This week, we read about the Fed postponing its plan to taper bond-buying, Somali militants staging a hostage siege in an upscale Kenyan mall, House Republicans threatening to shut down the U.S. government, and President Obama articulating a revised diplomatic policy in the Middle East.
Stay on top of these stories by learning words from New York Times and Washington Post coverage: On "Militants" and "Mayhem": Ten Words in the News That You Need to Know.
Then see "Vocabulary Begets Vocabulary: The More You Know, the More You Learn" to understand why learning just these ten words will help you absorb even more as you read.