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Weekly Quiz

Posted on December 6, 2025November 28, 2025 by Wordsmyth

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…

shuttle

Posted on December 5, 2025November 28, 2025 by Wordsmyth

noun a bus, airplane, train, or spacecraft that travels the same route back and forth.Once you are off the plane and have your luggage, you can take the next shuttle into town….

realization

Posted on December 4, 2025November 28, 2025 by Wordsmyth

noun something that has been suddenly understood; insight.She came to the realization that she would never be a movie star. See the full entry

plank

Posted on December 3, 2025November 28, 2025 by Wordsmyth

noun a length of wood thicker than a board.Those planks will be used to make a deck. See the full entry

obliterate

Posted on December 2, 2025November 28, 2025 by Wordsmyth

transitive verb to erase or make unrecognizable by erasing.Harsh weather had obliterated the statue’s features. See the full entry

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