| Sr No. | Word | hindi | Meaning | Example |
| 3691 | waffle | वफ़ल | speak equivocally about an issue | When asked directly about the
governor's involvement in the savings and loan scandal, the press secretary
waffled, talking all around the issue. |
| 3692 | waft | गूंज | moved gently by wind or waves | Daydreaming, he gazed at the
leaves that wafted past his window.
|
| 3693 | waggish | चपल | mischievous; humorous; tricky | He was a prankster who,
unfortunately, often overlooked the damage he could cause with his waggish
tricks. |
| 3694 | waif | परित्यक्त | homeless child or animal | Although he already had eight
cats, he could not resist adopting yet another feline waif. |
| 3695 | waive | माफ | give up temporarily; yield | I will waive my rights in this
matter in order to expedite our reaching a proper decision. |
| 3696 | wallow | कीचड़ में खींचना | roll in; indulge in; become
helpless | The hippopotamus loves to wallow
in the mud. |
| 3697 | wan | पीला | having a pale or sickly color;
pallid | Suckling asked, "Why so
pale and wan, fond lover?" |
| 3698 | wane | पतन | grow gradually smaller | From now until December 21, the
winter solstice, the hours of daylight will wane. |
| 3699 | wangle | जोड़-तोड़ | wiggle out; fake | She tried to wangle an
invitation to the party. |
| 3700 | wanton | प्रचंड | unrestrained; willfully
malicious; unchaste | Pointing to the stack of bills,
Sheldon criticized Sarah for her wanton expenditures. In response, Sara
accused Sheldon of making an unfounded, wanton attack. |
| 3701 | warble | warble | sing; babble | Every morning the birds warbled
outside her window. |
| 3702 | warrant | वारंट | justify; authorize | Before the judge issues the
injunction, you must convince her this action is warranted. |
| 3703 | warranty | गारंटी | guarantee; assurance by seller | The purchaser of this automobile
is protected by the manufacturer's warranty that he will replace any
defective part for five years or 50,000 miles. |
| 3704 | warren | ख़रगोश पालने का बाड़ा | tunnels in which rabbits live;
crowded conditions in which people live | The tenement was a veritable
warren, packed with people too poor to live elsewhere. |
| 3705 | wary | सावधान | very cautious | The spies grew wary as they
approached the sentry. |
| 3706 | wastrel | ख़राबी | profligate | He was denounced as a wastrel
who had dissipated his inheritance. |
| 3707 | wax | मोम | increase; grow | With proper handling, his
fortunes waxed and he became rich. |
| 3708 | waylay | ताक में रहना | ambush; lie in wait | They agreed to waylay their
victim as he passed through the dark alley going home. |
| 3709 | wean | छुड़ाना | accustom a baby not to nurse;
give up a cherished activity | He decided he would wean himself
away from eating junk food and stick to fruits and vegetables. |
| 3710 | weather | मौसम | endure the effects of weather or
other forces | He weathered the changes in his
personal life with difficulty, as he had no one in whom to confide. |
| 3711 | welt | झालर | mark from beating or whipping | The evidence of child abuse was
very clear; Jennifer's small body was covered with welts and bruises. |
| 3712 | welter | वेल्टरवेट | turmoil; bewildering jumble | The existing welter of
overlapping federal and state proclaims cries out for immediate reform. |
| 3713 | welter | वेल्टरवेट | wallow | At the height of the battle, the
casualties were so numerous that the victims weltered in their blood while
waiting for medical attention. |
| 3714 | wheedle | wheedle | cajole; coax; deceive by
flattery | She knows she can wheedle almost
anything she wants from her father. |
| 3715 | whelp | पिल्ला | young wolf, dog, tiger, etc. | This collie whelp won't do for
breeding, but he'd make a fine pet. |
| 3716 | whet | whet | sharpen; stimulate | The odors from the kitchen are
whetting my appetite; I will be ravenous by the time the meal is served. |
| 3717 | whiff | एहसास | puff or gust (of air, scent,
etc.); hint | The slightest whiff of Old Spice
cologne brought memories of George to her mind. |
