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: grapple
intransitive verb 1. to struggle to master a difficult object, problem, or opponent (often followed by “with”).She grappled with the tangled mass of wires until she finally got them separated.The government is…
WOTD: baleful
adjective threatening harm; full of malice; ominous.He looked at me with a baleful expression that made me want to run from the room. See the full entry
WOTD:wherewithal
noun the necessary means or resources, esp. funds, for some purpose.Lacking the wherewithal, he had to abandon his project. See the full entry
ATW: “Community Spread”
Learning the vocabulary of Covid-19 is a collective vocabulary lesson. Our ATW posts are reports about words we encounter in the media. We hope to help with learning these words – helping…