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Are you a Toni Morrison fan? We've recently created authoritative, interactive Vocabulary Lists for her 1973 novel "Sula." Sentence examples are taken from the text of the novel, and the definition for each word has been aligned to match the context in which Morrison used it.
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Ten Words from Today's NY Times - Jan. 30, 2013
Ten Words from Today's NY Times - Jan. 30, 2013
Learn Ten Words from Today's Times - Jan. 30, 2013.
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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Under the HoodThe science of vocabulary building
"Knowing More Words Makes You Smarter." (And Richer.)
Dictionary of Cultural Literacy author E.D. Hirsch assembles compelling research linking vocabulary learning to a success in life.
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Over the years of teaching English as a foreign language, I've noticed how some of my students adopt some of the throwaway words and phrases that I use unthinkingly. The two words that are adopted most are stuff and thing (though I just as easily say thingy while waving a hand to indicate that I don't know or can't remember the correct word).
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Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice Turns 200
The "confidence, mastery, serenity, and tact" she displayed at 21 remains a mystery
Jane Austen's masterwork Pride and Prejudice turns 200 today! Join the birthday celebration by quizzing yourself on words that may smack more of 1813 than they do of 2013 with our Vocabulary List "50 Words from Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice." Or check out the dozens of Pride and Prejudice Vocabulary Lists our users have made.
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Ten Words to Rescue from the Linguistic Closet
Wayne State University Warriors' Releases Top Ten Words
Last week, we wrote about "Words We Love to Hate." Now, thanks to Wayne State University's Word Warriors fourth annual list of ten words "especially worthy of retrieval from the linguistic closet," we get to look at words we love — and don't want to lose.
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From this past Thursday's New York Times: "In case you haven't noticed, some of the most amusing and captivating writing in the city is being produced in the service of cheese." Check out our Vocabulary List "Words for Cheese" drawn from this cheese writing, and an earlier Vocabulary.com blog post "Cheese Words" for a quick primer on cheese vocabulary (and cheese itself).
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