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Test Prep

100 Top SAT Words(99 words)

By Vince Puzick
abate, abdicate, aberration, abstain, adversity, aesthetic, amicable, more...

Literature

Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall Apart" Chapters 1-16(138 words)

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Vocabulary study list for Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall Apart" (Chapters 1-16).
haggle, coiffure, improvident, callow, pestle, captivate, trudge, more...

Historical Documents

The Bill of Rights(50 words)

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Learn these 50 words to better understand the first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution.
amendment, congress, prohibit, abridge, assemble, petition, redress, more...

Speeches

Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address"(14 words)

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In 1863, President Lincoln gave this address in honor of the men who had died during the Battle of Gettysburg.
conceive, liberty, proposition, engage, civil, endure, dedicate, more...

Just for Fun

Critter Qualities(17 words)

By Orin Hargraves
I look for excuses to use these elegant Latinate adjectives that denote characteristics of animals
bovine, canine, caprine, cervine, corvine, equine, feline, more...

News

Obama's 2012 State of the Union Address(465 words)

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Transcript: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/25/us/politics/state-of-the-union-2012-transcript.html
teamwork, begrudge, corrosive, trajectory, lightweight, phony, daunting, more...
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Vocabulary.com Named SXSW Interactive Awards Finalist

January 26, 2012
This past week, Vocabulary.com was named a SXSW Interactive Awards finalist in the category of Educational Resource. We are thrilled and honored by the recognition. Contest winners will be announced in March at the SXSW Interactive conference in Austin, TX. Continue reading...

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Vocabulary.com Wins Tech & Learning Award of Excellence

January 26, 2012
Last month, Vocabulary.com was granted an Award of Excellence by the K-12 technology and education magazine Tech & Learning. Continue reading...

Teachers at Work A column about teaching

Nouns on the Loose

January 20, 2012
By Fitch O'Connell
What happens when nouns turn into verbs, and how can language arts educators use these "verbings" as teachable moments? Fitch O'Connell, a longtime teacher of English as a foreign language, takes a look at this "trending" topic. Continue reading...
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