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wade
 (noun) English tennis player who won many women's singles titles (born in 1945)
virginia wade
 (verb) walk (through relatively shallow water)
"Can we wade across the river to the other side?", "Wade the pond"
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Wordlist Condensed Meaning
walk through a substance, such as water, that impedes movement
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 (Tag: ) Remember "invade" - which means to enter a kingdom. It has "wade" in it.
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 (Tag: ) WADE for WAlk through impeDEs

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 (Tag: Hindi) [Hindi] bahut bade bade WADE kiye the ki judo sikhne ke baad ye karunga, wo karunga, PAANI
PE CHALKE DIKAHUNGA..but alas
added by hritupon Edit Mnemonic
 (Tag: ) Try to link with fade Fade means to loss strength gradually So when we wade we loss strength
�we can say wade make us fade.
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waffle
 (noun) pancake batter baked in a waffle iron
 (verb) pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
"Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"
hesitate , waver
speak equivocally about an issue; N.
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 (Tag: ) Rhymes with "baffle" which means confused. Waffle also means something similar.
 (Tag: ) waf+fle..waf(wife)+ffle(eiffel tower...so ur plan of visit eiffle tower with ur wife is uncertain, as u

hv lot of work to at office......so ur not decided as wat to do...and holding ur plan.....in uncertainity..
added by preetisoni2411 Edit Mnemonic
 (Tag: ) waffle...are cook in waffle iron..which give this cake ahoney comb shaped structure...becoz of the
two metal plates...whic are equal in size... the plates shd be of equal size otherwise u wont get a honey
comb structure..like the size of the metal pl
 (Tag: ) waffle...are cook in waffle iron..which give this cake ahoney comb shaped structure...becoz of the
two metal plates...whic are equal in size... the plates shd be of equal size otherwise u wont get a honey
comb structure..like the size of the metal pl
 (Tag: ) waf+fle..waf(wife)+ffle(eiffel tower...so ur plan of visit eiffle tower with ur wife is uncertain, as u

hv lot of work to at office......so ur not decided as wat to do...and holding ur plan.....in uncertainity..

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waft
 (noun) a long flag; often tapering
pennant , pennon , streamer
 (verb) be driven or carried along, as by the air
"Sounds wafted into the room"
 (verb) blow gently
"A breeze wafted through the door"
move gently (in air or in seas) by wind or waves; Ex. leaves wafting past the window
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 (Tag: ) sounds like "raft", which is used for travel as IT GENTLY MOVES THROUGH the sea WAVES...
added by kvsharat Edit Mnemonic
 (Tag: ) For "leave", past tense is "left". For "wave", the past tense is "waft".

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wag
 (noun) causing to move repeatedly from side to side
shake , waggle
 (noun) a witty amusing person who makes jokes

card , wit
 (verb) move from side to side
"The happy dog wagged his tail"
waggle
shake repeatedly from side to side; Ex. The dog wagged its tail; N: humorous person; wit
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 (Tag: ) wag relate it to "bag" ....some people move bags while walking.....
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wage
 (noun) something that remunerates
"wages were paid by check", "he wasted his pay on drink", "they saved a quarter of all
their earnings"
earnings , pay , remuneration , salary
 (verb) carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)
"Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe"
engage
begin and continue (a war)

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waggish
 (adj.) witty or joking
"Muskrat Castle as the house has been facetiously named by some waggish officer"
humorous; mischievous; tricky
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 (Tag: ) waggish...wag+ish....wag..chatter..or talk....being witty or joking.

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waif
 (noun) a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned
"street children beg or steal in order to survive"
street child
homeless child or animal; Ex. waifs and strays
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 (Tag: ) If your wife doesn't treat you well, you'll become a "waif".
 (Tag: ) waif..very near to word wife..so if your wife brings a homeless child to your house and ask you to
adopt him.

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waive
 (verb) lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
"you've forfeited your right to name your successor", "forfeited property"

forego , forfeit , forgo , give up , throw overboard
 (verb) do without or cease to hold or adhere to
"We are dispensing with formalities", "relinquish the old ideas"
dispense with , forego , foreswear , forgo , relinquish
give up temporarily; yield; N. waiver: waiving a right or claim; document that waives a right or
claim
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 (Tag: ) sounds like wave - when do u wave a white flag? when you Give up temporarily.
added by Administrator Edit Mnemonic

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wake
 (noun) a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial
"there's no weeping at an Irish wake"
viewing
 (noun) the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
"the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe"
backwash
 (noun) an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii
wake island
 (noun) the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
"the aftermath of war", "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been
injured"
aftermath , backwash
 (verb) stop sleeping
"She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
arouse , awake , awaken , come alive , wake up , waken
 (verb) cause to become awake or conscious
"He was roused by the drunken men in the street", "Please wake me at 6 AM."
arouse , awaken , rouse , wake up , waken
 (verb) be awake, be alert, be there

