As many educators and researchers will attest, there’s no exact science to choosing vocabulary words—no inherent reason the word “detest” is more important to teach than “despise,” or why “compassion” ...

On the Reading sections of both the ACT and SAT , test-takers encounter a fair number of vocabulary-in-context questions. As you prepare for either test, practice these three techniques to ...

Words are the building blocks of language and the key predictors of how educated, professional and social a person is. Yet, most people struggle with effectively increasing their vocabulary as they ...