1.wary a．谨慎的，慎重的(cautious)
例：The mail carrier was wary of dangerous dogs.
2.waterfront n.海滨;滩(land, land with buildings fronting or abutting on a body of water)
词根记忆：water(水)+front(前沿)--水的前沿--水边--海滨
例：With a new park, stadium, and entertainment complex along the Delaware River, Trenton, New Jersey, is but one of a large number of communities that are looking to use their waterfronts to improve the quality of urban life and attract new businesses.
3.welfare n．繁荣(the state of doing well especially in respect to good fortune, happiness, well-being, or prosperity)；福利(aid in the form of money or necessities for those in need)
联想记忆：wel(看作well好的)+fare--好的东西--福利
例：Public education was essential to the welfare of the Republic.//social welfare program社会福利项目
4.well-being n.健康，幸福：福利(good health and prosperity)
例：The union protected the well-being of its members.
5.whim n．多变：怪念头(fancy)
记：是whim-wham的简写，表示多变（从whim跳到wham）
例：It is not a license granted by government and revokable at whim.
同根词：whimsical(a．古怪的，异想天开的)
6.whiplash n.鞭绳(the lash of a whip);鞭打(sth. resembling a blow from a whip)
分拆记忆：whip(鞭子)+lash(鞭子;抽打)--鞭绳
例：It is true that spurious reports of whiplash injuries cannot be readily identified.
同根词：whippy(a．像鞭子一样的)
7.whirl v．旋转，急转(to rotate, to move in a circle or similar curve especially with force or speed)
联想记忆：轮子( wheel)在不停地旋转(whirl)
例：In such a system, an accretion disk whirls about a neutron star rather than a white dwarf.
8.whisker n．腮须(the part of the beard growing on the sides of the face or on the chin)；胡须(mustache)
例：The pattern of whisker spots on the face of a male lion is a lifelong means of identification.
9.wholesale n．批发(the sale of commodities in quantity usually for resale by a retail merchant)
词根记忆：whole(全部)+sale(卖)--整个地卖--批发
派生词：wholesaler(n．批发商)