Posts in Vocabulary & U

July 16th, 2010 in Vocabulary & U

Summer Movies at Vocabulary & U: Despicable Me

We end the week with the “paucity” and a line from A. O. Scott’s New York Times review of Despicable Me Read Article

July 15th, 2010 in Vocabulary & U

Summer Movies at Vocabulary & U: Cyrus

Our word today is “lugubrious.” Read Article

July 14th, 2010 in Vocabulary & U

Summer Movies at Vocabulary & U: The Last Airbender

Today’s movie is The Last Airbender and today’s word is “explication.” Read Article

July 13th, 2010 in Vocabulary & U

Summer Movies at Vocabulary & U: Knight and Day

Today’s word is “froth,” the noun Read Article

July 12th, 2010 in Vocabulary & U

Summer Movies at Vocabulary & U: The Kids Are All Right

Today’s word is “repose.” Read Article

July 9th, 2010 in Vocabulary & U

Thomas Pynchon Week at Vocabulary & U: Carrion

We end the week with the word “carrion.” Read Article

July 8th, 2010 in Vocabulary & U

Thomas Pynchon Week at Vocabulary & U: Blithe

Hello again from Vocabulary & U. Today we look at the beautiful word “blithe.” Read Article

July 7th, 2010 in Vocabulary & U

Thomas Pynchon Week at Vocabulary & U: Wizened

Welcome back to Vocabulary & U. Today we have the word “wizened.” Read Article

July 6th, 2010 in Vocabulary & U

Thomas Pynchon Week at Vocabulary & U: Vamp

Happy Tuesday from Vocabulary & U. Today’s word is “vamp,” the verb Read Article

July 5th, 2010 in Vocabulary & U

Thomas Pynchon Week at Vocabulary & U: Array

Welcome to the first day of Thomas Pynchon week at Vocabulary & U. Today’s word is “array.” Read Article