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Correia Middle Tops School Leaderboard for February

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Last month, eighth graders at Correia Middle School in San Diego, CA answered more than 25,000 questions on Vocabulary.com, earning 5,325,175 points, mastering 1,632 words, and topping our school leaderboard for February 2013. Here, English teacher Deborah Ryles talks to Vocabulary.com about Correia's use of the site. Continue reading...

List of the Week: Tackle "A Tale of Two Cities" Words

List of the Week: Tackle "A Tale of Two Cities" Words

Learn the best of words and the worst of words (and many in-between) with vocabulary from Charles Dickens’s classic historical novel A Tale of Two Cities (1859) Part 1, Part 2: Chapters 1-14, Part 2: Chapters 15-24, and Part 3.

Ten Words from Today's NY Times - Feb. 27, 2013

Ten Words from Today's NY Times - Feb. 27, 2013

Learn Ten Words from Today's Times - Feb. 27, 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.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt "Reinforces" Word Meaning

With Murray Monster on Sesame Street

When he's not singing "High Hopes" with Daniel Radcliffe at the Oscars, you can find Joseph Gordon-Levitt exploring the meaning of reinforce with the "Sesame Street" muppet Murray Monster. Continue reading...
Topics: Fun Vocabulary

List of the Week: Quiz Yourself on "King Lear"

List of the Week: Quiz Yourself on "King Lear"

"As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods;/They kill us for their sport." Quiz yourself on vocabulary from Shakespeare's "King Lear" with these interactive "King Lear" Vocabulary Lists: Act 1, Act 2, Act 3, Act 4, and Act 5.

Ten Words from Today's NY Times - Feb. 20, 2013

Ten Words from Today's NY Times - Feb. 20, 2013

Learn Ten Words from Today's Times - Feb. 20, 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.

A Vocabulary Shout-Out: Charles Isherwood for "Gewgaw"

Gold stars for usage!

In "36 Hours in San Juan, Puerto Rico," which appeared in this past Saturday's New York Times, theater critic Charles Isherwood demonstrated an impressive familiarity with the somewhat fussy gewgaw (pronounced "goo-gaw") when he described shopping in Old San Juan. For extra credit, he even worked in chockablock as well. Continue reading...
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