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
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WOTD: winsome
adjective attractive or charming; winning.The little girl charmed the casting director with her winsome smile and genuinely sweet demeanor. See the full entry
WOTD: vacillate
1. to hesitate or waver in giving an opinion or making a decision; be indecisive.The leaders vacillated and wasted precious time, thereby allowing the enemy to regroup. 2. to sway, fluctuate, or…
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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: callous
adjective 1. insensitive; unfeeling; hardhearted.Their unwillingness to help showed a callous disregard for the suffering of others.The war had made the him callous, and he felt no sympathy for the plight of…