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Articles from March, 2014
Dept. of Word Lists
A Quick Current Events Quiz: A Flight Lost "En Route" and an "Alienated" "Electorate"
Follow this news story and others from a vocabularian's perspective
Follow this week's news coverage from a vocabularian's perspective by learning 10 words from this week's New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post coverage.
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Last week we rolled out some changes that affected how Vocabulary.com users can learn words from Vocabulary Lists. We've listened to devoted Vocabularians and have brought back the ability to practice a vocabulary list. You will also have the option of adding those words to your comprehensive Vocabulary.com learning program.
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Eleanor H. Porter's classic children's novel of 1913, Pollyanna, tells the story of a plucky orphan who makes a game out of finding the silver lining in any situation no matter how bad. The most famous vocabulary word was not one Porter used, but one coined by readers and fans. To be a pollyanna, or behave in a pollyannaish manner refers to people who try hard to think positively, even unrealistically so.
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Word RoutesExploring the pathways of our lexicon
Crossword Tournament 2014: "Steely" Dan Scores a Five-Peat
If you saw the documentary "Wordplay," you witnessed young Tyler Hinman win the first of his five consecutive victories at the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. This achievement seemed untouchable... until this year's tournament, when Dan Feyer managed to win for the fifth straight time — beating out none other than Tyler Hinman. Puzzlemaster Brendan Emmett Quigley wraps up the action.
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The award-winning technology powering Vocabulary.com is now available as an app!
Already played by millions online, the uniquely powerful word-learning system can now be enjoyed on mobile devices and tablets. The Vocabulary.com app provides personalized word learning on a big data scale.
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Resources for the press including press releases, a press kit, white papers, and praise for Vocabulary.com.
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Vocabulary Shout-Out
College Board Chief David Coleman Loves "Synthesis." Here's Why.
It's "powerful and widely useful knowledge"
Announcing changes to the SAT Wednesday, College Board president David Coleman expounded on why synthesis is the kind of word he wants to swap in for the "SAT words" of old. Let's take a closer look at why.
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