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wage/weɪdʒ/ nounCore something that remunerates wait/weɪt/ verbFoundation stay in one place and anticipate or expect something waiter/ˈweɪtɚ/ nounCore a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant) waitress/ˈweɪtrəs/ nounCore a woman waiter waive/weɪv/ verbAdvanced do without or cease to hold or adhere to wake/weɪk/ verbCore be awake, be alert, be there walk/wɔk/ verbFoundation use one's feet to advance; advance by steps walkway/ˈwɔˌkweɪ/ nounTarget a path set aside for walking wall/wɔl/ nounFoundation an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure wallet/ˈwɔlət/ nounCore a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money wander/ˈwɑndɚ/ verbTarget move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment want/wɑnt/ verbFoundation feel or have a desire for; want strongly war/wɔr/ nounFoundation the waging of armed conflict against an enemy ward/wɔrd/ nounAdvanced a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another warehouse/ˈwerhaʊs/ nounCore a storehouse for goods and merchandise warm/wɔrm/ adjectiveCore having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat warn/wɔrn/ verbCore notify of danger, potential harm, or risk warranty/ˈwɔːrənti/ nounCore a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications wash/wɑʃ/ verbCore clean with some chemical process waste/weɪst/ noun, verbCore any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted watch/wɑtʃ/ verb, nounFoundation look attentively water/ˈwɔtɚ/ nounFoundation binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent wave/weɪv/ noun, verbCore one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water) way/weɪ/ nounFoundation how something is done or how it happens we/wi/ pronounFoundation the quality, condition, or instance of we weak/wik/ adjectiveCore wanting in physical strength weakness/ˈwiknəs/ nounTarget a flaw or weak point wealth/wɛlθ/ nounTarget the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money wealthy/ˈwɛlθi/ adjectiveTarget having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value weapon/ˈwɛpən/ nounCore any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting wear/wɛr/ verbFoundation be dressed in weather/ˈwɛðɚ/ nounCore the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation web/wɛb/ nounTarget an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving webpage/ˈwɛbpɪdʒ/ nounTarget a document connected to the World Wide Web and viewable by anyone connected to the internet who has a web browser website/ˈwɛbˌsaɪt/ nounTarget a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web wed/wɛd/ verbCore take in marriage week/wik/ nounFoundation any period of seven consecutive days weekday/ˈwikˌdeɪ/ nounCore any day except Sunday (and sometimes except Saturday) weekend/ˈwiˌkɛnd/ nounFoundation a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday; more loosely defined as any period of successive days including one and only one Sunday weekly/ˈwikli/ adjective, adverbTarget of or occurring every seven days weigh/weɪ/ verbTarget have a certain weight weight/weɪt/ nounFoundation the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity weird/wɪrd/ adjectiveTarget suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; ; ; - John Galsworthy; ; - Henry Kingsley welcome/ˈwɛlkəm/ verb, adjectiveFoundation accept gladly welfare/ˈwɛlˌfɛr/ nounTarget governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need well/wɛl/ adverb, adjectiveFoundation in a good, satisfactory, or proficient manner; in good health wellness/ˈwɛlnəs/ nounAdvanced a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease west/wɛst/ noun, adjectiveCore the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America western/ˈwɛstɚn/ adjectiveTarget relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts wet/wɛt/ adjectiveTarget covered or soaked with a liquid such as water whale/weɪl/ nounAdvanced a very large person; impressive in size or qualities what/wʌt/ pronoun, determinerFoundation the quality, condition, or instance of what whatever/ˌwʌˈtɛvɚ/ pronoun, determinerFoundation one or some or every or all without specification wheel/wil/ nounCore a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines) wheelchair/ˈwilˌtʃɛr/ nounAdvanced a movable chair mounted on large wheels; for invalids or those who cannot walk; frequently propelled by the occupant when/wɛn/ adverb, conjunctionFoundation in a when manner or degree whenever/wɛˈnɛvɚ/ conjunctionTarget the quality, condition, or instance of whenever where/wɛr/ adverbFoundation in a where manner or degree whereas/wɛˈræz/ conjunctionCore the quality, condition, or instance of whereas wherever/wɛˈrɛvɚ/ conjunctionTarget where in the world whether/ˈwɛðɚ/ conjunctionFoundation the quality, condition, or instance of whether which/wɪtʃ/ determiner, pronounFoundation the quality, condition, or instance of which while/waɪl/ conjunction, nounFoundation