transitive verb & intransitive verb to start or cause to start a process of growth or development; sprout.The seeds will germinate if they get enough water and sunlight.Ideas for her new novel germinated during…
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WOTD: embezzle
adjective to take by fraud for one’s own use (money or property entrusted to one’s care).The director of the charity had been embezzling funds intended for children’s hospitals. See the full entry
WOTD: norm
noun 1. a model or standard, esp. one that is generally accepted or followed.Society often dealt severely with people whose behavior was considered outside the norm. 2. an average or average range…
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WOTD: deficient
adjective 1. lacking some essential part, element, substance, or characteristic.Their diet is deficient in vitamin C.She finds her daughter-in-law deficient in good manners.The struggling nation is rich in natural resources but deficient…