6001 - 7000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 99 |
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Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
warp | verb | The rain will warp the top of the table. | to turn of twist wood |
wary | adj. | Children must be taught to be wary of strangers. | on guard, watchful |
weasel | noun | The weasel attacked and ate some chickens. | a carnivorous wild animal |
verb | He can weasel his way out of any situation. | back out of a situation in a sneaky manner | |
weird | adj. | They found themselves in a weird situation. | strikingly odd or unusual |
whoop | noun | He gave a whoop of joy when he won the prize. | loud cry of exultation or excitement |
verb | The crowd whooped it up for their leader. | express or arouse enthusiasm | |
wrest | verb | He wrested the book out of my hands. | to obtain by pulling with violent twisting motion |
wriggle | verb | He managed to wriggle his way into favor. | indirectly, to worm your way |
zigzag | verb | The Great Wall at times will zigzag through the mountains. | sharp turns in alternating directions |