Articles from 2012

Keep the learning going strong during the upcoming break with a "meaningful" challenge on Vocabulary.com! Continue reading...

We want to help build classroom libraries, one batch of books at a time! Learn more about who's eligible and how to enter. Continue reading...

Here's our annual roundup of the books that were assigned the most by middle and high school teachers on Vocabulary.com. Which ones did your students read? Continue reading...

Where does your school stack up on the Vocab Bowl leaderboards? Check out the latest highlights and shoutouts. Continue reading...

Anything faint is barely there, but a feint is a fake out. If your understanding of these words is still somewhat faint, never fear! Just keep reading... Continue reading...

Studying for the PSAT? Vocabularian Leigha A. made "My 2012 PSAT Words," a list of 48 words to learn before taking the test, including "words that are used in the definitions of the words I found in the PSAT."

How often do you see an article about the search for the origin of a phrase on the homepage of the New York Times website? Just about... never. And yet the Times today has a story about the history of an expression that we've delved into a couple of times in this space: "the whole nine yards." Diligent word-sleuthing has turned up a rather unexpected predecessor: "the whole six yards." Continue reading...