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• Word-a-day

Resources in This Category

• A Word A Day - Today's Word

  http://wordsmith.org/words/today.html
  Audio clip, definition, and example usage.

• Commonly Misspelled Words in English

  http://www.esldesk.com/vocabulary/misspelled-words
  Select a reference source and click on any word in a list to get a definition, pronunciation or translation of that word to your language. Take a quiz on spelling.

• Daily Vocabulary Test

  http://www.zdaily.com/vocabulary.htm
  A new short three question multiple choice quiz every day to test your vocabulary knowledge.

• Exploring Words

  http://www.wordexplorations.com/
  Another advanced English-vocabulary program for long-distance learners of all ages, everywhere.

• Grandiloquent Dictionary

  http://www.islandnet.com/~egbird/dict/dict.htm
  A collection of 2000 words which are often omitted from dictionaries, and are in danger of being eliminated from the English language.

• Heenan's Universal Dictionary

  http://www.wordskit.com/words/
  A collection of weird and wonderful words and their alternate meanings; sources, too, where available.

• International House of Logorrhea

  http://phrontistery.info/ihlstart.html
  An online dictionary of obscure and unusual words and obsolete terms to help enhance vocabulary; over 15,500 English words with brief definitions.

• The Phrontistery

  http://phrontistery.info/
  A site for lovers of obscure and unusual words, featuring a dictionary of rare words, word lists of vocabulary on specific topics, essays and discussions on etymology, vocabulary and language usage.

• Vocabulary Activities for Standardized Tests

  http://www.syvum.com/squizzes/vocabulary/
  Interactive activities on word lists based on themes.

• Word Info

  http://www.wordinfo.info/
  An English vocabulary dictionary with free searches of words from Latin and Greek sources.

 

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