transitive verb 1. to emphasize; draw attention to.Lipstick accentuates a person’s lips.The author accentuates the fact that hers is only one theory out of many.Repeating the same information in every paragraph only…
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WOTD: paramount
adjective foremost in importance, power, or the like; chief.The safety of the citizens was the paramount concern of the mayor at that point.The usefulness of the plant in treating disease was of…
WOTD: gaunt
adjective 1. exceptionally thin and bony.Her appetite has returned and she’s looking a little less gaunt. 2. suffering from emaciation, as from disease, hunger, or lack of sleep; haggard.The prisoners were gaunt…
WOTD: fabrication
noun 1. a statement, document, or the like that is false or invented to deceive.Their claim to have found an older human skull turned out to be a fabrication. 2. the process…