intransitive verb to quarrel noisily or heatedly.Fans of the rival teams wrangled in the bar. transitive verb 1. to quarrel over.They wrangled the question back and forth. 2. to win or obtain…
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Words of the Week
Here are the words of the day for the past week. With the Wordsmyth Vocabulary Center activities, you can study these words, play games with them, and assess your knowledge of their…
WOTD: eccentricity
noun 1. an odd or peculiar behavior, habit, interest, or the like.Never going to bed was one of his eccentricities, and it wasn’t surprising to find him slumped over his desk or…
WOTD: ubiquitous
adjective being or appearing to be in all places at the same time; omnipresent.The war was a time of ubiquitous fear; even those living in the countryside did not feel safe.His mother-in-law…
WOTD: cadaver
noun a dead body, esp. one used for medical research or instruction.The cadavers were used in medical colleges for instruction in anatomy. See the full entry