Few activities are as delightful as learning new vocabulary." -Tim Gunn
Whether you are studying for the SAT, the GRE or simply enjoying a novel, an extensive vocabulary comes in handy. Welcome to the page on our site that celebrates words!
Our Words of the Week
Metacognition- Thinking about your thinking
Coruscate-sparkly, gleaming
Bifurcate- to split or divide into 2 parts
Ostracize- to be deliberately excluded from a group
Truculent- Fierce, savage, cruel
Winsome- Cheerful, attractive, charming
Ubiquitous- being everywhere, seemingly, at the same time
Abasement- to be lowered in rank or position
Juxtapose-to place side by side
Laxity-careless and forgetful
Vacillate-can't make a decision, wavers from side to side
Felicity-great happiness
Zealot- a person who is fanatical in their beliefs
Yammer- Ceaseless talking, grumbling, complaining
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Word Parts
uNoun endings
–-ion, -ment, -ence, -ness, -ance, -sion, -ity
uAdjective endings
–-ic, -ive, -ous, -ish, -y, -al
Prefixes
uAnte=before
uPost=after
uInter=between
uPre=before
uCo,com=together
uSur,super=above
uSym,syn=together or same
uCircum=around
uSub=under
uPeri=around
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