2007-12-10 13:40:46 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
You can get a Word of the Day emailed to you daily by Websters.com..... they ahve good words, they provide pronunciation, definition, and history or word origin.
2007-12-10 13:44:31 · answer #1 · answered by Sugar Pie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At this time of year, there are tons of calendars out there. There is one that's "A Word a Day". That's a good way to learn new words. When I was young I used to look through the dictionary (I know, I am still a big nerd). When I read, and I read a ton, and I keep a dictionary nearby so that when I see a word I'm not familiar with, I stop and look it up. That makes it mine.
That's a very good goal, by the way - it makes you SMARTER.
2007-12-10 21:47:51 · answer #2 · answered by theblondegenius 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Vexituvitally! Appropriate to your pedantic ethinography, I derive a turbulent declamation of respectomathic introductory works to achieve your vocabulary Xanadu.
1) SAT review
2) Shakespeare (with diminuted emphasis on comteporanity)
3) The Wordly Philosphers (a goldmine of verbosity! The author is a true wordmongler!)
2007-12-10 21:50:45 · answer #3 · answered by a.wordmonger 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Word Within a Word is a book we are using at school. It has a lot of big words in it with the stem words. It also has excercises and questions to work on. There are different volumes, some harder than others.
2007-12-10 21:49:54 · answer #4 · answered by victorian95 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Sufi, go to www.freerice.com. It tests your vocabulary, and or every word you get right, they donate 10 (or 5?) grains of rice to needy people. =) Also word coach for nintendo DS is pretty fun. Pick a random word out of the dictionary every day and try to use it as much as possible throughout the day. Or you can get one of those calendars that you pull off a sheet each day and each day has a word on it.
2007-12-10 21:47:50 · answer #5 · answered by Lauren 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a great book called "vocabulary energizers" They have a lot of great words that make you feel smart when you throw them into a conversation. now, I'm not sure what maturity level of words you want, I'm just in 7th grade, but I'm learning words like "sardonic" and "extrovert"
hope i helped!
p.s. i also have learned that it is good to make friends with the dictionary and thesaurus if you want to learn those impressive words
2007-12-10 21:47:25 · answer #6 · answered by myworldismusic6867 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I highly recommend
http://freerice.com/
It's a multiple choice "game" where you choose the correct meaning of words. For each word you get right, they donate 20 grains of rice to the United Nations World Food Program.
Plus, it enables you to "grow" your vocabulary, because as you get more and more words correct, they ask you more and more difficult words.
So, every day you're learning more and more words.
Plus, you're helping feed the world's hungry in the process!
It's the best kind of win-win!
2007-12-10 21:50:37 · answer #7 · answered by Maid of the Mist 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
before employing a word in your diction, please understand when its use is appropriate, otherwise you'll sound like a pretentious fool. i recommend buying a book like "wordsmart," which will allow you to gradually build your vocabulary. once you are familiar with many common words, you can seek out the cute, more obscure words such as "kerfuffle." (which means a fuss or disruptance, btw)
2007-12-10 21:50:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best way to do that is to read a lot of the classics. Jane Austen, Dickenson, Tolstoy etc... Reading these helps you to learn words well enough to use them regularly, too. Good luck!!
2007-12-10 21:47:07 · answer #9 · answered by Lee 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure. Read anything by Herman Hesse. I recommend starting with Steppenwolf.
2007-12-10 21:44:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