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A resurgence of excitement or interest in something is a renaissance. My sister is hoping for a renaissance of disco — she's been practicing her dance moves!
If, after avoiding carbohydrates for years, people start enthusiastically eating them again, you can describe this as a bread and pasta renaissance. It's a renewal or revival of interest in something temporarily out of favor. Another kind of renaissance is specific to art, literature, and culture, like the capital-R Renaissance in 15th- and 16th-century Europe or the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s.
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February is the shortest month of the year, but that doesn't mean it isn't packed full of word-worthy occasions! From Mardi Gras, Valentine's Day, and the Super Bowl to Black History Month and the President's State of the Union speech, this little month delivers plenty of vocabulary.
Bonjour, vocabulary connoisseurs! Did you know that almost 30% of words in the English language come from French? Brush up on these common English words derived from French and show everyone that your vocabulary is the crème de la crème. Here are links to our lists in the collection: List 1, List 2, List 3, List 4, List 5, List 6, List 7, List 8, List 9, List 10, List 11, Terms
Published in 1949, this dystopian classic imagines a future of perpetual war, militaristic propaganda, and total government surveillance.
