noun 1. the act of causing damage to the reputation of a person, group, or institution by making unfavorable and unjust statements.He was sued for defamation after reporting that the head of…
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WOTD: embark
intransitive verb 1. to board a ship, esp. to begin a voyage.The passengers embarked at Southampton and then sailed to New York. 2. to set out on or begin some venture (usu….
WOTD: universal
1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the whole world or the world’s population.They have predicted a universal shift in climate. 2. including, affecting, or on the part of everyone.They worked hard…
WOTD: fad
noun a fashion or behavior taken up briefly but enthusiastically; craze.Disco dancing was a fad in the 1970s.