intransitive verb to express oneself ambiguously, often to avoid giving a direct answer or to deceive.When he equivocated in answering her question, she suspected he was hiding something. See the full entry
Word of the Day
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crave
transitive verb to desire intensely or need urgently.There is no place to get sushi in our town, so we often crave it.She hadn’t been home for a long time, and she craved…
Weekly Quiz
With the Wordsmyth Vocabulary Center activities, you can study the words of the week, play games with them, and assess your knowledge of their meanings with a quiz. Go to the Vocabulary…
region
noun a large space or area.This region is famous for its apples. See the full entry
rebuild
transitive verb to build again; repair.We will rebuild the parts of the city that were destroyed by the hurricane. See the full entry