adjective qualified for a benefit, privilege, or position, such as elective office.Only residents of the city are eligible to vote in city elections.One must be 35 years old to be eligible for…
WOTD: denounce
transitive verb 1. to attack or condemn verbally; speak out against; censure.The newspapers denounced the former regime and called its leaders corrupt and immoral.Abolitionists vehemently denounced slavery. 2. to bring a formal…
Weekly Quiz
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…
WOTD: hearty
noun warm-hearted and sincere; friendly.Please accept my hearty thanks for what you have done.The President received a hearty welcome on his visit. See the full entry
WILD for PreK-2 Vocabulary learning
The Wordsmyth Illustrated Learner’s Dictionary (WILD) is organized into four components that facilitate children’s vocabulary learning in two ways: (a) learning new words for concepts the child already has, and (b) learning…