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Posted on June 19, 2021May 21, 2021 by Wordsmyth

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. Click here to go to the Vocabulary…

WOTD: justify

Posted on June 18, 2021September 28, 2022 by Wordsmyth

transitive verb 1. to demonstrate (something) to be true or valid.You’ll need solid evidence to justify your claim. 2. to give reasonable grounds for or attest to the rightness of; warrant.He justified…

WOTD: flux

Posted on June 17, 2021September 28, 2022 by Wordsmyth

noun 1. a flow or flowing in, as of the tide. 2. a state of continuous change or movement.The country’s government has been in flux since the the sudden death of the…

WOTD: germinate

Posted on June 16, 2021May 25, 2021 by Wordsmyth

transitive verb & intransitive verb to start or cause to start a process of growth or development; sprout.The seeds will germinate if they get enough water and sunlight.Ideas for her new novel germinated during…

WOTD: embezzle

Posted on June 15, 2021May 25, 2021 by Wordsmyth

adjective to take by fraud for one’s own use (money or property entrusted to one’s care).The director of the charity had been embezzling funds intended for children’s hospitals. See the full entry

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