IELTS Exam Vocabulary List - W
- waif n. A homeless, neglected wanderer.
- waistcoat n. A vest.
- waive v. To relinquish, especially temporarily, as a right or claim.
- wampum n. Beads strung on threads, formerly used among the American Indians as currency.
- wxane v. To diminish in size and brilliancy.
- wantonness n. Recklessness.
- warlike adj. Belligerent.
- wavelet n. A ripple.
- weak-kneed adj. Without resolute purpose or energy.
- weal n. Well-being.
- wean v. To transfer (the young) from dependence on mother's milk to another form of nourishment.
- wearisome adj. Fatiguing.
- wee adj. Very small.
- well-bred adj. Of good ancestry.
- well-doer n. A performer of moral and social duties.
- well-to-do adj. In prosperous circumstances.
- whereabouts n. The place in or near which a person or thing is.
- whereupon adv. After which.
- wherever adv. In or at whatever place.
- wherewith n. The necessary means or resources.
- whet v. To make more keen or eager.
- whimsical adj. Capricious.
- whine v. To utter with complaining tone.
- wholly adv. Completely.
- wield v. To use, control, or manage, as a weapon, or instrument, especially with full command.
- wile n. An act or a means of cunning deception.
- winsome adj. Attractive.
- wintry adj. Lacking warmth of manner.
- wiry adj. Thin, but tough and sinewy.
- witchcraft n. Sorcery.
- witless adj. Foolish, indiscreet, or silly.
- witling n. A person who has little understanding.
- witticism n. A witty, brilliant, or original saying or sentiment.
- wittingly adv. With knowledge and by design.
- wizen v. To become or cause to become withered or dry.
- wizen-faced adj. Having a shriveled face.
- working-man n. One who earns his bread by manual labor.
- 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.
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