extravagant respect or admiration for or devotion to an object of esteem
wrangler a ranch hand who takes care of the saddle horses; broadly :COWBOY
wretched (adj.) miserable or unhappy; causing distress
writ a formal written document; specifically :a legal instrument in epistolary form issued under seal in the name of the English monarch
wry cleverly and often ironically or grimly humorous also having a bent or twisted shape or condition

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