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Improving vocabulary

More Vocabulary from Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore: Erstwhile

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Julia Tomiak / 10 Comments

Welcome to Wondrous Words Wednesday, an awesome meme hosted by Kathy at Bermudaonion.net.  Follow the links at Kathy’s blog to find lots of word nerdy wor...

How to encourage reading/Improving vocabulary

Vocabulary from Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Julia Tomiak / 10 Comments

Ready to learn a new word?  Excellent!  Join me for Kathy’s Wondrous Words Wednesday meme and nurture your inner word nerd. My word today comes from the b...

Improving vocabulary

Vocabulary from Code Name Verity: Punctilious

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Julia Tomiak / 14 Comments

Ready to learn some new vocabulary?  You’re in the right place!  Join me for Kathy’s Wondrous Words Wednesday meme and nurture your inner word nerd....

How to encourage reading/Improving vocabulary

Vocabulary from Code Name Verity: Parsimonious

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Julia Tomiak / 12 Comments

Are you ready to learn today?  Great!  We can all pick up some new words thanks to Kathy at Bermuda Onion and her Wondrous Words Wednesday meme. My new vocabula...

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Vocabulary from Code Name Verity

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Julia Tomiak / 13 Comments

Today I look at what verity means and ask you to think of examples of verity, or inevitable truths. Join me!

Awesome Young Adult Books/Improving vocabulary

Vocabulary from The Fault In Our Stars: Ontologically

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Julia Tomiak / 17 Comments

Talk about a Word Nerd! John Green packs so many great vocab words into his books, I had to include another one: ontologically. Read on to find out what it me...

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