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…
WOTD: degrade
transitive verb 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. See the full entry
WOTD: elope
intransitive verb to run away secretly with a lover, esp. to marry and usu. without the consent of parents or guardians.Because their parents did not approve of their getting married, the couple…
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