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Pretty in 'Pink'

From Fuchsia to Baker-Miller Pink

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'Pride': The Word That Went From Vice to Strength

Do you take pride in Pride?

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June 2017 Words of the Day Quiz

Summer's first WOTD quiz.

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Is it wrong to use 'decimate' to mean 'destroy'?

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Kim and Kanye Might Have Hired a Surrogate Mother

From TMZ to the dictionary.

Healthy vs. Healthful

Why both words are equally good for you.

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'Pride': The Word That Went From Vice to Strength

Do you take pride in Pride?

Pink: The Color that Will Change Your Life

From Fuchsia to Baker-Miller Pink

That Sucks Word Alternatives

Your day is the worst. Your vocabulary is the best.

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'All the Feels,' All the Time

Once more, with 'feels'

Word Games

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June 2017 Words of the Day Quiz

Summer's first WOTD quiz.

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Yearbook Superlatives Quiz

Is that your picture under "Largest Vocabulary"?

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True or False?

Test your knowledge - and maybe learn something along the way.

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Dictionary Devil

The dictionary has been scrambled—can you put it back together?

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