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Learn State-of-the-Union Vocabulary

In a speech calling for "smarter" government, Obama used some pretty smart-sounding words. See how many you know by quizzing yourself on "Obama's 2013 State of the Union," a Vocabulary List of words from last night's speech.

Ten Words from Today's NY Times - Feb. 13, 2013

Ten Words from Today's NY Times - Feb. 13, 2013

Learn Ten Words from Today's Times - Feb. 13, 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: "Love Letter Words for Valentine's Day"

List of the Week: "Love Letter Words for Valentine's Day"

Become your own Bergerac with "Love Letter Words for Valentine's Day," a Vocabulary List of synonyms for "beautiful," "love," "desire," "need," and "heart."

(This list was created using the Vocabulary.com Dictionary's Advanced Search synonym finder. Learn more about Advanced Search with this short how-to video here.)
Topics: Vocabulary Writing

List of the Week: Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "Kubla Khan"

"In Xanadu did Kubla Khan/A stately pleasure dome decree": Learn vocabulary from Samuel Taylor Coleridge's 1797 poem "Kubla Khan" with this interactive "Kubla Khan" Vocabulary List.

Ten Words from Today's NY Times - Feb. 6, 2013

Ten Words from Today's NY Times - Feb. 6, 2013

Learn Ten Words from Today's Times - Feb. 6, 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.

Topics: Vocabulary Teachers

Why Corporate Words Rankle

In a comment on recent Blog post "Words We Love to Hate," Vocabulary.com user Sarah S. referenced the dreaded language of corporate speak: "Words like leverage, gamification, user interface, audience engagement, strategise...when I see the words 'align with' my aorta nearly pops!" And Sarah S. is not by any stretch of the imagination the first person to take issue with the language of corporate ladder climbing (or ladder clinging, as the case may be). Continue reading...
Topics: Business writing Marketing Advertising

List of the Week: Toni Morrison's "Sula"

Are you a Toni Morrison fan? We've recently created authoritative, interactive Vocabulary Lists for her 1973 novel "Sula." Sentence examples are taken from the text of the novel, and the definition for each word has been aligned to match the context in which Morrison used it.  Continue reading...
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