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Articles from April, 2012
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Can You Ever Fully Know a Word?
On word knowledge vertigo
I recently witnessed one of those lightbulb illuminating moments when someone suddenly "got it." What this language learner "got" was the difference between adjectives and nouns prefixed with un-, and verbs prefixed with un-. The adjective/noun becomes negative, but the verb typically has its action reversed: unusual vs. unwrap, for example.
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Hunger Games Vocabulary Lists Now Complete
Hunger Games Vocabulary Lists Now Complete
You've read the book... You've seen the movie... Now: Learn The Hunger Games Vocabulary Lists!
Find a list for every chapter here: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27.
Looking for more literature-based Vocabulary Lists? Use the search feature on the Vocabulary Lists page, or leave a comment below letting us know what other books you're reading and want to learn words from.
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Ten Words from Today's NY Times - April 25, 2012
Ten Words from Today's NY Times - April 25, 2012
Learn Ten Words from Today's Times - April 25, 2012.
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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A Birthday Present for Shakespeare
A Birthday Present for Shakespeare
Today is William Shakespeare’s birthday, and in his honor, we bring you Vocabulary Lists of some of his most memorable words.
Macbeth's "Is this a dagger..." soliloquy
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