 (verb) make aware of
"His words woke us to terrible facts of the situation"
 (verb) arouse or excite feelings and passions
"The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor", "The refugees'
fate stirred up compassion around the world", "Wake old feelings of hatred"
fire up , heat , ignite , inflame , stir up
trail of ship or other object through water; path of something that has gone before; Ex. hunger
followed in the wake of the war

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wallow
 (noun) an indolent or clumsy rolling about
"a good wallow in the water"
 (noun) a puddle where animals go to wallow

 (verb) delight greatly in
"wallow in your success!"
 (verb) devote oneself entirely to something; indulge in to an immoderate degree, usually

with pleasure
"Wallow in luxury", "wallow in your sorrows"
 (verb) be ecstatic with joy
rejoice , triumph
 (verb) roll around,
"pigs were wallowing in the mud"
welter
 (verb) rise up as if in waves
"smoke billowed up into the sky"
billow
roll in mud; indulge in; (of a ship) roll in a rough sea; become helpless; Ex. wallow in the
mud/luxury
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 (Tag: ) look for wall in word wallow and imagine a wall surrounding you which is not allowing you to go
anywhere, which makes u helpless
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wan
 (noun) a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network
wide area network
 (verb) become pale and sickly

 (adj.) lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or unhappiness
"a wan smile"
 (adj.) abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
"the pallid face of the invalid", "her wan face suddenly flushed"
pale , pallid
 (adj.) (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble
"the pale light of a half moon", "a pale sun", "the late afternoon light coming through the
el tracks fell in pale oblongs on the street", "a pallid sky", "the pale (or wan) stars", "the
wan light of dawn"
pale , pallid , sick

having a pale or sickly color; pallid
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 (Tag: ) wan rhymes with maruthi van... she liked to travel in a scorpio but she is traveling in a van..so she
is pale
 (Tag: ) WAN for WANting color; so it is pale

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wanderlust
 (noun) very strong or irresistible impulse to travel
itchy feet
strong longing to travel
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 (Tag: ) wander(moving away from the place whom you stay with)+lust(a kind of desire for
something)....and when you have an desire of wandering away from your places ,it means that you love to
travel alot,so you are a wanderlust

 (Tag: English) The key is wander, wander in lust, wander wander here and there, i.e travel-- strong
longing to travel

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wane
 (noun) a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
ebb , ebbing
 (verb) grow smaller
"Interest in the project waned"
decline , go down
 (verb) decrease in phase
"the moon is waning"
 (verb) become smaller
"Interest in his novels waned"
decrease in size or strength (after being full); grow gradually to an end; Ex. The moon waxes and
wanes every month; N.
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 (Tag: ) wane....sounds like vain....so your tailor has decreased the size of your paint and shirt....and now
you can't wear it so your all hard work to buy that dress was in vain.
 (Tag: ) WANE opposite of WAX= increase

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wangle
 (noun) an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery
wangling
 (verb) achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods
finagle , manage
 (verb) tamper, with the purpose of deception
"Fudge the figures", "cook the books", "falsify the data"
cook , fake , falsify , fudge , manipulate , misrepresent
achieve by cleverness or trick; wiggle out; fake; Ex. She tried to wangle an invitation to the
party.
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 (Tag: ) wan(VAN)+gle...gal....if you want a GIRL TO SIT IN YOUR wan...you HAVE to PLAY SOME TRIKS
WITH HER, LIKE you have to persuade her to come with you by making fabricated stories and fake offres .
 (Tag: ) wangle...very close to wagon...wagon vehicle......we heard of wagon wheels....wheels are round

in shape.....so if someone talk round ...that means he is decieving us by confusing us in his talks.....

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wanton
 (noun) lewd or lascivious woman
 (verb) behave extremely cruelly and brutally
 (verb) engage in amorous play
 (verb) become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously
luxuriate
 (verb) spend wastefully
"wanton one's money away"
trifle away , wanton away
 (verb) indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life

 (verb) waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
piddle , piddle away , trifle , wanton away
 (adj.) casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
"her easy virtue", "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women", "wanton behavior"
easy , light , loose , promiscuous , sluttish

 (adj.) occurring without motivation or provocation
"motiveless malignity", "unprovoked and dastardly attack"
motiveless , unprovoked
unrestrained; gratuitously cruel; willfully malicious; unchaste; sexually improper; promiscuous;

Ex. wanton spending/killing; CF. having no just cause
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 (Tag: ) WANTON..WANTED....osama has been DECLEARED MOST WANTED person on the earth because of
his cruelity.
 (Tag: ) In cricket ton means century; So WAN for WARNE(shane) TON for century& we know about warnes
charecter
 (Tag: English) WANT - TON, a person who wants tons of girls,money etc..syn: arrogant, capricious,
careless, concubine, cruel, disregardful, extravagant, fast, frisky, frolic, frolicsome, fulsome, gratuitous,
harlot, hussy, immoral, jade, lavish,
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warble
 (noun) a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly
or warble fly
 (verb) sing by changing register; sing by yodeling
"The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains"
descant , yodel
 (verb) sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below
quaver , trill
(of a bird) sing; babble; N.
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 (Tag: ) WARble -- imagine birds are crying during WAR..here it's opposite. they are singing.

