5000 English Vocabulary Words - Sheet11 Flashcards
workmanlike adj
Like or befitting a skilled workman
workmanship n
The art or skill of a workman
wrangle v
To maintain by noisy argument or dispute
wreak v
To inflict, as a revenge or punishment
wrest v
To pull or force away by or as by violent twisting or wringing
wretchedness n
Extreme misery or unhappiness
writhe v
To twist the body, face, or limbs or as in pain or distress
writing n
The act or art of tracing or inscribing on a surface letters or ideographs
wry adj
Deviating from that which is proper or right
yearling n
A young animal past its first year and not yet two years old
zealot n
One who espouses a cause or pursues an object in an immoderately partisan manner
zeitgeist n
The intellectual and moral tendencies that characterize any age or epoch
zenith n
The culminating-point of prosperity, influence, or greatness
zephyr n
Any soft, gentle wind
zodiac n
An imaginary belt encircling the heavens within which are the larger planets
