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Words heard at the Republican National Convention
A smackdown of forceful vocabulary
National party conventions are really about two things: painting the candidate you are supporting in the best possible light, and engaging in attacks on the opposition.
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Getting the Low-down on Up-classify
A word lesson compliments of the F.B.I's email investigation
Reporting on his investigation of Hillary Clinton's email use, F.B.I. Director James B. Comey mentioned several times that the F.B.I. engaged in up-classifying emails.
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Announcements
Houston's St. Vincent de Paul School Tops the Leaderboard in June
Students respond enthusiastically to new summer reading program
The school year officially ended for students at Houston's St. Vincent de Paul School, but rising sixth, seventh and eighth grade students together mastered 11,349 words in the month of June.
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Dept. of Word Lists
Valentine's Vocab: Want to Know What Love Is?
Follow the path of "philos" and "amor" to find out.
With Valentine's Day fast approaching, now is the time to brush up on words to impress your sweetheart, or simply boost your vocab with some love-related words.
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What Makes Vocabulary "Presidential"?
Celebrate Presidents' Day by looking at how presidents use words.
Teachers, commemorate Presidents' Day this year by looking through some of the great lists we have to explore the vocabulary choices made by presidents throughout history. These lists can bring your students closer to the words that shape current events or times gone by.
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Word RoutesExploring the pathways of our lexicon
The Year in Words 2015: One Pronoun to Rule Them All?
Taking a look back at noteworthy words of the year, including an up-and-coming pronoun.
As is the annual tradition, it is time once again to look back at the new and notable words of the past year. In 2015, could the most significant word have been a lowly pronoun?
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Vocabulary Shout-Out
"Feckless Weakling" is Last Night's Republican Debate Stand-Out Phrase
"Now that's some good vocabulary!" a Vocabulary.com user writes in.
A Vocabulary.com user reported this vocab-in-the-news moment today: He woke up to his clock-radio alarm in mid-Republican-presidential-debate recap, just in time to hear Governor Chris Christie call President Barack Obama a "feckless weakling." "Now that's some good vocabulary!" our user wrote in.
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