W

Question 1

Wan

Answer 1

adj

sickly pale:

The sick child had a wan face, in contract to her rosy-cheeked sister.

Synonym: ashen; sickly; pallid

Question 2

Wanton

Answer 2

adj

undisciplined, unrestrained, reckless:

The town people were outraged by the wanton display of disrespect when they discovered the statue of the town founder covered in graffiti.

Synonym: lewd; licentious; ribald

Question 3

Waver

Answer 3

verb

to fluctuate between choices:

if you waver too long before making a decision about which testing site to attend, you may not get your first choice.

Synonym: dither; vacillate; falter

Question 4

Whimsical

Answer 4

adj

lightly acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable:

The ballet was whimsical, delighting the children with its imaginative characters and unpredictable sets.

Synonym: capricious; erratic; volatile; frivolous; mercurial

Question 5

Wily

Answer 5

adj

clever, deceptive:

Yet again, the wily coyote managed to elude the ranchers who wanted to capture it.

Synonym: crafty; cunning; tricky

Question 6

Winsome

Answer 6

adj

charming, happily engaging:

Lenore gave the doorman a winsome smile, and he let her pass to the front of the line.

Synonym: attractive; delightful

Question 7

Wizened

Answer 7

adj

shriveled, withered, wrinkled:

The wizened old man was told that the plastic surgery necessary to make him look young again is impossible.

Synonym: atrophied; desiccated; gnarled

Question 8

Wraith

Answer 8

noun

a ghost or specter; a ghost of a living person seen just before his or her death:

Gideon thought he saw a wraith late one night as he sat vigil outside his great uncle’s bedroom door.

Synonym: apparition; bogeyman; phantasm