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Wordsmyth News
Our dictionary database is updated for 2025! Wordsmyth puts great effort each year into keeping its dictionaries up to date. In 2024, we focused particularly on the expansion of the newly released…
Wordsmyth Teachers Guide
Here is a quick overview of Wordsmyth features, including Wordsmyth dictionaries at all levels, vocabulary tools, and teacher tools. This guide can help educators make good use of Wordsmyth dictionaries and tools so that students may be helped to improve their vocabulary as well as their reading and writing skills.
imperil
transitive verb to put at risk; endanger.His reckless driving imperiled the lives of his passengers. See the full entry
circumference
noun the outer boundary of a circle or other curvilinear figure or area; perimeter.In the geometry class, students learned how to measure the circumference of various round objects like bicycle wheels and…
usurp
transitive verb to take and hold (a right, position, office, or the like) illegally, wrongfully, or by force.While the king was away from the capital, his scheming brother usurped the throne.She felt…
demagogue
noun a leader, especially a speaker or politician, who attempts to persuade and to gain a following by appealing to the emotions and prejudices of the public, rather than by rational argument.She…
Weekly Quiz
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…