 (Tag: English) Warble: i.e werb- boal , verb-boal , i.e words bolo, sing-bable,

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ward
 (noun) a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)
cellblock
 (noun) block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who
need a similar kind of care
"they put her in a 4-bed ward"
hospital ward
 (noun) a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and
elections
 (noun) a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
 (noun) United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order
business (1843-1913)
aaron montgomery ward , montgomery ward
 (noun) English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women's suffrage
movement (1851-1920)
mary augusta arnold ward , mrs. humphrey ward
 (noun) English economist and conservationist (1914-1981)
barbara ward , baroness jackson of lodsworth

 (verb) watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect
"guard my possessions while I'm away"
guard
administrative division of a city; division in a hospital or prison; incompetent person placed

under the protection of a guardian; V: guard; ward off: avert

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warp
 (noun) yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof
 (noun) a moral or mental distortion
warping
 (noun) a shape distorted by twisting or folding
buckle
 (noun) a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting
deflection
 (verb) bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
"The highway buckled during the heat wave"
buckle , heave
 (verb) make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
distort , falsify , garble

twist out of shape; N.

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warrant
 (noun) a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts
 (noun) a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet
certain specifications
guarantee , warrantee , warranty
 (noun) formal and explicit approval
"a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"
countenance , endorsement , imprimatur , indorsement , sanction
 (noun) a type of security issued by a corporation (usually together with a bond or

preferred stock) that gives the holder the right to purchase a certain amount of common
stock at a stated price
"as a sweetener they offered warrants along with the fixed-income securities"
stock warrant , stock-purchase warrant
 (verb) stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of
"The dealer warrants all the cars he sells", "I warrant this information"
guarantee
 (verb) show to be reasonable or provide adequate ground for
"The emergency does not warrant all of us buying guns", "The end justifies the means"
justify
justification; written order that serves as authorization (esp. a judicial writ); Ex. search/death
warrant; V: justify; guarantee

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warranty
 (noun) a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet
certain specifications
guarantee , warrant , warrantee
guarantee; assurance by seller

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warren
 (noun) a colony of rabbits
 (noun) an overcrowded residential area
rabbit warren
 (noun) a series of connected underground tunnels occupied by rabbits
rabbit warren
 (noun) United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme
Court (1891-1974)
earl warren
 (noun) United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
robert penn warren
tunnels in which rabbits live; overcrowded living area; crowded conditions in which people live
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 (Tag: ) WAR+ren(rain)...so during war and heavy rain time ..people choose to move to safer places and
thus overcrowed the living area.
 (Tag: ) remember barren-- no body lives in barren lands.. thnk tht warren is opp of barren.. populous
region :)
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wary
 (adj.) marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
"they were wary in their movements", "a wary glance at the black clouds", "taught to be
wary of strangers"
 (adj.) openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
leery , mistrustful , suspicious , untrusting
very cautious; watchful
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 (Tag: ) WAtch out caRe fullY=WARY


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wastrel
 (noun) someone who dissipates resources self-indulgently
waster
waster; profligate
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 (Tag: ) WASTREL is ONE WHO WASTES MONEY,a PROFLIGATE
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 (Tag: English) WASTE+Re ( RUPEE )
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 (Tag: ) wast(waste)+rel(rail)...so a person who is throwing waste materials in a rail.

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waver
 (noun) the act of moving back and forth
flicker , flutter
 (noun) the act of pausing uncertainly
"there was a hesitation in his speech"
falter , faltering , hesitation
 (noun) someone who communicates by waving

 (verb) give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency
quaver
 (verb) sway to and fro
weave
 (verb) move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
"the line on the monitor vacillated"
fluctuate , vacillate
 (verb) move back and forth very rapidly
"the candle flickered"
flicker , flitter , flutter , quiver
 (verb) move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
falter
 (verb) pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

"Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"
hesitate , waffle
 (verb) be unsure or weak
"Their enthusiasm is faltering"
falter
move or swing back and forth; be uncertain or unsteady in decision or movement; Ex. wavering
between accepting and refusing
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 (Tag: English) Wave… Waver person waves to take a tough decision.
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wax
 (noun) any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they
are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water
 (verb) go up or advance
"Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"
climb , mount , rise
 (verb) increase in phase
"the moon is waxing"
full
 (verb) cover with wax
"wax the car"
increase gradually (as the moon); grow
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 (Tag: ) if you go for WAXing( A technique to remove hair from your skin..usually ladies go for it) only
once..next time the hair growth on your skin INCREASES GRADUALLY...

