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  1. Word Routes

    Are You Esurient for New Words?
    Wed Dec 02 00:00:00 EST 2009
    A couple of weeks ago, Merriam-Webster announced their top words of 2009 based on the intensity of lookups to its online dictionary and thesaurus. Now Dictionary.com has their own announcement of the most looked-up words of the past year. Though the main list is full of usual suspects like affect and effect (perennial stumpers even for native English speakers), the "top gainer" is a very unusual word: esurient, meaning 'extremely hungry; desirous; greedy.' What might explain the ravenous interest in this obscure term? Continue reading...

  2. Announcements

    You Talked, We Listened: The Return of "Classic" List Learning
    Tue Mar 11 17:00:00 EDT 2014
    Last week we rolled out some changes that affected how Vocabulary.com users can learn words from Vocabulary Lists. We've listened to devoted Vocabularians and have brought back the ability to practice a vocabulary list. You will also have the option of adding those words to your comprehensive Vocabulary.com learning program. Continue reading...

  3. Under the Hood

    Dusting for Vocabulary Fingerprints
    Are Vocabulary Lists unique to their authors?
    Mon Jun 11 00:00:00 EDT 2012
    Can the particular words––and word combinations––on a Vocabulary List tell you whose list it is? And can you use a literature-based Vocabulary List as a fingerprint of sorts, identifying an author's identity after reading through only their list of words? Continue reading...

  4. Department of Word Lists

    "Sordid" and "Blatant" Attacks: Ten Words in the News You Need to Know
    Get confident with vocabulary from headline news!
    Wed Oct 16 10:00:00 EDT 2013
    Between Congressional brinkmanship and a bullying related arrest, the rhetoric of outrage is placing words like "blatant" and "sordid" in the news. Continue reading...

  5. Department of Word Lists

    Talking About the Election Results? Ten Words from Today's News Can Help
    "Pragmatism" makes "inroads" in closely-watched "gubernatorial" contests
    Wed Nov 06 00:00:00 EST 2013
    Whether you're standing around the water cooler or filming your own election coverage podcasts in your garage, know these ten essential New York Times and Washington Post words for reading and talking about yesterday's election results. Continue reading...

  6. Under the Hood

    A Neuropsychologist Suggests Tech Can Close the 30 Million Word Gap
    For students falling ever further behind, technology can move as fast as they need to go.
    Mon Aug 10 00:00:00 EDT 2015
    In an opinion piece in Education Week, research neuropsychologist Steven L. Miller argued that education technology should be used to close "30 million word gap." Its ability to personalize learning makes it faster than anything a teacher can do in a classroom, and with the gap ever-widening, speed is key. Continue reading...

  7. Tips & Tricks

    Friendly Competition Fuels Students' Success
    How Teamwork Took North End Middle School to the Top
    Mon Apr 15 00:00:00 EDT 2019
    Learn how teachers at this middle school tapped into their students' desire to win, and built a team that ended up exceeding everyone's expectations — even their own. Continue reading...

  8. Blog Excerpts

    We're Whooping It Up for National Dictionary Day!
    We're whooping it up.
    Thu Oct 16 00:00:00 EDT 2014
    Dictionary Day comes but once a year, and here at Vocabulary.com we're whooping it up, tweeting our favorite word blurbs all day long. Continue reading...

  9. Tasty Morsels

    Ten Words from Today's NY Times
    A Vocabulary List ripped from the headlines
    Tue Mar 27 00:00:00 EDT 2012

    Take on Ten Words from Today's NY Times - Mar. 27, 2012.

    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.

    Continue reading...

  10. Tasty Morsels

    Ten Words from Today's NY Times
    A Vocabulary List ripped from the headlines
    Wed Apr 04 00:00:00 EDT 2012

    Take on Ten Words from Today's Times - April 4, 2012.

    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.

    Continue reading...
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