noun the height to which something rises or is raised, or its height above sea level or ground level.Those houses would be safe during a flood, because they are at a high…
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agility
noun the quality or state of being agile.A tennis player must have agility. Full Entry →Watch a video explainer.
Weekly Quiz
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…
ordinance
noun a regulation, law, decree, or rule, especially one issued by a city or town.The ordinance forbids smoking in all public buildings. Full Entry →Watch a video explainer.
imaginable
adjective possible to imagine; conceivable.After their decisive victory in this recent battle, the end of the war was finally imaginable. Full Entry →Watch a video explainer.