The letter "W"

Wildebeast- Though I'd rather say "I'm a Gnu, how do you do?"
Wonder- Linked with hope as all that keeps the tired heart going.
West- The American Myth. Heroes in white hats, doing right for rights sake.
Waste- The only thing that can make me lose myself in rage.
War- Proof than mankind is not as evolved as it would like to think.
Willow- a weeping tree and beloved Buffy character.
Wizard- What would we all do with that ability?
Women- I could live my entire life without seeing another man, not the case with the female of the species.
Wacky- Of all the words for "Silly" and "Goofy" this is the one that has always seemed the most artificial.
Wisdom- If anybody's got some, I am in the market.