noun one who reports or confides what he or she knows to another; source.An informant told the police where the suspect was hiding.They threatened to put her in prison herself if she…
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exclude
transitive verb to leave out; omit; keep out.Why did you exclude the paragraph that explained everything?Our tour of France excludes the Riviera, but we’ll be going to the Alps.Did you mean to…
anarchist
noun a person who believes in, desires, or tries to obtain a society or state without a government.The anarchists were opposed to the establishment of any new form of government after the…
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…
pose
noun a fixed position or attitude, such as one assumed by a model.The dancer held her beautiful pose for several seconds. See the full entry