Willy-nilly - To do in a disorganized or unplanned manner (adverb)Ģ30.
Wigwam - An American Indian dwelling, usually of rounded or oval shape (noun)Ģ29. Widget - A small mechanical device (noun)Ģ28.
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Whodunit - A narrative dealing with a murder or a series of murders and the detection of the criminal (noun)Ģ27.
Whirligig - Something that whirls or revolves (noun)Ģ26. Whatchamacallit - an object or person whose name one does not know or cannot recall (noun)Ģ24. Wanderlust - a strong, innate desire to rove or travel about (noun)Ģ23. Wayzgoose - a works outing made annually by a printing house (noun)Ģ22. Wallflower - a person who, because of shyness, unpopularity, or lack of a partner, remains at the side at a party or dance (noun)Ģ21. Waitron - a person who waits on tables waiter or waitress (noun)Ģ20. Vuvuzela - a long, plastic horn that makes a loud, monotone sound, typically blown by South African fans at soccer matches (noun)Ģ19. Virtuoso -a person who has special knowledge or skill in a field (noun)Ģ17. Vicinal - a person who has special knowledge or skill in a field (noun)Ģ15. Vertigo - a dizzying sensation of tilting within stable surroundings (noun)Ģ14. Verjuice - an acid liquor made from the sour juice of crab apples, unripe grapes, etc. Velleity - volition in its weakest form (noun)Ģ11. Vagabond - wandering from place to place without any settled home (adjective)Ģ10.
Uvula - the small, fleshy, conical body projecting downward from the middle of the soft palate (noun)Ģ08. Usurp - to seize and hold (a position, office, power, etc.) by force or without legal right (verb)Ģ07. Uniped - a person or animal having only one foot or leg (noun)Ģ06. Umpteen - indefinitely many a lot of (adjective)Ģ05. Umlaut - a mark (¨) used as a diacritic over a vowel, as ä, ö, ü, to indicate a vowel sound different from that of the letter without the diacritic (noun)Ģ04. Umbriferous - casting or making shade (adjective)Ģ03. Typhoon - a tropical cyclone in the western Pacific Ocean or northern Indian Ocean, having sustained winds of at least 64 knots (noun)Ģ02. Turducken - a deboned turkey that is stuffed with a deboned duck that is stuffed with a deboned chicken (noun)Ģ00. Topsy-turvy - with the top where the bottom should be upside down (adverb)ġ99. Tomfoolery - a silly act, matter, or thing (noun)ġ98. Toadstool - a poisonous mushroom, as distinguished from an edible one (noun)ġ97. Tintinnabulation - the ringing or sound of bells (noun)ġ96. Tidbit - a delicate bit or morsel of food (noun)ġ95. Thingamajig - a gadget or other thing for which the speaker does not know or has forgotten the name (noun)ġ94. Thingamabob - used to refer to or address a person or thing whose name one has forgotten, does not know, or does not wish to mention (noun)ġ93. Telekinesis - the supposed ability to move objects at a distance by mental power or other nonphysical means (noun)ġ92. Teepee - a tent of the American Indians, made usually from animal skins laid on a conical frame of long poles and having an opening at the top for ventilation and a flap door (noun)ġ91. Tchotchke - an inexpensive souvenir, trinket, or ornament (noun)ġ90. Tappen - the plug by which the rectum of a bear is closed during hibernation (noun)ġ89.
Taniwha - a legendary Māori monster (noun)ġ87. Syzygy - an alignment of three celestial objects, as the sun, the earth, and either the moon or a planet (noun)ġ86. Synchronicity - an apparently meaningful coincidence in time of two or more similar or identical events that are causally unrelated (noun)ġ85. Switcheroo - an unexpected or sudden change or reversal in attitude, character, position, action, etc. Surreptitious - acting in a stealthy way (adjective)ġ83. Superfluous - being more than is sufficient or required (adjective)ġ82. Supercilious - haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression (adjective)ġ81. Stylite - one of a class of solitary ascetics who lived on the top of high pillars or columns (noun)ġ80. Struthious - resembling or related to the ostriches or other ratite birds (adjective)ġ79. Stiction - the frictional force to be overcome to set one object in motion when it is in contact with another (noun)ġ78. Sternutatory - causing or tending to cause sneezing (adjective)ġ77. Spitchcock - an eel that is split, cut into pieces, and broiled or fried (noun)ġ76. Splendiferous - splendid magnificent fine (adjective)ġ74. Spellbind - to hold or bind by or as if by a spell enchant entrance fascinate (verb)ġ73.
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