intransitive verb to move or act speedily; hurry.She hastened to catch the bus.Realizing his error, he hastened to apologize. transitive verb to cause or encourage to act or move quickly.She hastened him…
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sanitary
adjective free from contaminants or sources of infection; clean; sterile.With clean water coming in, conditions in the refugee camp will be more sanitary.The wound was wrapped with sanitary gauze. See the full…
Weekly Quiz
With the Wordsmyth Vocabulary Center activities, you can study these words, play games with them, and assess your knowledge of their meanings with a quiz. Go to the Vocabulary Center, the words…
mar
transitive verb to damage or spoil, esp. on the surface or face, but not severely.Water marks marred the wood.The incident marred his good humor. See the full entry
align
transitive verb to form into a straight line.The commander aligned his soldiers at the top of the hill.He carefully aligned all the books on the shelf. intransitive verb to come into line.His…