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Wallow

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To indulge oneself; to roll around in

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Waif

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A homeless person

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Wan

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Pale; weak; tired

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Wane

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To gradually decrease in size or intensity

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Wangle

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To manipulate; to obtain by scheming or by underhand methods

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Wanton

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Reckless; immoral

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Warble

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To sing melodiously

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Warp

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To bend out of shape; to pervert

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Wary

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Cautious; watchful

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Wastrel

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A spendthrift; one who wastes

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Waver

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To sway; to be uncertain.

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Wax

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To grow in size or intensity

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Weighty

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Of utmost importance

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Wend

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To direct ones way

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Wheedle

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To coax or to persuade

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Whet

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To stimulate; to make sharp

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Whimsical

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Unpredictable; changeable

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Wield

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To handle (a tool); to exercise control (over others)

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Willful

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Contrary; stubborn

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Wily

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Tricky; sly

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Wince

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To shrink, as in pain, fear, etc.; to flinch

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Windfall

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Unexpected good fortune

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Winsome

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Pleasing; charming

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Withal

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In spite of all; nevertheless

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Wizened

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Withered; shriveled

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Woe

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Sorrow; grief

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Wolfish

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Ferocious

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Wont

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(To) accustomed (adj)

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Workaday

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Everyday; ordinary

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Wraith

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A ghost; an apparition

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Wrangle

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To quarrel

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Wrath

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Anger; rage

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Wrench

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To twist; to pull

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Wrest

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To take away by force

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Wroth

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Angry

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Wrought

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Produced or shaped

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Wry

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Produced by distorting the face (a wry grin); ironic (wry humor)

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Xenophobia

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Fear of foreigners or strangers

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Xyloid

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Pertaining to wood

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Yen

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An intense desire; a longing

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Yoke

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To join together; to link

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Zany

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Comical; clownishly crazy

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Zeal

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Great enthusiasm

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Zealot

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A fanatic

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Zenith

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The highest point

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Zephyr

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A gentle, mild breeze

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Zest

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Hearty enjoyment