3500 GRE WORD LIST - T to Z

Sastuga in the cloud (India)
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  1. waffle
    a batter cake baked and pressed between two patterned metal plates
  2. waft
    a long flag; often tapering
  3. waggish
    witty or joking
  4. waif
    a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned
  5. waive
    do without or cease to hold or adhere to
  6. wake
    stop sleeping
  7. wallow
    roll around
  8. wan
    pale, as of a person's complexion
  9. wanderlust
    very strong or irresistible impulse to travel
  10. wane
    a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
  11. wangle
    accomplishing something by scheming or trickery
  12. wanton
    a lewd or immoral person
  13. warble
    sing or play with trills
  14. warrant
    formal and explicit approval
  15. warranty
    written assurance that a product or service will be provided
  16. warren
    a colony of rabbits
  17. wary
    marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
  18. wastrel
    someone who squanders resources or time
  19. wax
    substance solid at normal temperature and insoluble in water
  20. waylay
    wait in hiding to attack
  21. wean
    gradually deprive of mother's milk
  22. weather
    atmospheric conditions such as temperature and precipitation
  23. welt
    a raised mark on the skin
  24. welter
    a confused multitude of things
  25. wheedle
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  26. whelp
    young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf
  27. whet
    sharpen by rubbing
  28. whiff
    a short light gust of air
  29. whimsical
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  30. whinny
    the characteristic sounds made by a horse
  31. whit
    a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
  32. whittle
    cut small bits or pare shavings from
  33. whorl
    a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles
  34. willful
    done by design
  35. wily
    marked by skill in deception
  36. wince
    draw back, as with fear or pain
  37. windfall
    a sudden happening that brings good fortune
  38. winnow
    the act of separating grain from chaff
  39. winsome
    charming in a childlike or naive way
  40. wispy
    thin and weak
  41. wistful
    showing pensive sadness
  42. withdrawn
    tending to be reserved, quiet, or introspective
  43. wither
    lose freshness, vigor, or vitality
  44. withhold
    hold back; refuse to hand over or share
  45. withstand
    resist or confront with resistance
  46. witless
    lacking sense or understanding or judgment
  47. witticism
    a message whose ingenuity has the power to evoke laughter
  48. wizardry
    exceptional creative ability
  49. wizened
    lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
  50. woe
    misery resulting from affliction
  51. wont
    an established custom
  52. worldly
    characteristic of secularity rather than spirituality
  53. wrangle
    quarrel noisily, angrily, or disruptively
  54. wrath
    intense anger
  55. wreak
    cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
  56. wrench
    a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
  57. wrest
    obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically
  58. writ
    a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
  59. writhe
    move in a twisting or contorted motion
  60. wry
    humorously sarcastic or mocking
  61. xenophobia
    a fear of foreigners or strangers
  62. yen
    the basic unit of money in Japan
  63. yeoman
    a free man who cultivates his own land
  64. yield
    give or supply
  65. yoke
    a wooden frame across the shoulders for carrying buckets
  66. yokel
    a person who is not intelligent or interested in culture
  67. yore
    time long past
  68. zany
    ludicrous or foolish
  69. zeal
    a feeling of strong eagerness
  70. zealot
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
  71. zenith
    the highest point of something
  72. zephyr
    a slight wind
Created on Sun Oct 27 03:04:15 EDT 2013 (updated Sun Oct 27 05:01:28 EDT 2013)

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