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WOTD: humanity

Posted on July 23, 2020July 16, 2020 by Wordsmyth

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

Posted on July 22, 2020July 17, 2020 by Wordsmyth

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

Posted on July 21, 2020July 16, 2020 by Wordsmyth

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

Posted on July 20, 2020July 16, 2020 by Wordsmyth

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”

Posted on July 18, 2020July 18, 2020 by Robert Parks

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…

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