| Sr No. |
Word |
शब्द |
Meaning |
Example |
| 1 |
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. |
| 2 |
waft |
गूंज |
moved gently by wind or waves |
Daydreaming, he gazed at the
leaves that wafted past his window.
|
| 3 |
waggish |
चपल |
mischievous; humorous; tricky |
He was a prankster who,
unfortunately, often overlooked the damage he could cause with his waggish
tricks. |
| 4 |
waif |
परित्यक्त |
homeless child or animal |
Although he already had eight
cats, he could not resist adopting yet another feline waif. |
| 5 |
waive |
माफ |
give up temporarily; yield |
I will waive my rights in this
matter in order to expedite our reaching a proper decision. |
| 6 |
wallow |
कीचड़ में खींचना |
roll in; indulge in; become
helpless |
The hippopotamus loves to wallow
in the mud. |
| 7 |
wan |
पीला |
having a pale or sickly color;
pallid |
Suckling asked, “Why so
pale and wan, fond lover?” |
| 8 |
wane |
पतन |
grow gradually smaller |
From now until December 21, the
winter solstice, the hours of daylight will wane. |
| 9 |
wangle |
जोड़-तोड़ |
wiggle out; fake |
She tried to wangle an
invitation to the party. |
| 10 |
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. |
| 11 |
warble |
warble |
sing; babble |
Every morning the birds warbled
outside her window. |
| 12 |
warrant |
वारंट |
justify; authorize |
Before the judge issues the
injunction, you must convince her this action is warranted. |
| 13 |
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. |
| 14 |
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. |
| 15 |
wary |
सावधान |
very cautious |
The spies grew wary as they
approached the sentry. |
| 16 |
wastrel |
ख़राबी |
profligate |
He was denounced as a wastrel
who had dissipated his inheritance. |
| 17 |
wax |
मोम |
increase; grow |
With proper handling, his
fortunes waxed and he became rich. |
| 18 |
waylay |
ताक में रहना |
ambush; lie in wait |
They agreed to waylay their
victim as he passed through the dark alley going home. |
| 19 |
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. |
| 20 |
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. |
| 21 |
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. |
| 22 |
welter |
वेल्टरवेट |
turmoil; bewildering jumble |
The existing welter of
overlapping federal and state proclaims cries out for immediate reform. |
| 23 |
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. |
| 24 |
wheedle |
wheedle |
cajole; coax; deceive by
flattery |
She knows she can wheedle almost
anything she wants from her father. |
| 25 |
whelp |
पिल्ला |
young wolf, dog, tiger, etc. |
This collie whelp won’t do for
breeding, but he’d make a fine pet. |
| 26 |
whet |
whet |
sharpen; stimulate |
The odors from the kitchen are
whetting my appetite; I will be ravenous by the time the meal is served. |
| 27 |
whiff |
एहसास |
puff or gust (of air, scent,
etc.); hint |
The slightest whiff of Old Spice
cologne brought memories of George to her mind. |
| 28 |
whimsical |
सनकी |
capricious; fanciful |
He dismissed his generous gift
to his college as a sentimental fancy, an old man’s whimsical gesture. |
| 29 |
whinny |
हिनाहिनाहट |
neigh like a horse |
When he laughed through his
nose, it sounded as if he whinnied. |
| 30 |
whit |
कण |
smallest speck |
There is not a whit of
intelligence or understanding in your observations. |
| 31 |
whittle |
छीलना |
pare; cut off bits |
As a present for Aunt Polly, Tom
whittled some clothespins out of a chunk of wood. |
| 32 |
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. |
| 33 |
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. |
| 34 |
wily |
चतुर |
cunning; artful |
She is as wily as a fox in
avoiding trouble. |
| 35 |
wince |
WinCE |
shrink back; flinch |
The screech of the chalk on the
blackboard made her wince. |
| 36 |
windfall |
अप्रत्याशित |
fallen fruit; unexpected lucky
event |
This huge tax refund is quite a
windfall. |
| 37 |
winnow |
फटकना |
sift; separate good parts from
bad |
This test will winnow out the
students who study from those who don’t bother. |
| 38 |
winsome |
विनसम |
agreeable; gracious; engaging |
By her winsome manner, she made
herself liked by everyone who met her. |
| 39 |
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. |
| 40 |
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. |
| 41 |
withdrawn |
वापस लिया |
introverted; remote |
Rebuffed by his colleagues, the
initially outgoing young researcher became increasingly withdrawn. |
| 42 |
wither |
कुम्हलाना |
shrivel; decay |
Cut flowers are beautiful for a
day, but all too soon they wither. |
| 43 |
witless |
witless |
foolish; idiotic |
Such witless and fatuous
statements will create the impression that you are an ignorant individual. |
| 44 |
witticism |
witticism |
witty saying; facetious remark |
What you regard as witticisms
are often offensive to sensitive people. |
| 45 |
wizardry |
wizardry |
sorcery; magic |
Merlin amazed the knights with
his wizardry. |
| 46 |
wizened |
wizened |
withered; shriveled |
The wizened old man in the home
for the aged was still active and energetic. |
| 47 |
wont |
अभ्यस्त |
custom; habitual procedure |
As was his wont, he jogged two
miles every morning before going to work. |
| 48 |
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. |
| 49 |
wrangle |
लड़ाई |
quarrel; obtain through arguing;
herd cattle |
They wrangled over their
inheritance. |
| 50 |
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?” |
| 51 |
wreak |
बरपा |
inflict |
I am afraid he will wreak his
vengeance on the innocent as well as the guilty. |
| 52 |
wrench |
रिंच |
pull; strain; twist |
She wrenched free of her
attacker and landed a powerful kick to his kneecap. |
| 53 |
wrest |
हथिया |
pull away; take by violence |
With only ten seconds left to
play, our team wrested victory from their grasp. |
| 54 |
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. |
| 55 |
writhe |
उमेठना |
squirm, twist |
He was writhing in pain,
desperate for the drug his body required. |
| 56 |
wry |
राइ |
twisted; with a humorous twist |
We enjoy Dorothy Parker’s verse
for its wry wit. |
