Fuzzy Words: We Think We Know Them Until We're Asked
Bring them into focus faster by playing Vocabulary.com
Recently, an SAT tutor using Vocabulary.com told us that the greatest challenge most of us face when learning vocabulary is being fuzzy on words, "thinking we know what a word means, but when push comes to shove, discovering that we do not." Has this ever happened to you?
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Six Reasons Why Current Events are Great for Vocab
It goes way past sounding smarter at the water cooler
You don't have to be a news junkie to get addicted to the weekly Quick Current Events Vocab Quiz on Vocabulary.com. Here are six good reasons to make them a regular part of your vocabulary-learning practice.
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Sisyphean in a Good Way: Vocab Learning by the Numbers
New OED Chief gives perspective on the enormity of the word learning task
Learning words on Vocabulary.com? Oxford English Dictionary new chief editor Michael Proffitt brings perspective to the sheer enormity of the task in a recent video interview with Christiane Amanpour.
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How Economic Hard Times Change Our Vocabulary
A new study says the boom/bust cycle shows up in literature
Looking for another reason to learn new words on Vocabulary.com? Check out a study released last week on the relationship between literary and economic misery. The news pairs nicely with our List of the Week, "Vocabulary from John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath."
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Typically, the resolutions we make on January 1, we've already broken by January 6th. But if you're resolution was to improve your vocabulary by using Vocabulary.com, you're likely having better luck. Our game is designed to keep you coming back for more. And just in case that's not enough, here are five great reasons to stick to your goal.
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Three Schools: Three Ways to Use Vocabulary.com
Exemplar Schools Try District Wide List Learning, Differentiation, Subject-Specific Vocabulary Learning
As teachers experiment with Vocabulary.com, they're finding new ways to use the tool. Check them out here!
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Unpacking Vocabulary-in-Context Questions for the SAT
And how we can help you learn to get them right
Tricky as they may be, vocabulary-in-context questions are important. They're one of the hallmarks of the Common Core, play an important role in the SAT, and more to the point, more accurately reflect the kind of nuanced mastery of language you need to do well in school. Here's how we help you get them right.
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