Wordsmyth

adjective moving upward; rising.The mayor seems convinced that the fortunes of the city are ascendant. See the full entry

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noun a serious disease carried by mosquitoes that causes chills, fever, and sweating.Mosquito nets can be helpful in preventing malaria. See the full entry

adjective persisting in a habit, action, feeling, or the like.She was an inveterate gossip and could never resist passing on whatever scuttlebutt she chanced to hear. See the full entry

noun lack of reverence or respect, especially for what others consider sacred.The young man’s refusal to bow his head in prayer at the table showed an impiety that was intolerable to his…