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GRE List 7

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  1. zest
    a tart spicy quality
  2. zephyr
    a slight wind
  3. zenith
    the highest point of something
  4. zealot
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
  5. zeal
    a feeling of strong eagerness
  6. zany
    ludicrous or foolish
  7. yore
    time long past
  8. yokel
    a person who is not intelligent or interested in culture
  9. yoke
    a wooden frame across the shoulders for carrying buckets
  10. yield
    give or supply
  11. yeoman
    a free man who cultivates his own land
  12. yen
    the basic unit of money in Japan
  13. xenophobia
    a fear of foreigners or strangers
  14. wry
    humorously sarcastic or mocking
  15. writhe
    move in a twisting or contorted motion
  16. writ
    a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
  17. wrinkle
    a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
  18. wring
    a twisting squeeze
  19. wretch
    someone you feel sorry for
  20. wrest
    obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically
  21. wrench
    a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
  22. wreak
    cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
  23. wrath
    intense anger
  24. wrangle
    quarrel noisily, angrily, or disruptively
  25. worldly
    characteristic of secularity rather than spirituality
  26. wont
    an established custom
  27. woe
    misery resulting from affliction
  28. wizened
    lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
  29. wizardry
    exceptional creative ability
  30. witticism
    a message whose ingenuity has the power to evoke laughter
  31. witless
    lacking sense or understanding or judgment
  32. withstand
    resist or confront with resistance
  33. withhold
    hold back; refuse to hand over or share
  34. wither
    lose freshness, vigor, or vitality
  35. withdrawn
    tending to be reserved, quiet, or introspective
  36. wistful
    showing pensive sadness
  37. wispy
    thin and weak
  38. winsome
    charming in a childlike or naive way
  39. winnow
    the act of separating grain from chaff
  40. windfall
    a sudden happening that brings good fortune
  41. wince
    draw back, as with fear or pain
  42. wily
    marked by skill in deception
  43. willful
    done by design
  44. wiggle
    move to and fro
  45. whorl
    a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles
  46. wholesome
    characteristic of physical or moral well-being
  47. whittle
    cut small bits or pare shavings from
  48. whit
    a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
  49. whinny
    the characteristic sounds made by a horse
  50. whine
    a complaint uttered in a plaintive way
  51. whimsy
    an odd or fanciful or capricious idea
  52. whimsical
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  53. whim
    an odd or fanciful or capricious idea
  54. whiff
    a short light gust of air
  55. whet
    sharpen by rubbing
  56. whelp
    young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf
  57. wheedle
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  58. welter
    a confused multitude of things
  59. welt
    a raised mark on the skin
  60. weird
    strikingly odd or unusual
Created on 九月 2, 2013 (updated 九月 3, 2013)

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