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"Power Prefix #5: mis-" introduces misnomer, mistrial, misanthropy and other "mis-" words. Learn them and you'll master "mis-" for life. Continue reading...

This season had everything a Bowl fan could ask for: new names climbed up the leaderboards, tenacious schools mounted tsunami-size surges of word learning, and veteran contenders played at a level that raised the bar for all. Continue reading...

If you're a teacher using Vocabulary.com, a great way to bump up your students' word learning is to take Vocabulary.com schoolwide. Class-to-class competition will create a word learning culture within your school, and your students' Words Mastered numbers will climb. Here's how one teacher made that happen within her school. Continue reading...

Join us for a night of fun, food, drinks and the latest scoop on word-learning. Help us celebrate innovative educators (like you) who are dedicated to boosting their students' word power. Whether you already love Vocabulary.com, want to find out more, or want to help us improve, we'd love to meet you us at Brenner's Steakhouse on March 23 at 5:30.

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Vocabulary.com user Francisco, from Valenci, Spain, created a Vocabulary List designed to teach basic English. Try learning it today!

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Greetings from Portland, Oregon, where the American Dialect Society is having its annual conference. As chair of the New Words Committee, I had the honor of presiding over the nominating session for the Word of the Year. On Friday evening, winners will be selected from the different categories, and then nominations will be made for the overall category of Word of the Year. What do you think the category winners should be, and what should be crowned the Word of 2011? Continue reading...

In his new book The Story of English in 100 Words, the absurdly prolific David Crystal provides a unique answer to a question he poses: "How can we tell the story of the English language?" Continue reading...

Here at Vocabulary.com, we believe that improving your vocabulary is a worthy goal in and of itself. But let's face it, sometimes a little kudos along the way can help you stay motivated — that's why points and achievements have been part of the learning experience here since day one. Today, we are proud to announce that we've "leveled-up" the way achievements work on Vocabulary.com. We're pretty excited about it, and we hope you will be too. Read on for all the details. Continue reading...

When a teacher at California's Rialto High School piloted Vocabulary.com, she was looking for new and efficient ways to teach vocabulary to her students. Her instant success inspired her entire school district to adopt Vocabulary.com to help meet new literacy standards. Continue reading...