Reference - Dictionaries - Vocabulary Lists
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Exploring Words
- Another advanced English-vocabulary program for long-distance learners of all ages, everywhere.
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MT Desk
- Word lists by medical speciality including Alternative Medicine, Cardiovascular, Dermatology/Skin, and other areas of care.
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X-empt's Online Dictionary
- Use this dictionary to look up a list of words all at once.
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Grandiloquent Dictionary
- A collection of 2000 words which are often omitted from dictionaries, and are in danger of being eliminated from the English language.
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MyWordaDay
- Expand your vocabulary with this free service teaches new words and restores the ones that slipped away.
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WordGenie
- An electronic vocabulary enhancement system that runs as a screen saver on your PC computer.
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Daily Vocabulary Test
- A new short three question multiple choice quiz every day to test your vocabulary knowledge.
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VocabularyMail.com
- A free daily email broadcast of one to three words, their definitions, and explanations and examples of how to use them effectively in your speech and writing.
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The Spizzerinctum Page
- Obscure words in a quiz format that includes .wav files of pronunciations.
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Finktoaster
- A collaborative dictionary. Add your own words and definitions.
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International House of Logorrhea
- A online dictionary of obscure and unusual words and obsolete terms to help enhance vocabulary; over 14,000 English words with brief definitions.
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Heenan's Universal Dictionary
- A collection of weird and wonderful words and their alternate meanings; sources, too, where available.
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Forthright's Phrontistery
- 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.
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Vokabeln.net
- Web-based vocabulary trainer with a multilanguage interface. Features shortcuts for special characters used in ~100 languages.
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English Words from Chinese
- English words which have come into the language from Chinese.
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Vocabulary Activities for Standardized Tests
- Interactive activities on word lists based on themes.
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Shoecabbages
- A listing of words which have different meanings in other languages.
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Commonly Misspelled Words in English
- 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.
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Travlang's Words for Travellers
- Includes a daily English word and its translation in many other languages.
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NCES Students' Classroom
- Provides meaning of a word daily from Webster's dictionary.
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day
- A searchable dictionary and thesaurus. Includes word games, daily word with its meaning, history, usage in sentences, and etymology.
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Wordsmith.org
- Features a daily word with its meaning, etymology, usage and pronunciation. Also offers anagrams, acronyms, dictionary and thesaurus by email.
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Word of the Day
- Lists the meaning of the word and etymology from three different dictionaries.
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Oxford English Dictionary : Daily Word
- Features a daily word with its meaning, pronunciation, spelling, etymology, and date chart.
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Hawaiian Word of the Day
- Learn a Hawaiian word and its meaning, surf the Hawaii sites directory and learn food recipes.
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AmericanLiterature.com
- A word of the day with its meaning from the American vocabulary, an archive of previous words, and daily quotes.
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Hebrew - Word of the Day
- Offers mailing list two or three times per week featuring modern day and biblical Hebrew words. Provides information on subscribing.
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Word of the Day - Spanish Language
- Contains a word from the Spanish vocabulary each day of the month.
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German Word of the Day
- Learn German words with meanings and pronunciations.
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Mot du Jour - French Word of the Day
- Provides a new French word emailed daily with pronunciation, example of usage, and related words. Includes archive of previous French words, and subscription information.
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Italian Word of the Day
- Features a new word every day spoken in Italian by a native speaker and a phrase using the word in an example. Includes translation in English.
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AWG Word of the Day
- A word of the day mailing list with an online archive.
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Ransford.org Word of the Day
- Features a mailing list, with daily post of a new word.
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Dictionary.com : Word of the Day
- Features daily word, meaning, usage and etymology. Also includes a daily word mailing list.
