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WOTD: uphold
transitive verb 1. to support or affirm, esp. in the face of a challenge.The court upheld his right to free speech.A judge pledges to uphold the law. 2. to keep from sinking…
WOTD: humanity
noun 1. the race of human beings; mankind.All of humanity has the same need for food, water, and clean air. 2. the condition or quality of being human.We make mistakes as part…
WOTD: grapple
intransitive verb 1. to struggle to master a difficult object, problem, or opponent (often followed by “with”).She grappled with the tangled mass of wires until she finally got them separated.The government is…
WOTD: baleful
adjective threatening harm; full of malice; ominous.He looked at me with a baleful expression that made me want to run from the room. See the full entry