Advanced Vocabulary Starting with "W"

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• waive To voluntarily refrain from insisting on or exercising a right, claim, privil...
• waldorf An educational approach founded by Rudolf Steiner that emphasises imagination...
• wan Pale and appearing unwell or exhausted; of a smile or light, lacking warmth o...
• wane To decrease gradually in power, intensity, or extent; (of the moon) to show a...
• wanton Deliberate and unprovoked; showing a reckless disregard for justice, morality...
• warrant To justify or make necessary; to give good reason for a particular action or ...
• wary Feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems; watchful and r...
• watershed An area of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers or basins; ...
• waveform The shape or pattern of a wave as represented graphically, showing how amplit...
• wavelength The distance between successive crests of a wave, especially in electromagnet...
• waver To become unsteady in resolve, belief, or allegiance; to falter or show signs...
• weathering The breaking down of rocks, soil, and minerals through exposure to atmospheri...
• weld To join metal parts together by heating the surfaces to the point of melting ...
• whereby By which; through which; by means of which. A formal relative adverb used to ...
• whimsical Playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing way; acting on sudde...
• whimsically In a playfully quaint or fanciful manner, guided by imagination or impulse ra...
• whistleblower A person who exposes wrongdoing, fraud, corruption, or illegal activity withi...
• wholesaler A business or person that buys goods in large quantities from manufacturers a...
• wield To hold and use a weapon, tool, or instrument effectively; figuratively, to e...
• wilt To become limp and drooping, especially of a plant losing freshness. Figurati...
• wiry Lean, tough, and strong, like wire; describing a person of slight build who i...
• wistful Having or showing a feeling of gentle sadness, typically tinged with longing ...
• wither To dry up, shrivel, and decay, especially of a plant. Figuratively, to declin...
• writedown A reduction in the recorded book value of an asset when its market value fall...