transitive verb to happen to.Misfortune befell him in those years after his marriage. intransitive verb to take place; happen.I can never forget the horror that befell that night. See the full entry
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WOTD: pacifist
noun 1. one who opposes war and refuses to practice or acknowledge violence as a way of settling disputes or resisting aggression.Some pacifists gave up their ideals and joined the fight in…
WOTD:habitable
adjective capable of being lived in.Some areas of the desert have been reclaimed and are now habitable by humans.The building looked so unsafe that she wondered how it could even be habitable….