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. Go to the Vocabulary Center, the words…
accumulate
transitive verb to amass; collect.Now a millionaire, the tycoon began to accumulate many priceless paintings from Europe. intransitive verb to become greater; increase.Dust accumulated under all the furniture.Water accumulated in the leaky…
degrade
transitive verb 1. to bring (someone or something) down in moral or intellectual character; deprave; debase.The board felt that such risqué literature would degrade the minds of the youth. 2. to bring…
Using the Reverse Search Tool
What is reverse search? “Reverse search” is an advanced search tool that allows you to search within the full text of the dictionary for words, word parts, or phrases that may be…
institute
transitive verb to establish or set in operation.The government has instituted a policy that will restrict imports.The company is instituting new procedures for hiring.The goal of the radicals was to institute a…