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akin

Posted on April 2, 2024March 28, 2024 by Wordsmyth

adjective related by blood; kin.It is less common nowadays to marry someone who is akin to you.President Franklin Roosevelt and his wife Eleanor Roosevelt were akin, but only distantly. See the full…

jovial

Posted on April 1, 2024March 28, 2024 by Wordsmyth

adjective heartily cheerful, friendly, and merry; convivial.We usually think of Santa Claus as a jovial character.You were in a jovial mood at the party last night! See the full entry

Weekly Quiz

Posted on March 30, 2024February 23, 2024 by Wordsmyth

With the Wordsmyth Vocabulary Center activities, you can study the words of the week, play games with them, and assess your knowledge of their meanings with a quiz. Go to the Vocabulary…

maniac

Posted on March 29, 2024March 22, 2024 by Wordsmyth

noun (outdated; no longer in scientific use) one who suffers from mania, or from insanity generally.The asylum housed maniacs locked up like prisoners. adjective ravingly or violently insane; maniacal. See the full…

limp

Posted on March 28, 2024March 24, 2024 by Wordsmyth

intransitive verb to walk in an uneven and labored way that puts most of one’s weight on one leg while the other is largely passive.He hurt his ankle and had to limp…

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