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Weekly Quiz

Posted on March 9, 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…

illusion

Posted on March 8, 2024March 1, 2024 by Wordsmyth

noun 1. a fantasy or mistaken belief.He operated under the illusion that the city was a safe place until that day he was attacked.Your notion that you will make it big in…

nectar

Posted on March 7, 2024March 1, 2024 by Wordsmyth

noun a sweet plant secretion that attracts insects and birds, enabling pollination and supplying bees with the chief ingredient for making honey. The hummingbirds sipped nectar from the colorful flowers. See the…

resistant

Posted on March 6, 2024March 1, 2024 by Wordsmyth

adjective unwilling to accept that which is imposed upon one; feeling opposed, or actively engaging in opposition.The invaders came, but the people were resistant and took up arms against them.Many people are…

swelter

Posted on March 5, 2024March 1, 2024 by Wordsmyth

intransitive verb to be afflicted by oppressive heat.He was sweltering in the hot room. noun oppressive heat, or suffering caused by such heat.the swelter of midsummer See the full entry

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