a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition whilst/waɪlst/ conjunctionTarget the quality, condition, or instance of whilst whisper/ˈwɪspɚ/ verb, nounTarget speak softly; in a low voice white/waɪt/ adjectiveFoundation being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light who/hu/ pronounFoundation a United Nations agency to coordinate international health activities and to help governments improve health services whoever/huˈɛvɚ/ pronounAdvanced the quality, condition, or instance of whoever whole/hoʊl/ adjectiveFoundation including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete wholesale/ˈhoʊlseɪl/ noun, adjective, adverbTarget the selling of goods to merchants; usually in large quantities for resale to consumers why/waɪ/ adverbFoundation the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores' wide/waɪd/ adjectiveFoundation having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other widely/ˈwaɪdli/ adverbCore to a great degree wife/waɪf/ nounFoundation a married woman; a man's partner in marriage wild/waɪld/ adjectiveCore marked by extreme lack of restraint or control wildlife/ˈwaɪldˌlaɪf/ nounTarget all living things (except people) that are undomesticated will/wɪl/ modalFoundation the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention; - George Meredith willingness/ˈwɪlɪŋnəs/ nounAdvanced cheerful compliance win/wɪn/ verbFoundation be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious wind/waɪnd/ nounCore air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure window/ˈwɪndoʊ/ nounFoundation a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air windy/ˈwɪndi/ adjectiveCore abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes wine/waɪn/ nounCore fermented juice (of grapes especially) wing/wɪŋ/ nounTarget a movable organ for flying (one of a pair) winner/ˈwɪnɚ/ nounCore the contestant who wins the contest winter/ˈwɪntɚ/ nounCore the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox wipe/waɪp/ verbTarget rub with a circular motion wire/ˈwaɪɚ/ nounTarget ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc wireless/ˈwaɪrlɪs/ adjectiveTarget having no wires wise/waɪz/ adjectiveTarget having or prompted by wisdom or discernment wisely/ˈwaɪzli/ adverbAdvanced in a wise manner wish/wɪʃ/ verb, nounFoundation hope for; have a wish with/wɪð/ prepositionFoundation the quality, condition, or instance of with withdraw/wɪðˈdrɔ/ verbTarget pull back or move away or backward withdrawal/wɪðˈdrɔəl/ nounTarget a retraction of a previously held position within/wɪˈðɪn/ prepositionFoundation on the inside without/wɪˈθaʊt/ prepositionFoundation the quality, condition, or instance of without witness/ˈwɪtnəs/ noun, verbCore someone who sees an event and reports what happened woman/ˈwʊmən/ nounFoundation an adult female person (as opposed to a man) wonder/ˈwʌndɚ/ verbFoundation have a wish or desire to know something wonderful/ˈwʌndɚfəl/ adjectiveCore extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers wood/wʊd/ nounCore the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees wooden/ˈwʊdən/ adjectiveTarget made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood wool/wʊl/ nounAdvanced a fabric made from the hair of sheep word/wɝd/ nounFoundation a unit of language that native speakers can identify work/wɝk/ verb, nounFoundation exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity workbook/ˈwɝkˌbʊk/ nounAdvanced a student's book or booklet containing problems with spaces for solving them worker/ˈwɝkɚ/ nounFoundation a person who works at a specific occupation workforce/ˈwɝkˌfɔrs/ nounTarget the force of workers available workload/ˈwɜːrkloʊd/ nounTarget work that a person is expected to do in a specified time workplace/ˈwɝkˌpleɪs/ nounCore a place where work is done workshop/ˈwɝkˌʃɑp/ nounCore small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done world/wɝld/ nounFoundation everything that exists anywhere worldwide/ˈwɝlˈdwaɪd/ adjective, adverbCore spanning or extending throughout the entire world worry/ˈwɝi/ verb, nounFoundation be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy worth/wɝθ/ adjectiveFoundation worthy of being treated in a particular way; ; (often used ironically) worthwhile/ˈwɝθˈwaɪl/ adjectiveAdvanced sufficiently valuable to justify the investment of time or interest would/wʊd/ modalFoundation the quality, condition, or instance of would wound/waʊnd/ nounTarget an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin) wrap/ræp/ verbTarget arrange or fold as a cover or protection wrinkle/ˈrɪŋkəl/ nounAdvanced a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface wristwatch/ˈrɪsˌtwɑtʃ/ nounAdvanced a watch that is worn strapped to the wrist write/raɪt/ verbFoundation produce a literary work writer/ˈraɪtɚ/ nounCore writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) wrong/rɔŋ/ adjectiveFoundation not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth