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In the wake of all the gleeful bashing of "phablet" (an ungainly blend of "phone" and "tablet"), we're opening up the floor. What words get your goat? "Moist"? "Slacks"? How about "nostril"? Continue reading...

Planning to watch the inaugural ceremonies next Monday? Scan through this list of inauguration words to make sure you're up to snuff on what's going on.

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Ever wonder how much vocabulary matters? Check out this piece in today's New York Times exploring the ways we use the language of guns, even when advocating for gun control. Continue reading...

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Ten Words from Today's NY Times - Jan. 16, 2013

Ten Words from Today's NY Times - Jan. 16, 2013

Learn Ten Words from Today's Times - Jan. 16, 2013.

Then see "Vocabulary Begets Vocabulary: The More You Know, the More You Learn" to understand why learning these words will help you absorb even more as you read.

Always take a minute to search for a Vocabulary List before you invest the time in creating one. With tens of thousands stored on our site, the one you're looking for might already be out there. Continue reading...
Last week, the American Dialect Society's Word of the Year honors went to the Twitter-friendly hashtag. But another techie term emerged in a less prestigious category, Least Likely to Succeed. Finishing in a virtual tie with the much-maligned acronym YOLO was phablet, a blend of phone and tablet coined for new devices that are not quite smartphones and not quite tablet computers. Continue reading...
We've added a new feature to Vocabulary.com Dictionary — the ability to see your progress on words you're learning in the Challenge. Continue reading...
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