February 2012
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Advanced English Dictionary & Thesaurus App for... →
WordNet® is a large lexical database of English with up to 140,000 entries and more than 1.4 million words, developed by the Cognitive Science Laboratory at Princeton University.
Instead of following the standard dictionary format, the WordNet dictionary is organized with an innovative and convenient approach. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs are grouped into sets of cognitive synonyms,...
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Anonymous asked: This blog is great! :D could you recommend some similar blogs like this one? I'd love to follow more to expand my vocabulary.
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January 2012
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December 2011
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Anatomy Terminology and Derivation #01 →
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Anatomy - Greek. From “ana” up, and “tomy” dissect.
Artery - Latin. Means “air holder”. Carries oxygenated blood. With the last contraction of the heart, blood goes out through the arteries. In early medicine, it was thought that, “If there is no blood, it must hold air.”
Genitals - Latin. From “genesis”. Means “birth”.
Carotid - Latin. From “carotides”. Means “stupor” because...
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The Importance of Knowing Both Terminology and...
discereetdocere:
… It helps you remember what words mean! If you study a very complicated subject, such as science, there are a lot of terms you need to know. Science terminology, especially medical terminology, is practically a whole ‘nother language. So it’s important that you not only learn what words mean, but also that you can remember them. What good is it to spend time memorizing...
November 2011
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What's Up With "Won't" and "Wont"?
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Suggest some words or submit articles! →
I’d love to know what sort of words you guys find interesting or any cool articles you’d like to share regarding linguistics!
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Need to memorize a lot of words fast? Write a...
Have you ever noticed that certain types of information, mostly small and numerous pieces of information, seem to disappear from memory the fastest? That’s because the brain is exposed to so much stimuli on a daily basis it has to constantly clean itself out. So, just staring at words with definitions isn’t going to work. Staring at words with definitions and a picture is better...
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What's Up With "Whom" and "Who"?
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If this is still confusing to you, rephrase your sentence to avoid the entire who/whom problem.
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Words That Evoke A Peaceful State of Mind →
(Click link to play a variety of vocab games to help you practice these words.)
solace
Comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
consolation
The act of consoling comfort.
mollify
To soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease.
balm
Anything that heals, soothes, or mitigates pain.
succor
Help; relief; aid; assistance.
lulling
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October 2011
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August 2011
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Natural brain state is primed to learn | New... →
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STUDYING for an exam? Begin by thinking your way into a learning state.
Until now, neuroscientists have focused on identifying parts of the brain that are active during learning. “But no one has looked at the preparedness state,” says John Gabrieli at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. “The idea is to identify before the event whether the brain is prepared to be a...
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