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List of the Week: Words for Carolers

List of the Week: Words for Carolers

This holiday season, quiz yourself on tricky words from well-known carols with Words for Carolers.

Ten Words from Today's NY Times - Dec. 19, 2012

Ten Words from Today's NY Times - Dec. 19, 2012

Learn Ten Words from Today's Times - Dec. 19, 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.

In the Air There's a Feeling of...What Was That Again?

Ten Christmas Carol Confusions Unplugged

Christmas songs: On city sidewalks and every street corner... from Black Friday through New Year's... they're broadcast inside and out, they stick in our heads, they are parodied and rewritten, and yet many of us, even as we sing along, don't give much thought to what the words mean. Continue reading...

Ten Words from Today's NY Times - Dec. 12, 2012

Ten Words from Today's NY Times - Dec. 12, 2012

Learn Ten Words from Today's Times - Dec. 12, 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.

List of the Week: Pete Wells' Mortifying Words

List of the Week

New York Times restaurant critic Pete Wells, perhaps best known for his recent, scathing critique of Guy Fieri's new restaurant in Times Square, told the New York Times this week he'd hate to know how many times rich, fragrant, aromatic, delicate, gentle, crisp, and crunchy appear in his reviews. The answer? Just two. Continue reading...

Ten Words from Today's NY Times - Dec. 5, 2012

Ten Words from Today's NY Times - Dec. 5, 2012

Learn Ten Words from Today's Times - Dec. 5, 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.

Lists of the Week: Classic Literature, New Lists

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Crucible, and Of Mice and Men

We've added several new literature-based Vocabulary Lists to our collection. Check out Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Crucible, and Of Mice and Men. Remember: these Lists are interactive, which means learning them feels like a game. Continue reading...
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