What Were the Top Ten Words of 2012?
What do you think the top ten words of 2012 were? Merriam-Webster has released its list, based on user lookups. A few may surprise you!
Category: Improving vocabulary
More Vocabulary with Jane Eyre: Acumen
On to the next great word from Jane Eyre; I’ve seen this one a lot, and I had to finally look it up. Near the end of the novel, Jane spends time with a ve...
More Vocabulary from Jane Eyre: Torpid
As I said last week, besides being a wonderful read, Jane Eyre has given me plenty of vocabulary words to learn about! In the middle of the novel, Jane takes a ...
Vocabulary from Jane Eyre: Vapid
Last Week’s Winner So many of you were close on last week’s vocabulary challenge– one answer away from perfection. But I only had one winner ...
How Good is Your Vocabulary?
I cannot recall a Halloween when snow was falling in Virginia. But thanks to the “Super Storm”, I’m huddled up inside, watching white flakes ...
What Does Obdurate Mean?
A few weeks ago, in her review of Stephen King’s book 11/22/63, Amy Makechnie mentioned a great word nerd word: obdurate. Specifically, she quoted King: “...