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Ten Words from "NY Times" History: Japan Surrenders!

Ten Words from "NY Times" History: Japan Surrenders!

Learn Ten Words from New York Times History - Japan Surrenders - August 14, 1945. 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.

List of the Week: GRE Test Prep!

As easy as ABC

Looking for a simple way to bone up on vocabulary for the GRE? Check out eleven new GRE Vocabulary Lists organized by the letters of the alphabet. Continue reading...

Vocabulary Shout-Out: Paul Farhi of "The Washington Post" for "Epochal"

Reporter sums up the change in a single strong word

In The Washington Post's own coverage of the sale of the paper to Amazon chief Jeff Bezos, reporter Paul Farhi used epochal to describe the change digital technology is bringing to newspapers. Continue reading...

Ten Words from "The NY Times" - Aug. 7, 2013

Ten Words from "The NY Times" - Aug. 7, 2013

Learn Ten Words from The NY Times - Aug. 7, 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.

List of the Week: Rebecca Skloot's "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks"

Learn five new lists!

Learn five new interactive Vocabulary Lists taken from Rebecca Skloot's The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Continue reading...

Vocabulary Shout-Out: John le Carré for "Sybarite"

Who says beach reads can't contain A+ words?

In his recent thriller Our Kind of Traitor, John le Carré slips the A+ word sybarite into a description of the many sides of ingenue spy and literature professor Perry Makepiece. Continue reading...

Ten Words from "The NY Times" - July 31, 2013

Ten Words from "The NY Times" - July 31, 2013

Learn Ten Words from The NY Times - July 31, 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.
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