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waylay
 (verb) wait in hiding to attack
ambuscade , ambush , bushwhack , lie in wait , lurk , scupper
ambush; lie in wait for and attack
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 (Tag: ) way+lay...now imagine a situation where our army has laid its plan of attacking the millitants
when they are on the way to their destination..

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wean
 (verb) gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk
"she weaned her baby when he was 3 months old and started him on powdered
milk", "The kitten was weaned and fed by its owner with a bottle"
ablactate
 (verb) detach the affections of
accustom a baby not to nurse; accustom (the young of a mammal) to take nourishment other than
by suckling; give up a cherished activity; cause to gradually leave (an interest or habit); Ex. wean
onese
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 (Tag: English) wean sounds like BEAN (Soyabean)..Soybean milk is considered as a gud alternative to cow's
milk..so just think of someone deprived of cow's milk and fed Soyabean milk
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weary
 (verb) exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
"We wore ourselves out on this hike"
fag , fag out , fatigue , jade , outwear , tire , tire out , wear , wear down , wear out , wear
upon
 (verb) lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
"I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food"
fatigue , jade , pall , tire
 (adj.) physically and mentally fatigued
"`aweary' is archaic"
aweary
tired after long work; V.
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 (Tag: ) After long work surely u will look for leaving formal DRESS(WEAR)

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weather
 (noun) the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of
temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
"they were hoping for good weather", "every day we have weather conditions and
yesterday was no exception", "the conditions were too rainy for playing in the snow"
atmospheric condition , conditions , weather condition
 (verb) change under the action or influence of the weather
"A weathered old hut"
 (verb) sail to the windward of

 (verb) cause to slope
 (verb) face and withstand with courage
"She braved the elements"
brave , brave out , endure
 (adj.) towards the side exposed to wind
upwind
pass safely through (a storm or difficult period); endure the effects of weather or other forces

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weird
 (noun) fate personified; any one of the three Weird Sisters
wyrd
 (adj.) strikingly odd or unusual
"some trick of the moonlight; some weird effect of shadow"

 (adj.) suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
"an eldritch screech", "the three weird sisters", "stumps...had uncanny shapes as of

monstrous creatures", "an unearthly light", "he could hear the unearthly scream of some
curlew piercing the din"
eldritch , uncanny , unearthly
eerie; strange; unnatural
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 (Tag: ) weir..sounds like wear..and if you wear torn and dirty clothes and go to office....people will give a
very strange look at you.

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well-bred
 (adj.) of good upbringing
well-mannered
of good upbringing; well-mannered and refined
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 (Tag: ) Who is getting good(WELL) food(BREAD); obviously learning well-manner

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welt
 (noun) a raised or strengthened seam
 (noun) a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of
many allergic reactions
wale , weal , wheal
 (verb) put a welt on
"welt the shoes"
 (verb) beat severely with a whip or rod
"The teacher often flogged the students", "The children were severely trounced"
flog , lash , lather , slash , strap , trounce , whip
raised mark from a beating or whipping
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 (Tag: ) sounds like BELT...when beaten by belt, he got marks on body.
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welter
 (noun) a confused multitude of things
clutter , fuddle , jumble , mare's nest , muddle , smother
 (verb) be immersed in
"welter in work"
 (verb) roll around,
"pigs were wallowing in the mud"
wallow
 (verb) toss, roll, or rise and fall in an uncontrolled way
"The shipwrecked survivors weltered in the sea for hours"
wallow (as in mud or high seas); lie soaked (as in blood); Ex. The victims weltered in their
blood.
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 (Tag: ) WHEN PRONOUNCED sounds like WET in WATER....SO WHEN you went to visit sunder bans you
suddently fell into mud thus you became wet due to muddy water.

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wheedle
 (verb) influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
"He palavered her into going along"
blarney , cajole , coax , inveigle , palaver , sweet-talk
deceive, persuade, or obtain by flattery; cajole; coax; Ex. wheedle a promise out of her
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 (Tag: ) wheedle..wheed(SOUNDS LIKE NEED)...and when we NEED something very urgent we try to obtain
it in watever way it we can get ,either be it by flattery or we decieve someone.
 (Tag: ) wheedle- consider weed..weeds r plants dat grow unnecssarly btw da good plants..we can;t find
dem by just cin..dey decieve us..
added by angel Edit Mnemonic

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whelp
 (noun) young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf
pup
 (verb) birth
"the dog whelped"
pup
young animal (esp. of the dog or cat family); young wolf, dog, tiger, etc.
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 (Tag: ) w+help..so A Wild animal(wolf,dog,tiger) but neds HELP because it is young.

