Combo with "BARRON'S MASTER WORD LIST 50" and 27 others

ventral

ADJ. abdominal.

winsome

ADJ. agreeable; gracious; engaging.

voluminous

ADJ. bulky; large.

venal

ADJ. capable of being bribed.

whimsical

ADJ. capricious; fanciful.

volatile

ADJ. changeable; explosive; evaporating rapidly.

zany

ADJ. crazy; comic.

wily

ADJ. cunning; artful.

venerable

ADJ. deserving high respect.

worldly

ADJ. engrossed in matters of this earth; not spiritual.

voluble

ADJ. fluent; glib; talkative.

witless

ADJ. foolish; idiotic.

venial

ADJ. forgivable; pardonable; excusable.

voluptuous

ADJ. gratifying the senses.

wan

ADJ. having a pale or sickly color; pallid.

willful

ADJ. intentional; headstrong.

withdrawn

ADJ. introverted; remote.

vulpine

ADJ. like a fox; crafty.

waggish

ADJ. mischievous; humorous; tricky.

voracious

ADJ. ravenous. super hungry

vulnerable

ADJ. susceptible to wounds.

wispy

ADJ. thin; slight; barely discernible.

veracious

ADJ. truthful.

wry

ADJ. twisted; with a humorous twist.

wanton

ADJ. unrestrained; willfully malicious; unchaste or promiscuous.

wistful

ADJ. vaguely longing; sadly thoughtful.

wary

ADJ. very cautious.

venturesome

ADJ. willing to take risks; bold.

wizened

ADJ. withered; shriveled.

voyeur

N. Peeping Tom, look into others windows

vent

N. a small opening; outlet. V. express; utter

volition

N. act of making a conscious choice.

wrath

N. anger; fury.

vendetta

N. blood feud.

yokel

N. country bumpkin; uneducated and unsophisticated person from the countryside.

watershed

N. crucial dividing point.

woe

N. deep, inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering.

zeal

N. eager enthusiasm.

zealot

N. fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal.

xenophobia

N. fear or hatred of foreigners.

zephyr

N. gentle breeze; west wind.

warranty

N. guarantee; assurance by seller.

waif

N. homeless child or animal.

venue

N. location.

yen

N. longing; urge.

yeoman

N. man owning small estate; middle-class farmer.

welt

N. mark from a beating or whipping.

zenith

N. point directly overhead in the sky; summit.

venom

N. poison; hatred.

wastrel

N. profligate.

whiff

N. puff or gust (of air, scent, etc.); hint.

whelp

N. puppy; young wolf, dog, tiger, or a young person

whorl

N. ring of leaves around stem; ring.

vendor

N. seller.

whit

N. smallest speck; shred; tiny bit.

ventriloquist

N. someone who can make his or her voice seem to come from another person or thing.

wizardry

N. sorcery; magic.

velocity

N. speed.

wanderlust

N. strong longing or desire to travel.

venison

N. the meat of a deer.

veneer

N. thin layer; cover.

yore

N. time past.

wake

N. trail of ship or other object through water; path of something that has gone before.

veracity

N. truthfulness.

warren

N. tunnels in which rabbits live; crowded conditions in which people live.

welter

N. turmoil; bewildering jumble.

windfall

N. unexpected lucky event.

vortex

N. whirlwind; whirlpool; center of turbulence

witticism

N. witty saying; wisecrack.

writ

N. written command issued by a court.

wean

V. accustom a baby to not nurse; give up a cherished activity.

waylay

V. ambush; lie in wait.

wheedle

V. cajole; coax; deceive by flattery.

wane

V. decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end.

weather

V. endure the effects of weather or other forces.

yield

V. give in; surrender. N. amount produced; crop; income on investment.

waive

V. give up temporarily; yield.

vouchsafe

V. grant; choose to give in reply; permit.

wax

V. increase; grow.speak poetic like

wreak

V. inflict.

yoke

V. join together, unite.

warrant

V. justify; authorize.

waft

V. moved gently by wind or waves.

whinny

V. neigh like a horse.

whittle

V. pare; cut off bits.

wrest

V. pull away; take by violence.

wrench

V. pull; strain; twist.

wrangle

V. quarrel; obtain through arguing; herd cattle.

withhold

V. refuse to give; hold back.

venerate

V. revere.

wallow

V. roll in; indulge in; become helpless.

whet

V. sharpen; stimulate.

wince

V. shrink back; flinch.

wither

V. shrivel; decay.

winnow

V. sift; separate good parts from bad.

warble

V. sing; babble.

waffle

V. speak equivocally about an issue.

withstand

V. stand up against; successfully resist.

writhe

V. twist in coils; contort in pain.

wangle

V. wiggle out; fake.