| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 652 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| whole | adj. | It goes to the whole world. | entire |
| noun | As a whole, it is difficult. | total | |
| wholesome | adj. | She was a wholesome young girl. | virtuous |
| wholly | adv. | You are wholly correct. | entirely |
| whom | pron. | To whom did you give it? | what person |
| whose | pron. | It was the man whose arm was broken. | possessive who |
| why | adv. | Why did you have to leave? | for what reason |
| intj. | I know why you left. | reason, cause | |
| intj. | You went to town? Why! Why! | shows impatience | |
| wicked | adj. | She was a wicked old lady. | hateful |
| wide | adj. | It was a wide street. | broad |
| adv. | The door was open wide. | completely | |
| adv. | I have traveled far and wide. | over great distance | |