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The artists were being praised for their technique in which, the article said, they "use only pallet knives, not brushes." The conference attendees were told that "it's not too early to start whetting your palette for" the food expected to be served. And the article talked about a shipment of "wooden palates infested with the Asian long-horned beetle." Possibly wrong, wrong, and ouch.
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Vocabulary Shout-Out: Henry Alford for "Abattoir"
A technical term with a rich history.
In "How I Became a Hipster," a New York Times account of a long weekend embedded "among the rooftop gardeners and the sustainability consultants and the chickeneers" of Brooklyn, humorist Henry Alford slips abattoir into conversation in an effort to pass as a local.
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List of the Week: Toni Morrison Vocabulary
Learn words from "Sula" or "The Bluest Eye"
We've just added five new interactive lists of vocabulary from Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye.
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Vocabulary Shout-Out: Kathryn Schulz for "Recrudescence"
A subtle way to call something "crud."
In the May 13 issue of New York Magazine, Kathryn Schulz introduced a critique of F. Scott Fitzgerald's much-beloved The Great Gatsby by referring to the current movie-driven Gatsby resurgence as a recrudescence:: "Since we find ourselves, as we cyclically do here, in the middle of another massive Gatsby recrudescence, allow me to file a minority report."
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There are all sorts of words in English based on the -onym word part, which derives from a Greek word that means name. Everyone knows about homonyms and synonyms, but what about retronyms, demonyms, and aptonyms?
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Ten Words from The NY Times - May 8, 2013
Ten Words from The NY Times - May 8, 2013
Learn Ten Words from The NY Times - May 8, 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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Teachers Share Vocab Strategies on #engchat
Vocabulary.com's Ben Zimmer and Georgia Scurletis host discussion
Last night, Vocabulary.com executive producer Ben Zimmer and director of curriculum development Georgia Scurletis hosted the weekly #engchat session, with a focus on fresh approaches to vocabulary instruction. Teachers shared resources, inspiration, and strategy.
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