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whet
 (verb) sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone
 (verb) make keen or more acute
"whet my appetite"
quicken
sharpen; stimulate; Ex. whet someone's appetite
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 (Tag: English) Whet sounds like wet. So, before sharpening your knife, you have to wet it.
 (Tag: ) wet ur clothes before washing them to stimulate washing dirt.


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whiff
 (noun) a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third
strike
 (noun) a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil
 (noun) a short light gust of air
puff , puff of air
 (verb) utter with a puff of air
"whiff out a prayer"
 (verb) smoke and exhale strongly
"puff a cigar", "whiff a pipe"
puff
 (verb) strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third
 (verb) drive or carry as if by a puff of air
"The gust of air whiffed away the clouds"
 (verb) perceive by inhaling through the nose
"sniff the perfume"
sniff

puff or gust (of air, scent, etc.); short-lasting smell; hint; Ex. whiff of perfume/scandal
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 (Tag: ) whiff sounds like SNIFF....got it!!!!!
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 (Tag: ) WHI..WHY..SO why to give a HINT TO someone strange about your house..

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whim
 (noun) an odd or fanciful or capricious idea
"the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories", "he had a
whimsy about flying to the moon", "whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to
enjoy it"
notion , whimsey , whimsy
 (noun) a sudden desire
"he bought it on an impulse"
caprice , impulse
sudden capricious idea; fancy

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whimsical
 (adj.) determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
"a capricious refusal", "authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious", "the victim of

whimsical persecutions"
capricious , impulsive
capricious; fanciful; amusingly strange

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whimsy
 (noun) the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason
or judgment
"I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory"
arbitrariness , capriciousness , flightiness , whimsey , whimsicality
 (noun) an odd or fanciful or capricious idea
"the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories", "he had a
whimsy about flying to the moon", "whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to
enjoy it"
notion , whim , whimsey
whim; tendency to behave amusingly strangely; Ex. story full of whimsy
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 (Tag: ) whimsy...WHISKY..so after taking 4 - 5 peg of whisky..you tend to BEHAVE amusingly or in a very

strange manner

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whine
 (noun) a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way
whimper
 (verb) complain whiningly
grizzle , yammer , yawp
 (verb) talk in a tearful manner
snivel
 (verb) move with a whining sound
"The bullets were whining past us"
 (verb) make a high-pitched, screeching noise
"The door creaked when I opened it slowly", "My car engine makes a whining noise"
creak , screak , screech , skreak , squeak

complain (in a sad voice); make a high sad sound (as in pain or supplication)
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 (Tag: ) whine..sounds like WINE..so after drinking WINE BOTTLE..people often feel emotional..and
express their feeling by making a HIGH SAD SOUND

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whinny
 (noun) the characteristic sounds made by a horse
neigh , nicker , whicker
 (verb) make a characteristic sound, of a horse
neigh , nicker , whicker
neigh like a horse; CF. neigh: make the sound which horses make
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 (Tag: Hindi) sounds like w+HINHInana of horse

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whit
 (noun) a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
iota , scintilla , shred , smidge , smidgen , smidgeon , smidgin , tittle
small amount; smallest speck; Ex. not a whit of
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 (Tag: ) whit give the the same sounds like BIT....so a bit ....something small in amount.

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whittle
 (noun) English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996)
frank whittle , sir frank whittle
 (verb) cut small bits or pare shavings from
"whittle a piece of wood"

pare
pare; cut away thin bits (from wood); fashion in this way; reduce gradually; trim
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 (Tag: English) hittle reminds of hitler who cuts the things into smaller ...also just focs on "hit" part of
this...

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wholesome
 (adj.) conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being
"wholesome attitude", "wholesome appearance", "wholesome food"
 (adj.) sound or exhibiting soundness in body or mind
"exercise develops wholesome appetites", "a grin on his ugly wholesome face"
conducive to mental or physical health; healthful

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whorl
 (noun) a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
"a coil of rope"
coil , helix , spiral , volute
 (noun) a strand or cluster of hair
curl , lock , ringlet
 (noun) a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or
flower petals)
coil , curl , curlicue , gyre , ringlet , roll , scroll
ring of leaves around stem; ring; circular arrangement; Ex. whorls on the fingers

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wiggle
 (noun) the act of wiggling
squirm , wriggle
 (verb) move to and fro
"Don't jiggle your finger while the nurse is putting on the bandage!"
jiggle , joggle
wriggle; move from side to side with irregular twisting motions
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 (Tag: Hindi) A wig selling person is moving around the market in a snake like fashion shouting "WIG LE"
(take a wig in hindi)

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willful
 (adj.) habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
froward , headstrong , self-willed , wilful
 (adj.) done by design
"the insult was intentional", "willful disobedience"
wilful
wilful; intentional; headstrong
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 (Tag: ) will+ful..full..so full of will ..to do something..intentional...having will to do something.

