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Wondrous Words Wednesday
Improving vocabulary

The Interesting Origins of Decimate

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Julia Tomiak / 9 Comments

Welcome to Wondrous Words Wednesday, the great weekly meme hosted by Kathy of Bermudaonion.net. Today I’m sharing a word brought to my attention by the Me...

How to encourage reading/Improving vocabulary

Do you know what sanguine means?

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Julia Tomiak / 10 Comments

Welcome to Wondrous Words Wednesday, an awesome meme for word nerds hosted by Kathy at Bermudaonion.net. I’m slow out of the blocks this week- the last fe...

Wondrous Words Wednesday
How to encourage reading/Improving vocabulary

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

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Julia Tomiak / 8 Comments

Welcome to Wondrous Words Wednesday, a meme hosted by Kathy of bermudaonion.net.  It’s a great way to learn new words! Today I’m sharing my last wor...

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....

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