3/4 vocab

Wax

v; to assume a (specified) characteristic, quality, or state

Waylay

v., stop or interrupt (someone) and detain them in conversation or trouble them in some other way

Wayward

adj., following no clear principle of law

Wean

v. To detach from a source of dependence

Wheedle

v; to flatter

Whet

v, to excite, stimulate, or sharpen

Wily

adj. crafty, cunning

Windfall

n; an unexpected, unearned, or sudden gain or advantage

Valedictory

adj.; expressing or containing a farewell

Vanguard

n; the forefront of an action or movement

Vapid

adj., flat, dull

Varieagated

adj.; exhibiting different colors, especially as a result of aging or of failing vitality

Wont

adj; accustomed

Worldly

adj; experienced and sophisticated

Writ

n; a formal written document

Waft

v; to cause to move or go lightly by or as if by the impulse of wind or waves

Waggish

adj.; humorous in a playful or mischevious manner

Waif

n; a stray person or animal, especially a homeless child

Wanderlust

n. a strong desire to travel

Wane

v; to decrease in size, extent or degree

Wanton

adj., being without check or limitation

Watershed

n; turning point

Waver

v; fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction

Yeomen

n; an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household

Vitriolic

adj. filled with bitter criticism or malice

vociferous

adj. marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry

Voracious

adj.; having a very eager approach to an activity

Vacillate

v; to waver in mind, will, or feeling: hesitate in choice of opinions or courses

Vacuous

adj.; emptied of or lacking content

Vagary

n; an unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation or in someone's behavior

Vain

adj. marked by futility or ineffectualness

Vainglorious

adj. boastful

Wry

adj; cleverly and often ironically or grimly humorous

Vaunted

adjective: highly or widely praised or boasted about

Verbiage

n; an excessive amount of words usually of little or obscure content

Veritable

adj; used an intensifier, often to qualify a metaphor

Verity

n; the quality or state of being true or real

Vilify

v; to make abusive statements against, frequently in order to debase

Virtuoso

n; one who excels in the technique of an art, especially a highly skilled musical performer

Virulent

adj; bitterly hostile

Visceral

adj; felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body

Winsome

adj; generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence

Wispy

adj; fine; feathery

Wistful

adj; full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy

Witticism

n; a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark

Xenophobia

n; fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign

Xanthic

adj; of, relating to, or tending toward a yellow color

Xenial

adj; of, relating to, or constituting hospitality or relations between host and guest

Yen

v; to have an intense desire

Wizened

adj; to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality