transitive verb to bewilder; confuse.The professor’s abstruse explanation baffled the students.His wife’s sudden departure baffled him. noun a device for obstructing, deflecting, or controlling the movement of gases, liquid, sound waves, or…
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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…
scrimp
intransitive verb to save money in every possible way; be extremely frugal.She scrimped and saved until she had enough money to buy a car.I hope I get this new job, because I’m…
utility
noun the quality or condition of being useful; usefulness.A computer is a machine with great utility.His daughter doubted the utility of learning multiplication tables when a person could simply use a calculator.The…
grubby
adjective 1. dirty or unkempt.My hands felt grubby, so I had to go and wash them.Take off those grubby boots before you come into the house. 2. infested with grubs. See the full entry