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willowy
 (adj.) slender and graceful
gracile
flexible; pliant; slender; CF. willow
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 (Tag: ) will+low+y..so a person whose WILL power is very low...HENCE FLEXIBLE...AND PLIANT.


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wilt
 (noun) causing to become limp or drooping
wilting
 (noun) any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by

parasites attacking the roots
wilt disease
 (verb) become limp
"The flowers wilted"
droop
 (verb) lose strength
"My opponent was wilting"
loose freshness; droop
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 (Tag: Eng) It's will to(WILLIT) withstand lossing strength

 (Tag: English) Sounds like Will it...will it loose its strength and disclose everything about the conspiracy to
us?

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wily
 (adj.) marked by skill in deception
"cunning men often pass for wise", "deep political machinations", "a foxy scheme", "a
slick evasive answer", "sly as a fox", "tricky Dick", "a wily old attorney"
crafty , cunning , dodgy , foxy , guileful , knavish , slick , sly , tricksy , tricky
crafty; cunning; artful; N. wile: deceitful stratagem
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 (Tag: ) its look lilly .lilly is crafty,artfull girl
added by yasaswi Edit Mnemonic
 (Tag: Eng) WILY=WILling to trick people what anyone wants to have


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wince
 (noun) a reflex response to sudden pain
flinch
 (noun) the facial expression of sudden pain

 (verb) make a face indicating disgust or dislike
"She winced when she heard his pompous speech"
 (verb) draw back, as with fear or pain
"she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
cringe , flinch , funk , quail , recoil , shrink , squinch
move back suddenly; shrink back; flinch; Ex. She winced as she touched the cold body.
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 (Tag: ) it is similarly to rinse ,rinse means drown up.So we will move back,or shrink because of fear.
 (Tag: English) when opposite party WINS our faCES becomes wince


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windfall
 (noun) a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make
money)
"the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where
boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line"
bonanza , boom , bunce , godsend , gold rush , gravy , manna from heaven
 (noun) fruit that has fallen from the tree
fallen fruit; unexpected lucky event
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 (Tag: ) WIND+FALL......WHEN wind blows......FRUITS FALL.....SO FALLEN FRUITS .

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winnow
 (noun) the act of separating grain from chaff
"the winnowing was done by women"
sifting , winnowing
 (verb) blow away or off with a current of air
"winnow chaff"
 (verb) select desirable parts from a group or list
"cull out the interesting letters from the poet's correspondence", "winnow the finalists
from the long list of applicants"
cull out
 (verb) separate the chaff from by using air currents
"She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field"
fan
 (verb) blow on
"The wind was winnowing her hair", "the wind winnowed the grass"
sift; separate the chaff from grain by blowing; separate good parts from bad; CF. wind
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 (Tag: Eng) WINd + NOW = WINNOW so, it means wind blowing to separate CHAFF
 (Tag: Hindi) sounds like binno (hindi)- sift

 (Tag: ) its like window,when window is opened the chaff or mud or dust will be cleaned or get seperated

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winsome
 (adj.) charming in a childlike or naive way
charming (in a childlike way); agreeable; gracious; engaging
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 (Tag: ) winsome: u can win some one only if u r charming and attractive..
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 (Tag: ) WIN+SOME...so if you win a ticket to a disco with a actress...who is very charming..you accept it
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wisp
 (noun) a small tuft or lock
"wisps of hair"
 (noun) a flock of snipe

 (noun) a small bundle of straw or hay
 (noun) a small person
"a mere wisp of a girl"
small bunch (of hair); faint streak (of smoke)
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 (Tag: English) when you WHISPer to her you get to toch a bunch of her hair


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wispy
 (adj.) lacking clarity or distinctness
"a dim figure in the distance", "only a faint recollection", "shadowy figures in the

gloom", "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog", "a few wispy memories of
childhood"
dim , faint , shadowy , vague
 (adj.) thin and weak
"a wispy little fellow with small hands and feet"
wisplike
thin; slight; barely discernible

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wistful
 (adj.) showing pensive sadness
"the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty"
pensive
sadly thoughtful (because of desires or memories); sadly pensive; vaguely longing
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 (Tag: ) wistful ~ wristful ..havent u ever longed to have ur wrist full of watches?
added by wingdeng Edit Mnemonic
 (Tag: Eng) Wistful : like full of waste; Becoming sad; while rememberring
 (Tag: ) Wistful = Full of longing or unfulfilled desire. Wishful = Seeking advancement or recognition.
added by rizvi Edit Mnemonic
 (Tag: ) He was holding his head resting on WRIST showing that he was wistful like THE THINKER by rodin .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thinker

