Master Wordlist - part 7 - Day 28 (VWXYZ)

bahawal H. (Pakistan)
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  1. vernacular
    the everyday speech of the people
  2. vernal
    suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
  3. versatile
    having great diversity or variety
  4. vertex
    the highest point of something
  5. vertigo
    a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
  6. verve
    an energetic style
  7. vestige
    an indication that something has been present
  8. vex
    disturb, especially by minor irritations
  9. viable
    capable of life or normal growth and development
  10. vicarious
    experienced at secondhand
  11. vicissitude
    a variation in circumstances or fortune
  12. vie
    compete for something
  13. vigilant
    carefully observant or attentive
  14. vigor
    forceful exertion
  15. vignette
    a brief literary description
  16. vilify
    spread negative information about
  17. vindicate
    show to be right by providing justification or proof
  18. vindictive
    disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge
  19. virile
    characteristic of a man
  20. virtual
    being actually such in almost every respect
  21. virtue
    the quality of doing what is right
  22. virtuoso
    someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
  23. virulent
    extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
  24. visage
    the human face
  25. visionary
    a person with unusual powers of foresight
  26. vital
    performing an essential function in the living body
  27. vitiate
    make imperfect
  28. vitreous
    relating to or resembling or derived from glass
  29. vituperative
    marked by harshly abusive criticism
  30. vivacious
    vigorous and animated
  31. vociferous
    conspicuously and offensively loud
  32. vogue
    a current state of general acceptance and use
  33. volatile
    liable to lead to sudden change or violence
  34. volition
    the act of making a choice
  35. voluble
    marked by a ready flow of speech
  36. voluminous
    large in capacity or bulk
  37. voracious
    devouring or craving food in great quantities
  38. vortex
    a powerful circular current of water
  39. vouchsafe
    grant in a condescending manner
  40. vulnerable
    capable of being wounded or hurt
  41. waffle
    a batter cake baked and pressed between two patterned metal plates
  42. waggish
    witty or joking
  43. waive
    do without or cease to hold or adhere to
  44. wallow
    roll around
  45. wan
    pale, as of a person's complexion
  46. wanderlust
    very strong or irresistible impulse to travel
  47. wane
    a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
  48. wangle
    accomplishing something by scheming or trickery
  49. wanton
    a lewd or immoral person
  50. warrant
    formal and explicit approval
  51. wary
    marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
  52. wastrel
    someone who squanders resources or time
  53. wax
    substance solid at normal temperature and insoluble in water
  54. waylay
    wait in hiding to attack
  55. welter
    a confused multitude of things
  56. wheedle
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  57. whiff
    a short light gust of air
  58. whimsical
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  59. whit
    a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
  60. willful
    done by design
  61. wily
    marked by skill in deception
  62. wince
    draw back, as with fear or pain
  63. windfall
    a sudden happening that brings good fortune
  64. winsome
    charming in a childlike or naive way
  65. wispy
    thin and weak
  66. wistful
    showing pensive sadness
  67. withdrawn
    tending to be reserved, quiet, or introspective
  68. wither
    lose freshness, vigor, or vitality
  69. withhold
    hold back; refuse to hand over or share
  70. witless
    lacking sense or understanding or judgment
  71. witticism
    a message whose ingenuity has the power to evoke laughter
  72. wizened
    lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
  73. woe
    misery resulting from affliction
  74. wrangle
    quarrel noisily, angrily, or disruptively
  75. wrath
    intense anger
  76. wreak
    cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
  77. wrest
    obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically
  78. wry
    humorously sarcastic or mocking
  79. yield
    give or supply
  80. yoke
    a wooden frame across the shoulders for carrying buckets
  81. yokel
    a person who is not intelligent or interested in culture
  82. yore
    time long past
  83. zany
    ludicrous or foolish
  84. zeal
    a feeling of strong eagerness
  85. zealot
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
  86. zenith
    the highest point of something
  87. zephyr
    a slight wind
Created on Sun Jul 21 10:46:51 EDT 2013

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