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And the Oscar for List Learning Goes to...

And the Oscar for List Learning Goes to...

...the "Sparkling, Swooning and Suffering Wordlessly" Vocabulary List, created from A.O. Scott's New York Times review of Best Picture Award winner The Artist. Learn this list and impress your friends with your erudite analysis of the film. Even if, like most people, you haven't seen it.

Click here to explore more fascinating and timely Vocabulary Lists you can learn.

How Well Can You Spell?

How Well Can You Spell?

Now that any Vocabulary List can be played as a spelling bee on Vocabulary.com, we thought we'd highlight a particularly good list to learn. Commonly Misspelled Words contains nearly 200 words that are known for being tricky, including twelfth, recommend, accommodate, license, and succeed.

We're particularly thrilled to note that this list was created by a site user. Thank you, Betz. And keep them coming, Vocabularians!

On Presidents Day, Learn Gettysburg Address Vocabulary

On Presidents Day, Learn Gettysburg Address Vocabulary

Short and spare, and following a two and a half hour oration that had brought listeners to tears, The Gettysburg Address received only polite applause when Abraham Lincoln delivered the speech. Of course, it has since come to be considered one of our country’s defining statements of national values.

Now, in honor of the fast-approaching Presidents’ Day holiday and our own continuing celebration of list learning on Vocabulary.com, we bring you Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" Vocabulary List, ready for you to learn.

Confused about "Censor" vs. "Censure"?

Confused about "Censor" vs. "Censure"?

If you’ve been following the story of Twitter agreeing to block users’ tweets in countries where the tweets are deemed illegal, you might have encountered the words censor/censure. And, like many among us, you might hesitate when you see them. Is it right to say, “Last month, Twitter exposed itself to public censor by agreeing to block government-censured posts?” Or is it, “Last month, Twitter exposed itself to public censure by agreeing to block government-censored posts?”

Learn more about the censor/censure distinction here.

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