transitive verb to subtract (an amount or a part) from another amount or sum.The landlord deducted two hundred dollars from the last month’s rent to make up for our inconvenience. See the…
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With the Wordsmyth Vocabulary Center activities, you can study the words of the week, play games with them, and assess your knowledge of their meanings with a quiz. Go to the Vocabulary…
spontaneous
adjective happening freely or done by impulse; not forced.She reacted to news of the disaster with spontaneous generosity.His smile in the photograph doesn’t appear spontaneous.The anti-government demonstration had not been planned, but,…
skim
transitive verb to remove (something) from the surface of a liquid, or to clear the surface of (a liquid) by removing fat or other floating matter.She skimmed fat from the soupHe skimmed…
loiter
verb to stand around idly.Teenagers loitered outside the movie theater. See the full entry