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volition - vocabulary

nounAn act or exercise of will; the act of choosing, willing, or resolving. The good, by affinity, seek the good; the vile, by affinity, the vile. Thus of their own volition, souls proceed into heaven, into hell.—Ralph Waldo Emerson Address before ...

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7 years ago

voracious - vocabulary

adjectiveEating with greediness or in very large quantities; very eager or avid, as in a voracious reader. The fish in neighboring streams and lakes are so voracious, it is said, that fishermen have to stand out of sight behind trees while baiting th...

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7 years ago

wanton - vocabulary

adjectiveDone, used, or shown maliciously, without justification; done without motive or provocation, headstrong; without regard for right and wrong; sexually loose, lascivious; excessively luxurious. At this moment, my small daughter being out, I am...

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7 years ago

waive - vocabulary

verbTo relinquish, especially temporarily, as a right or claim; to refrain from claiming or insisting on; to put aside for a time, postpone, defer. In law, to relinquish a known right. "Well, even granting that, I don't think health has anything to d...

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7 years ago

zealot - vocabulary

nounOne who espouses a cause or pursues an object in an immoderately partisan manner; a true believer. To attempt the destruction of our passions is the height of folly. What a noble aim is that of the zealot who tortures himself like a madman in ord...

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7 years ago

zeitgeist - vocabulary

nounA German word, often appearing in the uppercase, which means “the spirit of the times” or “the general intellectual or temper characteristic of a particular period of time.” These days, it’s perfectly acceptable to write the word in the...

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7 years ago

schadenfreude - vocabulary

A German word meaning the delight in the suffering of others. It often appears capitalized, as all German nouns are capitalized. But in English, the lowercase is perfectly proper.Pronounced: shahd-n-froi-duh. But I began to notice, both in media cove...

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7 years ago

L'esprit de l'escalier - vocabulary

This French term describes the predicament everyone has experienced: thinking of the ideal comeback after the moment has passed, indeed, after it’s too late. The term literally translates to “stairway wit,” that is, thinking of the perfect reto...

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7 years ago

Build Your Vocabulary

In this section, we have provided short discussions of 406 words. In each, we define the word and then provide an example of its use by top writers in literature or the media.This list will especially help young people studying for college-entrance e...

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7 years ago

February - correct spelling

February proper nounExample: I’ll meet you in Key West in February....

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7 years ago

GrammaRight - Clickable Help for Writers

What Is GrammaRight?GrammaRight is a series of HTML help files. They contain virtually all the content you find here at Grammar.com. If you want grammar sources you can print, then you should download our Grammar eBooks. But if you want a resource fo...

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7 years ago

prepare - correct spelling

prepare - verb  Example: He tried to prepare a gourmet dinner....

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7 years ago

realistic - correct spelling

realistic - adjective  Example: We have a realistic chance for success....

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7 years ago

GrammaRight Grammar Software Sample Page - However

Here’s a sample page from GrammaRight grammar software, which shows the proper use of the word however as a conjunctive adverb. ...

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7 years ago

GrammaRight Sample Page - Subjunctive Mood

This sample page from GrammaRight shows the screen you get when you type into the Search Box "What is the subjunctive mood?" Sample Page from GrammaRight...

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7 years ago

Egg on Your Face

This Grammar eBook explores the most prevalent grammatical mistakes people make. Each mistake is thoroughly discussed and illustrated with examples in the media and on the Internet.Here's a list of The Top 25 Grammatical Mistakes Subject-Verb Disagre...

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7 years ago

Sample Page - Developing a Powerful Writing Style

This Grammar eBook will teach you how to develop a powerful and compelling writing style — don't miss out on this very special opportunity! Buy this e-book now for $7.95 only! ...

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7 years ago

Sample Page - Understanding the Parts of Speech

This Grammar eBook explains all you need to know about the 8 parts of speech. Buy this e-book now for $9.95 only! ...

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7 years ago

Sample Page - Common Grammatical Mistakes

This Grammar eBook explores common grammatical mistakes people make. Buy this e-book now for $5.95 only! ...

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7 years ago

Sample Page - Rules on Punctuation

This Grammar eBook thoroughly explains the rules on properly using all punctuation marks. Buy this e-book now for $3.95 only! ...

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7 years ago

Sample Page - The Awful 'Like' Word

Download this free eBook. Send the file to all your contacts. The 'like' word threatens your career. Get this e-book now for FREE! ...

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7 years ago

Sample Page - Egg on Your Face

This Grammar eBook discusses the Top 25 Grammatical Mistakes. Buy this e-book now for $7.95 only! ...

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7 years ago

Sample Page - Build Your Vocabulary

Learn 406 words smart people should know. Ideal for those studying for college-entrance exams. Buy this e-book now for $7.95 only! ...

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7 years ago

promulgate - vocabulary

verb To make known through public declaration; formally proclaim; publish. Note: In law, we say that Congress enacted a statute. But we say that a federal agency promulgated a regulation. One need not be a Scientologist—as I emphatically am not—t...

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7 years ago

spurious - vocabulary

adjectiveNot genuine, authentic, or true; not from the pretended or proper source; counterfeit. Jargon is the verbal sleight of hand that makes the old hat seem newly fashionable; it gives an air of novelty and specious profundity to ideas that, if s...

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7 years ago

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