adjective falsely showy; cheap and gaudy.The little girl admired this woman’s dazzling necklaces and bracelets, but her mother thought they were tawdry. See the full entry
Word of the Day
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Words of the Week
Here are the words of the day for the past week. With the Wordsmyth Vocabulary Center activities, you can study these words, play games with them, and assess your knowledge of their…
WOTD: waiver
noun 1. the intentional relinquishing of a right, claim, or privilege, or a suspension of an existing rule or policy.The city may grant a waiver to the group to allow them to…
WOTD: zenith
noun the point in the sky that is directly over the head of the observer. (Cf. nadir.)She looked up at the zenith, and the stars seemed to form an umbrella over the…
WOTD: fecund
adjective 1. capable of producing abundant fruit or offspring; fruitful; fertile.These fecund bushes produced a good crop of blueberries. 2. capable of producing abundant creative or intellectual output; productive or creative.The prolific…