transitive verb 1. to make worse.Her illness was aggravated by lack of sleep. 2. (informal) to annoy or bother.He was aggravated by his inability to find the right word. See the full…
Word of the Day
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misconception
noun an error in understanding or conceiving; wrong notion or idea.It is a common misconception that weight and mass are the same thing. See the full entry
gibberish
noun written or spoken words that are unintelligible, needlessly obscure, or without coherent meaning.The letter appeared to contain nothing but gibberish until they discovered it was written in code. 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…
veer
intransitive verb to turn aside or away from a particular course; change direction; swerve.The car veered to the right to avoid hitting the deer.She veered from the subject of politics as she…