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withdrawn
 (adj.) tending to reserve or introspection
"a quiet indrawn man"
indrawn
 (adj.) withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
"lived an unsocial reclusive life"
recluse , reclusive
introverted; retiring; remote remote/distant in manner; aloof

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wither
 (verb) wither, as with a loss of moisture
"The fruit dried and shriveled"
shrink , shrivel , shrivel up
 (verb) lose freshness, vigor, or vitality
"Her bloom was fading"
fade
(of a plant) dry up from loss of moisture; lose freshness; shrivel; decay
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 (Tag: ) wither =with+her when a lover want to spend time with her, generally his money is going to
decay ;
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withhold
 (verb) hold back; refuse to hand over or share
"The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room"
keep back
 (verb) retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments
"My employer is withholding taxes"
deduct , recoup
refuse to give; hold back; Ex. withholding tax
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 (Tag: ) with+hold....if you hold somebody's book with you.....and refuse to give next day.


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withstand
 (verb) stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
hold out , resist , stand firm
 (verb) resist or confront with resistance
"The politician defied public opinion", "The new material withstands even the greatest
wear and tear", "The bridge held"
defy , hold , hold up
stand up against; resist successfully

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witless
 (adj.) (of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment
nitwitted , senseless , soft-witted

lacking intelligence or wit; foolish; idiotic
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 (Tag: ) wit(clevr percetion)+less....so laking the ability to percieve things cleverly.

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witticism
 (noun) a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke
laughter
humor , humour , wit , wittiness
witty saying; wisecrack(clever joking remark)

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wizardry
 (noun) exceptional creative ability
genius
sorcery; magic

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wizened
 (adj.) lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
"the old woman's shriveled skin", "he looked shriveled and ill", "a shrunken old man", "a
lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws", "he did well despite his
withered arm", "a wizened little man with frizzy grey hair"
shriveled , shrivelled , shrunken , withered , wizen
shriveled; withered; Ex. wizened apple/old lady
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 (Tag: ) relate it to word WISE, so think of a lady who has gained wisdom in her old age , when she
shriveled(means she has got lines on her face).

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woe
 (noun) intense mournfulness
woefulness
 (noun) misery resulting from affliction
suffering
great sorrow; deep inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering; Ex. financial woes

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woeful
 (adj.) affected by or full of grief or woe
"his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone"
woebegone
 (adj.) of very poor quality or condition
"deplorable housing conditions in the inner city", "woeful treatment of the

accused", "woeful errors of judgment"
deplorable , execrable , miserable , wretched
sad; (of something bad) deplorable; deplorably bad; Ex. woeful housing conditions
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 (Tag: ) woe+full....full of woe..that is distress..and sad feeling.

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wont
 (noun) an established custom
"it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening"
habit
(the stated person's) habit or custom; habitual procedure; ADJ. wonted: customary
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 (Tag: ) What won't leave is habit or wont

 (Tag: English) You won't leave this bad wont

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worldly
 (adj.) characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
"worldly goods and advancement", "temporal possessions of the church"
secular , temporal
 (adj.) very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world
"the blase traveler refers to the ocean he has crossed as `the pond'", "the benefits of his
worldly wisdom"
blase
engrossed in matters of this earth; not spiritual; of the material world

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wrangle
 (noun) an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining)
haggle , haggling , wrangling
 (noun) an angry dispute
"they had a quarrel", "they had words"
dustup , quarrel , row , run-in , words
 (verb) to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively
"The bar keeper threw them out, but they continued to wrangle on down the street"
brawl
 (verb) herd and care for
"wrangle horses"

quarrel noisily; obtain through arguing; herd cattle; N.
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 (Tag: ) wr+angle....wr(wrong+angle).......if you view your friend's statement from wrong angle , and when
you argue on that ,its likely to cause a dispute between you and your friend which might turn out to be
noisy.
 (Tag: ) wr+angle....wr(wrong+angle).......if you view your friend's statement from wrong angle , and when
you argue on that ,its likely to cause a dispute between you and your friend which might turn out to be
noisy.

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wrath
 (noun) belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the
deadly sins)
anger , ira , ire
 (noun) intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
anger; fury
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 (Tag: ) w+rath..so due to an argumentative conversation on last night....(or rath)..you still in anger with
your husband.

