Vocabulary Builder

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Word of the Day

Serendipity

/ˌserənˈdipədē/ • noun

The occurrence of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.

Example: "Finding that $20 bill was pure serendipity - just when I needed lunch money!"

Synonyms: chance, accident, luck, fortune, coincidence

Vocabulary Building Exercises

1. Word Families

Learn related words together to expand vocabulary faster:

Root Word Related Forms
HAPPY happiness, happily, unhappy, happier, happiest
CREATE creation, creative, creator, creativity, recreate
THINK thought, thinker, thinking, thoughtful, rethink
MOVE movement, mover, moving, movable, remove

2. Prefix Power

Understanding prefixes helps decode new words:

UN- (not)
unable, unhappy, unclear, unfair
RE- (again)
redo, rewrite, restart, return
PRE- (before)
preview, prepare, prevent, predict
OVER- (too much)
overeat, overflow, overdone, overtime

3. Context Clues Practice

Try to guess the meaning of the bold word from context:

"The student was meticulous in her work, checking every detail three times and organizing everything perfectly."

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Meticulous means extremely careful and precise about details.

Common Word Roots

Latin Roots

  • AQUA (water): aquarium, aquatic
  • BENE (good): benefit, benevolent
  • CENT (hundred): century, percent
  • DICT (speak): dictionary, predict
  • FORM (shape): transform, uniform

Greek Roots

  • AUTO (self): automatic, automobile
  • BIO (life): biology, biography
  • CHRON (time): chronological, chronic
  • GRAPH (write): photograph, autograph
  • PHON (sound): telephone, symphony

Daily Practice Tips

  1. Read actively - Note unfamiliar words and look them up
  2. Use new words - Try to use 3 new words in conversation daily
  3. Keep a word journal - Write down new words with meanings
  4. Play word games - Crosswords, Scrabble, and Wordle build vocabulary
  5. Learn word origins - Etymology helps remember meanings
  6. Use our tools - Explore words with our Jumble Solver

Quick Vocabulary Quiz

Test yourself with these words:

Ubiquitous
See definition

Present everywhere at once

Eloquent
See definition

Fluent and persuasive in speaking

Enigma
See definition

A puzzling or mysterious person/thing

Vocabulary Goals

  • Learn 5 new words per week
  • Master 20 root words
  • Read for 30 minutes daily
  • Complete daily word puzzles
  • Review words weekly