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withdraw : retire, retreat, secede
wither : fade, decay, decline, wilt1 / / verb [intransitive]

1 if a plant wilts, it bends over because it is too dry or old

2 informal to feel weak, tired, or upset, especially because you are too hot

, languish
withhold : reserve, retain, hold back
witness : 1. see, perceive, observe, watch, notice
2. testimony, evidence
witty : amusing, clever, comic
woe : distress, affliction, sorrow, grief, anguish, agony
wonder : surprise, astonishment, amazement, awe,
bewilderment
wonderful : marvelous, remarkable, awesome, startling,
prodigious, astonishing, amazing, phenomenal
workmanship : handicraft, handiwork
worry : trouble, torment, annoy, plague, pester, vex, tease,
harry, harass, molest, irritate, disturb
worship : revere, respect, venerate, adore
worthy : worthwhile, deserving
wound : injure, hurt
wrap : cover, envelop, muffle /verb [transitive usually passive]

1 to make a sound less loud and clear: The falling snow muffled the noise of the traffic.

2 also muffle up to cover yourself with something thick and warm: He went out into the snow muffled up in his scarf and thick overcoat.

wrath : anger, ire, rage, resentment, indignation, fury
wreck : destroy, devastate, ruin, shatter
wretched : miserable, pitiable, dejected, distressed, pitiful
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yawn : gape
yearn : crave / / verb [transitive]

1 to have an extremely strong desire for something, especially a drug: She's an insecure child who craves attention.

2 formal to ask seriously for something: May I crave your pardon?

, desire, want
yearning : longing, craving, desire
yield : 1. produce, bear
2. surrender, submit, concede

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zeal : passion, enthusiasm, fervor, ardor, zealousness
zealous : ardent, enthusiastic, eager, earnest, fervent,
passionate
zenith : apex, peak, tip
zest / / noun

1 [uncountable] eager interest and enjoyment: zest for life

2 [singular, uncountable] the quality of being exciting and interesting: The danger of being caught added a certain zest to the affair.

3 [uncountable] the outer skin of an orange or lemon (1), used in cooking

zestful adjective
zestfully adverb
: gusto / / noun [uncountable]
with gusto if you do something with gusto, you do it with a lot of eagerness and energy: Brendon always sang hymns with great gusto.
, heartiness, eagerness
zone : area, area, region, district, section

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