| 3718 | whimsical | सनकी | capricious; fanciful | He dismissed his generous gift
to his college as a sentimental fancy, an old man's whimsical gesture. |
| 3719 | whinny | हिनाहिनाहट | neigh like a horse | When he laughed through his
nose, it sounded as if he whinnied. |
| 3720 | whit | कण | smallest speck | There is not a whit of
intelligence or understanding in your observations. |
| 3721 | whittle | छीलना | pare; cut off bits | As a present for Aunt Polly, Tom
whittled some clothespins out of a chunk of wood. |
| 3722 | whorl | वोर्ल | ring of leaves around stem; ring | Identification by fingerprints
is based on the difference in shape and number of whorls on the fingers. |
| 3723 | willful | खुदराय | intentional; headstrong | Donald had planned to kill his
wife for months; clearly, her death was a case of deliberate, willful murder,
not a crime of passion committed by a hasty, willful youth unable to foresee
the consequences of his deeds. |
| 3724 | wily | चतुर | cunning; artful | She is as wily as a fox in
avoiding trouble. |
| 3725 | wince | WinCE | shrink back; flinch | The screech of the chalk on the
blackboard made her wince. |
| 3726 | windfall | अप्रत्याशित | fallen fruit; unexpected lucky
event | This huge tax refund is quite a
windfall. |
| 3727 | winnow | फटकना | sift; separate good parts from
bad | This test will winnow out the
students who study from those who don't bother. |
| 3728 | winsome | विनसम | agreeable; gracious; engaging | By her winsome manner, she made
herself liked by everyone who met her. |
| 3729 | wispy | wispy | thin; slight; barely discernible | Worried about preserving his few
wispy tufts of hair, Walter carefully massaged his scalp and applied hair
restorer every night. |
| 3730 | wistful | उदास | vaguely longing; sadly pensive | With a last wistful glance at
the happy couples dancing in the hall, Sue headed back to her room to study
for her exam. |
| 3731 | withdrawn | वापस लिया | introverted; remote | Rebuffed by his colleagues, the
initially outgoing young researcher became increasingly withdrawn. |
| 3732 | wither | कुम्हलाना | shrivel; decay | Cut flowers are beautiful for a
day, but all too soon they wither. |
| 3733 | witless | witless | foolish; idiotic | Such witless and fatuous
statements will create the impression that you are an ignorant individual. |
| 3734 | witticism | witticism | witty saying; facetious remark | What you regard as witticisms
are often offensive to sensitive people. |
| 3735 | wizardry | wizardry | sorcery; magic | Merlin amazed the knights with
his wizardry. |
| 3736 | wizened | wizened | withered; shriveled | The wizened old man in the home
for the aged was still active and energetic. |
| 3737 | wont | अभ्यस्त | custom; habitual procedure | As was his wont, he jogged two
miles every morning before going to work. |
| 3738 | worldly | सांसारिक | engrossed in matters of this
earth; not spiritual | You must leave your worldly
goods behind you when you go to meet your Maker. |
| 3739 | wrangle | लड़ाई | quarrel; obtain through arguing;
herd cattle | They wrangled over their
inheritance. |
| 3740 | wrath | कोप | anger; fury | She turned to him, full of
wrath, and said, "What makes you think I'll accept lower pay for this
job than you get?" |
| 3741 | wreak | बरपा | inflict | I am afraid he will wreak his
vengeance on the innocent as well as the guilty. |
| 3742 | wrench | रिंच | pull; strain; twist | She wrenched free of her
attacker and landed a powerful kick to his kneecap. |
| 3743 | wrest | हथिया | pull away; take by violence | With only ten seconds left to
play, our team wrested victory from their grasp. |
| 3744 | writ | रिट | written command issued by a
court | The hero of Leonard's novel is a
process server who invents unorthodox ways of serving writs on reluctant
parties. |
| 3745 | writhe | उमेठना | squirm, twist | He was writhing in pain,
desperate for the drug his body required. |
| 3746 | wry | राइ | twisted; with a humorous twist | We enjoy Dorothy Parker's verse
for its wry wit. |
