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 ...
Category: Improving vocabulary
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: “...
Why I Love Perspicacious
It’s quite a word, sitting there under my picture in the right side bar of this blog: perspicacious. Fun to say. Try it. I think it has something to do with ...
Why Isn’t October the Eighth Month of the Year?
How October came to be our 10th month instead of our 8th.
The Perfect Vocab Word for Banned Book Week: Expurgated
Last Week’s Quiz Winners Wow! I’m happy that so many word nerds turned up for last week’s vocabulary quiz! I had six winners! Yippee! (Next month, maybe I s...