Week 26 Flashcards
Warden, n.
An official in charge of the operation of a prison.
Warehouse, n.
A place in which goods or merchandise are stored; a storehouse.
Warmth, n.
The state, sensation, or quality of producing or having a moderate degree of heat.
Warrior, n.
A human engaged or experienced in warfare and especially in primitive warfare or the close combat typical of ancient or medieval times.
Weather, n.
The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place, with respect to variables such as temperature, moisture, wind velocity, and barometric pressure.
Wedge, n.
A piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitting, tightening, securing, or levering.
Weird, adj.
Curious in nature or appearance; of strange or extraordinary character.
Welfare, n.
Health, happiness, and good fortune; well-being.
Whimper, v.
To make a low whining plaintive or broken sound.
Whirlwind, n.
A small rotating windstorm of limited extent.
Whisperer, n.
One who speaks softly with the aim of preserving secrecy.
Wholesale, adv.
Extensively; indiscriminately.
Wholesome, adj.
Promoting health of body; health-giving.
Width, n.
The state, quality, or fact of being wide.
Wince, v.
To shrink or start involuntarily, as in pain or distress; flinch.
Winsome, adj.
Winning; charming.
Wok, n.
A bowl-shaped cooking utensil used especially in the preparation of Chinese food.
Wreak, v.
To inflict (vengeance or punishment) upon a person.
Wreath, n.
A ring or circle of flowers or leaves worn on the head, used as a decoration or placed as a memorial.
Wreckage, n.
Something that has been reduced to a ruinous state by violence; the remains of a wreck.
Wriggle, v.
To move the body or a bodily part to and fro with short writhing motions like a worm.
Xylophone, n.
A musical instrument consisting of a series of wooden bars graduated in length and sounded by striking with two small wooden hammers.
Yacht, n.
Any of various relatively small sailing or motor-driven vessels, generally with smart graceful lines, used for pleasure cruises or racing.
Yearn, v.
To have a strong, often melancholy desire.
Yeast, n.
A substance used in baking and the fermentation of alcoholic beverages.
Yoga, n.
Union of the individual self with the universal spirit.
Youngster, n.
A young person; a child or youth.
Zeal, n.
Impassioned eagerness.
Zealot, n.
One who shows excessive, impassioned eagerness.
Zealous, adj.
Filled with or motivated by zeal; fervent.
Zebra, n.
Any of several swift, wild, horselike African mammals of the genus Equus, having distinctive overall markings of alternating white and black or brown stripes.
