GRE Words- W, X, Y, and Z

Wan

(adj) sickly pale

Waver

(v) to fluctuate between choices

Whimsical

(adj) lightly acting in a fanciful or capricious manner; unpredictable

Wily

(adj) clever; deceptive

Winsome

(adj) charming; happily engaging

Wizened

(adj) shriveled; withered; wrinkled

Wraith

(n) a ghost or specter; a ghost of a living person seen just before his or her death

Wanton

(adj) undisciplined; unrestrained; reckless

Xenophobia

(n) a fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers

Yoke

(v) to join together

Zealot

(n) someone passionately devoted to a cause

Zeal

(n) passion; excitement

Zenith

(n) the point of culmination; peak

Zephyr

(n) a gentle breeze; something airy or unsubstantial