List of Vocabulary Words that start with the letter “W” and their definitions
- Waft: move gently through the air
- Waive: give up or renounce a right or claim
- Wallow: roll around in a relaxed or lazy way
- Wane: decrease in size, strength, or intensity
- Wary: cautious; on guard against danger or deception
- Waver: fluctuate; fluctuate between choices
- Wax: increase in size, strength, or intensity
- Waylay: attack or ambush from a concealed position
- Weary: tired; exhausted
- Wedge: a piece of wood, metal, or other material used to split something or hold it in place
- Weigh: measure the mass of
- Welter: a confused mass or jumble
- Whisk: sweep or brush lightly over something
- Whitewash: cover up or gloss over faults or wrongdoings
- Wield: hold and use a weapon or tool
- Wince: flinch or shrink back in pain or discomfort
- Wither: shrink or fade due to age, disease, or lack of water
- Withstand: withstand the effects of; resist
- Wither: wilt or fade due to lack of water
- Witty: clever; cleverly humorous
- Wobble: shake or sway unsteadily
- Woe: great sadness or misery
- Woeful: very sad; unhappy
- Wont: accustomed; used to
- Worry: be anxious or concerned about something
- Wrangle: argue or dispute in a noisy or angry way
- Wreak: cause or inflict
- Wrench: twist or pull violently
- Wrest: take by force or struggle
- Wretch: a miserable or unhappy person
- Wright: a person who makes or repairs something
- Wry: humorous in a clever or twisted way
