| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 653 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| widely | adv. | It is not widely known. | broadly |
| widespread | adj. | That is a widespread fear. | prevalent |
| widow | noun | She was a young widow. | husband is dead |
| width | noun | The width is six feet. | breadth |
| wield | verb | He wielded a knife. | brandished |
| wife | noun | She is my wife. | spouse |
| wild | adj. | It was a wild animal. | untamed |
| adj. | It was a wild plant. | undomesticated | |
| adj. | She was a wild woman. | lewd | |
| adj. | It was a wild group. | unruly | |
| will | noun | He did it by sheer will. | determination |
| noun | It's the King's will to spare the man. | desire | |
| noun | It was done against my will. | wish | |