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. Click here to go to the Vocabulary…
Word of the Day
Daily definitions and usage information for all who want to increase and hone their vocabulary.
WOTD: compassion
noun a feeling of sharing another’s suffering, prompting a desire to relieve that suffering; commiseration; clemency.She chose to work as a paramedic out of compassion for others.His compassion for the orphans led…
WOTD: humanity
noun 1. the race of human beings; mankind.All of humanity has the same need for food, water, and clean air. 2. the condition or quality of being human.We make mistakes as part…
WOTD: camaraderie
noun friendship, good humor, and closeness among a group; comradeship.When he left the job, he missed the camaraderie he’d enjoyed among his former co-workers.We are all very different people, but working together…
WOTD: contribute
transitive verb 1. to give individually or with others to a common fund or collective effort.I’m happy to contribute my time and effort to such a good cause.They contributed considerable funds to…