noun one who has excessive and uncritical zeal or devotion to a principle, cause, religion, leader, or the like.His views are extreme and he has only the support of a few fanatics.She’d…
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right away vs. right now
Both of these expressions mean “immediately,“ but “right away” means “without delay” and tends to be used in situations where there is fear or worry, in situations where there is really not…
WOTD: rectify
transitive verb to put right or correct (a bad situation, injustice, or the like); remedy.She knew she’d made a bad decision and she hoped to rectify it. See the full entry
WOTD: agile
adjective quick and graceful in physical movement; nimble.Gymnasts need to be very agile. See the full entry
WOTD: simultaneous
adjective existing, occurring, or done at the same general time or at the same moment.The good news was met with simultaneous sighs of relief around the room.The sound of the gunshot and…