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IASP Senior Division p.15

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  1. wassail
    a punch made of sweetened ale or wine heated with spices and roasted apples; especially at Christmas
  2. water level
    the level of the surface of a body of water
  3. watercolor
    water-soluble pigment
  4. watery
    filled with water
  5. wattage
    the product of voltage and current
  6. way
    how something is done or how it happens
  7. wayfarer
    a pedestrian who walks from place to place
  8. weather-beaten
    worn by exposure to the weather
  9. weatherman
    predicts the weather
  10. weekday
    any day except Sunday (and sometimes except Saturday)
  11. weigela
    deciduous shrub widely cultivated for its white or pink or red flowers
  12. weigh
    have a certain heft
  13. Wellington
    the capital of New Zealand
  14. well-known
    widely or fully known
  15. wheelbarrow
    a cart for carrying small loads
  16. wheelbase
    the distance from the center of a car's front wheel to the rear axle
  17. wherry
    light rowboat for use in racing or for transporting goods and passengers in inland waters and harbors
  18. whey
    the watery part of milk that separates from cheese curds
  19. whimsicality
    the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice
  20. whimsy
    an odd or fanciful or capricious idea
  21. whirlybird
    an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades
  22. whirring
    sound of something in rapid motion
  23. whiting
    a food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe resembling the cod; sometimes placed in genus Gadus
  24. whitish
    resembling milk in color not clear
  25. whorl
    a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles
  26. wife
    a married woman; a partner in marriage
  27. wild-goose chase
    the fruitless pursuit of something unattainable
  28. willow
    a tree that typically grows near water and has narrow leaves
  29. windlass
    lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
  30. windmill
    a mill that is powered by the wind
  31. winged
    having wings or as if having wings of a specified kind
  32. wingspread
    distance between the tips of the wings when fully extended
  33. wiring
    a circuit of wires for the distribution of electricity
  34. wiry
    lean but strong
  35. withdrawal
    the act of pulling back
  36. witticism
    a message whose ingenuity has the power to evoke laughter
  37. wobble
    move sideways or in an unsteady way
  38. woebegone
    affected by or full of grief
  39. woodchuck
    a reddish brown North American rodent
  40. woolly
    covered with dense, often matted or curly hairs
  41. worldliness
    the quality of being intellectually sophisticated
  42. worldling
    an inhabitant of the earth
  43. worsted
    a tightly twisted woolen yarn spun from long-staple wool
  44. wrathful
    filled with or characterized by extreme anger
  45. wreak
    cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
  46. wrinkle
    a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
  47. wrought
    shaped to fit by altering the contours of a pliable mass
  48. wryly
    in a humorously sarcastic or mocking manner
  49. xeric
    being deficient in or requiring little moisture
  50. xylophone
    a bright-toned wooden bar instrument played with hard-headed mallets
  51. yearlong
    lasting through a year
  52. yearly
    a reference book that is published regularly once every year
  53. yodeling
    changing back and forth between the chest voice and falsetto
  54. yoga
    discipline training the consciousness for spiritual insight
  55. ytterbium
    a soft silvery metallic element
  56. Yucatan
    a state of Mexico on the northern part of the Yucatan Peninsula
  57. zebu
    a domesticated ox with a humped back and long horns
  58. zenith
    the highest point of something
  59. zircon
    a common mineral occurring in small crystals
  60. zirconium
    a lustrous grey strong metallic element resembling titanium
  61. Zulu
    a member of an eastern South African community
Created on 十一月 5, 2011

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