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…
Word of the Day
Daily definitions and usage information for all who want to increase and hone their vocabulary.
WOTD: pacifist
noun 1. one who opposes war and refuses to practice or acknowledge violence as a way of settling disputes or resisting aggression.Some pacifists gave up their ideals and joined the fight in…
WOTD:habitable
adjective capable of being lived in.Some areas of the desert have been reclaimed and are now habitable by humans.The building looked so unsafe that she wondered how it could even be habitable….
WOTD: quibble
noun an unimportant, petty, or trivial disagreement or objection.You may consider this a quibble, but I think the font you’re using is too small. intransitive verb to evade the truth of a…
WOTD: gentry
noun 1. people who come from families of high social standing.She’d grown up among the gentry and felt perfectly comfortable in the posh country club. 2. in England, members of the upper…