At this time of the year, we normally ask our users to participate in the selection of Word of the Year. Instead of sending your opinion to us, this year we would like to invite you, our users, to have a Word of the Year conversation with your family and friends during the holiday season.
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.
brutal
adjective exceptionally savage, merciless, or cruel.The brutal jailer worked the prisoners until they dropped from exhaustion. See the full entry
marquee
noun a canopy or rooflike covering that extends outward from the entrance to a building, and, in the case of a theater, having a sign that displays the title of the current…
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…
fidget
intransitive verb to move one’s body nervously and restlessly.He fidgeted in his chair as he waited for the test results. See the full entry
judicious
adjective characterized by or using sound judgment; wise; prudent.The country must make judicious use of the scarce resources it has.A judicious parent thinks carefully when deciding how to discipline a child. See…