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wreak
 (verb) cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
"I cannot work a miracle", "wreak havoc", "bring comments", "play a joke", "The rain

brought relief to the drought-stricken area"
bring , make for , play , work
inflict; Ex. wreak one's vengeance on
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 (Tag: ) wreak sounds like break..so if you break somebody head...you will definately be inflicted some
punishment

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wrench
 (noun) a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt
spanner
 (noun) a jerky pulling movement
twist
 (noun) a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
"the wrench to his knee occurred as he fell", "he was sidelined with a hamstring pull"
pull , twist
 (verb) twist suddenly so as to sprain
"wrench one's ankle", "The wrestler twisted his shoulder", "the hikers sprained their
ankles when they fell", "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days"
rick , sprain , turn , twist , wrick
 (verb) twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish
"Wring one's hand"
wring
 (verb) twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from

that to which it is attached or from where it originates
"wrench a window off its hinges", "wrench oneself free from somebody's grip", "a deep
sigh was wrenched from his chest"
twist
 (verb) make a sudden twisting motion
twist; pull; strain; Ex. He wrenched the gun out of her hands.

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wrest
 (verb) obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically
"wrest the knife from his hands", "wrest a meaning from the old text", "wrest power from
the old government"
obtain by pulling violently; pull away; take by violence; Ex. wrest victory from their grasp
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 (Tag: ) wrest is word root for wrestling ...everyone know the meaning of wrestling.
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wretch
 (noun) someone you feel sorry for
poor devil
 (noun) performs some wicked deed
miserable person; bad or despicable person; ADJ. wretched: miserable; bad; contemptible; vile
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 (Tag: English) concentrate on the RET, it sounds like RAT . If someone's house is full of RAT and he is
having a CHild to maintain then his life becomes miserable

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wring
 (noun) a twisting squeeze
"gave the wet cloth a wring"
squeeze
 (verb) twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish
"Wring one's hand"
wrench
 (verb) twist and press out of shape
contort , deform , distort
 (verb) twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid
"wring the towels"
 (verb) obtain by coercion or intimidation
"They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the
company boss", "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening
him"
extort , gouge , rack , squeeze
twist (to extract liquid); extract by twisting; wrench painfully (necks or hands)
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 (Tag: ) w+ring...a ring is made by TWISTING or bending it.


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wrinkle
 (noun) a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different)
 (noun) a minor difficulty
"they finally have the wrinkles pretty well ironed out"
 (noun) a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
"his face has many lines", "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
crease , crinkle , furrow , line , seam
 (verb) become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
"This fabric won't wrinkle"
crease , crinkle , crumple , rumple
 (verb) make wrinkled or creased
"furrow one's brow"
crease , furrow
 (verb) make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled

line in
"The dress got wrinkled", "crease the paper like this to make a crane"
crease , crinkle , crisp , ruckle , scrunch , scrunch up
 (verb) gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker

"purse ones's lips"
purse
small ridge on a smooth surface (face or cloth); V.

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writ
 (noun) (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
judicial writ
written command issued by a court (telling someone to do or not to do something)

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writhe
 (verb) to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
"The prisoner writhed in discomfort", "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's
embrace"
squirm , twist , worm , wrestle , wriggle
twist in coils; contort in pain
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 (Tag: English) Looks like "write the".. we must wrote the writhe of the Reporter who was killed by the
olice for WRITING THE truth

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wrongheaded
 (adj.) obstinately perverse in judgment or opinion
"a wrongheaded policy"
stubbornly wrong

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wry
 (adj.) humorously sarcastic or mocking
"dry humor", "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely", "an ironic
novel", "an ironical smile", "with a wry Scottish wit"
dry , ironic , ironical
 (adj.) bent to one side
"a wry neck"
(esp. of an expression of the face) twisted; with a humorous twist (expressing displeasure)
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 (Tag: ) it is cry,when u cry the expressions of ur face will be changed or turned to one side etc
 (Tag: English) Sounds and looks like worry..You must worry after throwing a twisted remark about anyone
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 (verb) walk (through relatively shallow water)

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walk through a substance, such as water, that impedes movement

 (Tag: ) Remember "invade" - which means to enter a kingdom. It has "wade" in it.

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 (Tag: ) WADE for WAlk through impeDEs

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"Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"

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speak equivocally about an issue; N.

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 (Tag: ) waf+fle..waf(wife)+ffle(eiffel tower...so ur plan of visit eiffle tower with ur wife is uncertain, as u

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 (verb) be driven or carried along, as by the air

"Sounds wafted into the room"

"A breeze wafted through the door"

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 (noun) a witty amusing person who makes jokes

 (verb) move from side to side

"The happy dog wagged his tail"

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 (Tag: ) wag relate it to "bag" ....some people move bags while walking.....

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earnings , pay , remuneration , salary

 (verb) carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)

"Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe"

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begin and continue (a war)

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