With the Wordsmyth Vocabulary Center activities, you can study these words, play games with them, and assess your knowledge of their meanings with a quiz. Go to the Vocabulary Center, the words…
Word of the Day
Daily definitions and usage information for all who want to increase and hone their vocabulary.
vanguard
noun the leading or foremost position or part of a movement or force; forefront.The painters Monet and Renoir were in the vanguard of the Impressionist movement in nineteenth century art.Our regiment was…
salvation
noun the act of saving or the condition of being saved from sin or evil; redemption.He had led a life of crime, and it was a loving woman that brought about his…
maul
noun a heavy hammer, sometimes with a wooden head, used to drive stakes, piles, or the like. transitive verb to injure by beating, clawing, bruising, or the like.The trainer was mauled by…
lateral
adjective of, from, pertaining to, or in the direction of a side or sides.In chess, the queen can move in both lateral and diagonal directions as well as forward and back.The new…