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Verb: jaunt Pronunciation: (jont) Jaunt meaning:Make a trip for pleasure or a journey taken for pleasure. Synonyms: excursion, expedition, travel, trip, outing Verb: jaunt Jaunt meaning: Make a trip for pleasure Derived forms: jaunts, jaunted, …

Verb: jostle Pronunciation: (jo-sul) Jostle meaning:  Come into a very rough contact with while moving. To make one’s way by pushing and shoving. The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train to find a …

Noun: usury Pronunciation: (yoo-zhu-ree) Usury meaning: The act of lending money at an exorbitant(very high) rate of interest. An exorbitant or very unlawful rate of interest. usuries Quotations: John Maynard Keynes – For at least another hundred …

Adjective: urbane Pronunciation: (ur’beyn) Urbane meaning: Showing a very high degree of refinement and greater assurance that comes from wide social experience. Synonyms: polished, refined, svelte, sophisticated, suave. Quotations: Ralph Waldo Emerson – Bookworm, break this …

Adjective: unwieldy Pronunciation: (un’weel-dee) Unwieldy meaning: not easily managed, handled or used because of bulk mass, weight, complexity or awkwardness. Very difficult to manipulate or work Lacking grace in movement He almost dropped the unwieldy …

Verb: whet Pronunciation: (wet) Whet meaning: Sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone. To make keen or more acute. The hot weather will whet his thirst for a soft drink. No doubt the Australian public …

Verb: wilt Pronunciation:(wilt) Wilt meaning: Lose strength. To lose turgor from lack of water. Become limp. The hot weather wilted the plants. We wilted in the hot sun. If thou live according to nature, thou …

Noun: wrath Pronunciation: (rath) Wrath meaning:  Intense anger or strong vengeful anger. Belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins). The tigers of wrath are wiser than the horses of …

Noun: watchdog Pronunciation: (wo’ch,do’g) Watchdog meaning:  A dog trained to guard property. One who guards against loss, waste, theft or undesirable practices. A good watchdog barks at things that are suspicious. The auditor is a watchdog and not a …

Adjective: wary Pronunciation: (weh-ree) Wary meaning:  Marked by keen caution and watchful prudence. Openly distrustful and unwilling to confide. The store owner kept a wary eye on her. They remain wary of the new robbery …