weasel word an equivocal qualification
weasel-worded evasively worded in order to avoid an unqualified statement
ameliorate make better
warlord a military leader who controls a region or territory
facilitate make easier
Nesselrode a rich frozen pudding made of chopped chestnuts and maraschino cherries and candied fruits and liqueur or rum
whorlywort a tall perennial herb having spikes of small white or purple flowers; common in eastern North America
awlwort small aquatic plant having tufted awl-shaped leaves in a basal rosette and minute white flowers; circumboreal
felwort gentian of Europe and China having creamy white flowers with fringed corollas
Abelard French philosopher and theologian; lover of Heloise
swallowwort tropical herb having orange-red flowers followed by pods suggesting a swallow with outspread wings; a weed throughout the tropics
Leslie Howard English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
whitlowwort any of various low-growing tufted plants of the genus Paronychia having tiny greenish flowers and usually whorled leaves; widespread throughout warm regions of both Old and New Worlds; formerly thought to cure whitlows (suppurative infections around a fingernail)
isolated remote and separate physically or socially
weasel small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body
wassailer someone who enjoys riotous drinking
Woolworth United States businessman who opened a shop in 1879 selling low-priced goods and built it into a national chain of stores (1852-1919)
fleawort plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative
Ethelred king of the English who succeeded to the throne after his half-brother Edward the Martyr was murdered; he struggled unsuccessfully against the invading Danes (969-1016)
swallow wort perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers