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Improving vocabulary

How Dromedaries Made Me Feel Foolish

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Julia Tomiak / 8 Comments

Welcome to Wondrous Words Wednesday, a great meme for people who want to be brainy, hosted by Kathy at Bermudaonion.net.  Join the fun and share some new words ...

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What Exactly Is a Tween Deck?

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Julia Tomiak / 11 Comments

Welcome to Wondrous Words Wednesday, a meme hosted by Kathy at Bermudaonion.net. Today’s Word Nerd Word comes from my guest and fellow writer from Wordsmi...

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The Perfect Word for Female Adolescents: Labile

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Julia Tomiak / 9 Comments

Welcome to Wondrous Words Wednesday, a meme for smarties hosted by Kathy at bermudaonion.net.  Join us and share some interesting words from your reading or dai...

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What Does Misanthropy Mean?

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Julia Tomiak / 9 Comments

Welcome to Wondrous Words Wednesday, hosted by Kathy at Bermudaonion.net.  Word nerdy bloggers use this meme to share interesting words they’ve come acros...

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How to Improve Vocabulary with Latin Roots

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Julia Tomiak / 3 Comments

Confessions of a Word Nerd I’m going to reveal the extent of my word nerdiness here.   Did you, like me, marvel at how well J.K Rowling chose the names fo...

What does loquacious mean?
Improving vocabulary

What Does Loquacious Mean?

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Julia Tomiak / 10 Comments

The Word Nerd explains loquacious... hint... she likes to talk A LOT!

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