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Posted on April 18, 2020April 2, 2020 by Wordsmyth

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…

“Essential” – Workers, Services and Businesses, Part 1

Posted on April 18, 2020November 9, 2020 by Robert Parks

About this Word … (Please share your love of language, with the social share buttons below, or with the feedback form at the bottom of the article.) The regular mention of “essential…

WOTD: buoy

Posted on April 17, 2020April 17, 2020 by Wordsmyth

transitive verb to improve the morale of; raise the spirits of (often followed by “up”).Hearing even a little good news during difficult times can buoy one up a great deal.She’d been depressed,…

Creating the living vocabulary of our time – Part 2

Posted on April 17, 2020January 21, 2025 by Robert Parks

About This Word – an introduction to this feature in the Wordsmyth Blog …(Please share your love of language, with the social share buttons below, or with the feedback form at the…

“Social Distancing” or “Distant Socializing”?

Posted on April 16, 2020January 21, 2025 by Robert Parks

About this word(Please share your love of language, with the social share buttons below; or with the feedback form at the bottom of the article.) In this mixed up time of the…

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