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 |
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
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