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Improving vocabulary

Vocabulary from Half Broke Horses: Abscond

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Julia Tomiak / 6 Comments

Know what abscond means? I'd forgotten, but Jeannette Walls forced me to look it up. Come relearn a word with me today!

Improving vocabulary

Vocab from Half Broke Horses: Mendacious

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Julia Tomiak / 15 Comments

Today we explore mendacious, a great word from Jeannette Walls, author of Half Broke Horses and The Glass Castle. Can you use mendacious in a sentence?

Improving vocabulary

Vocab from Artemis Fowl: Bivouac

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Julia Tomiak / 11 Comments

Have you ever had to bivouac? Come learn about the origins of this unusual word.

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What is Prescriptivism?

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Julia Tomiak / 7 Comments

Grammar Girl says that "prescriptivism sells", but what is prescriptivism? Let me share what I learned...

Improving vocabulary

What Does Mythopoeia Mean?

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Julia Tomiak / 17 Comments

J.R.R. Tolkien was a master of mythopoeia. Don't know what that means? Come learn with me.

Improving vocabulary

Vocab for the Powerful: Redoubtable

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Julia Tomiak / 11 Comments

Have you ever had to face a redoubtable opponent? Not sure? Come learn about redoubtable with me.

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