ascetic noun definition: one who practices extreme self-denial, especially of material comforts and pleasures, and especially for religious reasons.example: He had come to see no value in material things and joined a…
Words of the Week
Here are the words of the day for the past week. With the Wordsmyth Vocabulary Center activities, you can study these words, play games with them, and assess your knowledge of their…
WOTD: disincentive
disincentive noun definition: something that reduces the motivation or inclination to work or act, especially an economic deterrent.example: Higher taxes can serve as a disincentive to entrepreneurship. See the full entry
WOTD: polysemy
polysemy noundefinition: the quality of having more than one related meaning.example: Many English words are characterized by polysemy. See the full entry The polysemy of “table” is illustrated here.
Wordsmyth Vocabulary Inventory (WVI)
Headwords labeled with a number from 1 to 5 belong to the Wordsmyth Vocabulary Index (WVI). The WVI is a list of what we consider to be the 10,000 most important academic…