Showing posts with label vocabulary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vocabulary. Show all posts
Monday, December 30, 2024

The Snob Society Tries to Make Up on New Year's Day: A short-short story...

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Friday, December 27, 2024

The Snob Club Meets on New Year's Eve: A fictional short-short story and...

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Tuesday, December 24, 2024

The Christmas Party From Hell: A short-short story

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Monday, November 22, 2021

66 Words You Should Use

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These are words that even many educated don't use but should. My Psychology Today article today lists 66, defines them and uses them in...
Wednesday, July 22, 2020

19 Words That Make You Seem Smart . . . And actually make you smarter

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Of course, a list of words that convey intelligence could fill a small dictionary, but given space limitations, My Psycholog...
Sunday, June 11, 2017

41 Useful Words and a Fun Way to Learn Them

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In the 5th and final installment of a five-part series aimed at helping professionals improve their vocabulary, I offer 41 words that are ...
Thursday, June 1, 2017

Saying What You Intend: 17 distinctions you should make.

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This is the final installment in a four-part series designed to help professionals take their vocabulary to the highest level likely nee...
Wednesday, May 31, 2017

The Beyond-the-GRE Word Quiz, plus the 327 words on my to-learn list.

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My PsychologyToday.com article today is the third in a four-part series aimed at helping professionals take their vocabulary to the high...
Tuesday, May 30, 2017

The Meaning Behind the Meaning: A short-short story about lexical love

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This is the second in a three-part series. It's for professionals who'd like to improve their vocabulary. The words are particula...
Tuesday, May 23, 2017

46 Uncommon But Useful Words

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As my PsychologyToday.com contribution today, I define 46 uncommon but useful words.