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Vocabulary Mnemonics

From legerdemain to scrupulousness, from tatterdemalion to kempt, we have the memory tools to help you remember GRE vocabulary, Latin and Greek phrases, medical terms and more -- forever.

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Episode 45: Christmas words like Advent, bauble,...

Vocabulary Mnemonics ·

2024/12/21

It's Christmas week! With the big day nearly here, we're celebrating. We break down a few grinch-related words, the advent of Jesus, and even a few phobias that may trigger this time of year. Enjoy!

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Episode 44: Profligate, stoat, gossamer, and more!

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2024/12/14

It's December! You know what that means: profligate spending, pithy Christmas cards, stoats changing colors...We cover all this and more in today's episode. Stay tuned to hear Mom put all ten of our words into the Big Sentence. Enjoy!

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22:42

Episode 43: Imprimatur, supercilious, come a cropper,...

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2024/12/07

Has life turned turtle? Did things come a cropper this week? Then this week's episode is sure to get your imprimatur. Stick around to the end for mom's particularly impressive Big Sentence. Enjoy!

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25:26

Episode 42: Dun, noblesse oblige, propitious

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2024/11/30

It may be a vacation week in America, but vocabulary doesn't take any days off. Thus, we feel it our noblesse oblige to provide a new episode.This week we cover propitious, dun, salient, arcane, and more! Enjoy!

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Episode 41: Thanksgiving words: cornucopia, pemmican,...

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2024/11/23

With Thanksgiving coming up, we're doing words associated with the holiday. When we say "associated with," we're using the term loosely, but each one does have at least some connection. The late, great William Bradford would be proud.We break down words like tricorn, cornucopia, bewigged, and more. Feel free to use them around the dinner table! Enjoy!

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Episode 40: Pule, bowdlerize, detritus, and more!

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2024/11/16

If you puled (or mewled) your way through the week, hopefully today's episode will leave you leaving you feeling happy and confident enough to solve even the most difficult Gordian Knot. We discuss epicurean, animus, cur, and more -- and provide mnemonics to help you remember each one. Enjoy!

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Episode 39: Quisling, logorrhea, obambulate, and more!

Vocabulary Mnemonics ·

2024/11/09

This week is unintentionally tongue-twister week.Funambulist, logorrhea, obambulate... try saying all those ten times fast. We break down each one, and more, and give you mnemonics to help you remember them, hopefully forever. Enjoy!

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Episode 38: Election words like kakistocracy,...

Vocabulary Mnemonics ·

2024/11/02

Welcome to the least-divisive, least-political election podcast episode available today. It's election week here in the U.S., so we're doing election-themed words. Some words, like precinct, may be more familiar. But we've also found some lesser-known gems, like kakistocracy and hustings. Enjoy!

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Episode 37: Shakespeare words like foison, inhearse,...

Vocabulary Mnemonics ·

2024/10/26

It's Shakespeare week! The Bard of Avon invented and popularized a wide range of words, some of which you're probably familiar with, others less so. In this week's episode we break down 10 and give mnemonics to help you remember them.Enjoy!

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Episode 36: Inure, plaudit, crepuscular, and more!

Vocabulary Mnemonics ·

2024/10/20

We hope to earn your plaudits with this week's episode. We cover a wide range of words, from crepuscular to inure to ignominious and more. Stay tuned to hear mom combine all the words together in The Big Sentence. Enjoy!

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Episode 35: Salubrious, obtuse, punctilious, and more!

Vocabulary Mnemonics ·

2024/10/12

If you suffer from word agoraphobia, this episode is for you. Once you hear the mnemonics for salubrious, punctilious, quixotic, coeval, and more, you'll never be left in a panic, wondering what to say. We also cover two words from previous episodes. We'll pretend we did it on purpose to help you review -- see if you can figure out which ones they are. Enjoy!

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Episode 34: Promulgate, taxonomy, surmount, and more!

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2024/10/05

This week we promulgate the truism that you CAN learn vocabulary words with the best of them. So long as you're not incorrigible, of course.Tune in to discover mnemonics for taxonomy, promulgate, whinge,venal, acumen, and more!

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Episode 33: Ineffable, dilatory, lithe, and more!

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2024/09/28

Today's episode is not ineffable. But it's not fatuous or Byzantine either. The hope is that it will get you one step closer to achieving eudaimonia. Enjoy!

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Episode 32: Mawkish, aplomb, prurient, and more!

Vocabulary Mnemonics ·

2024/09/21

If you've spent the summer estivating, it's time to get out there are start using new vocabulary words with aplomb.We cover a redoubtable collection of words this week, including prurient, apocryphal, mawkish, and more. Enjoy!

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Episode 31: Maudlin, abattoir, grok, and more!

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2024/09/14

It's an ad cliche to say that such and such has "something for everyone," but that just might be true of today's episode. This week's words come from many different areas of life. Whether you're a sci-fi nerd hoping to learn Martian, a movie buff looking forward to a film's denouement, a slaughterhouse worker trying to sound smart, or a thirsty desert dweller looking to slake your thirst, you'll find a word you can use. Enjoy!

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Episode 30: elide, portmanteau, gasconade, and more!

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2024/09/07

Matt and Mom go a bit meta in today's episode. Almost every featured word is a word about words.You'll discover what a diphthong is (and how to pronounce it), the difference between an aphorism and a bromide, the word to use when you want to omit a word, and more. Enjoy!

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Episode 29 (review): Ephemeral, enervate, inchoate,...

Vocabulary Mnemonics ·

2024/08/31

In this episode, we review some of our most useful words. Some of these are words you hear in daily life but may not be comfortable using on your own. Others are less common but are great additions to your vocabulary. If you're a long-time listener, see how many you can remember. Enjoy!

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Episode 28: Flaneur, melee, velleity, and more!

Vocabulary Mnemonics ·

2024/08/24

Matt went with highly unusual words this week. Mom went with tip-of-your-tongue. Combined, they make for an eclectic collection including flaneur, velleity, melee, and more.Somehow mom still manages to put all ten together in The Big Sentence. Enjoy!

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Episode 27: Latin week including Deus ex machina, mea...

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2024/08/17

While this week's episode won't be our magnum opus, we're showing our bona fides with Latin words and phrases!What do Jurassic Park and The Princess Bride have to do with the phrase Deus ex machina? What's the smart way to tell someone they got ripped off? And has mom met her match, or will she be able to pull off a sentence using all ten Latin phrases? Find out in this week's episode!

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Episode 26: Hoi Polloi, pulchritudinous, recondite,...

Vocabulary Mnemonics ·

2024/08/10

Is it serendipity that brought you to today's episode? We'd like to think so. After all, where else can you hear pulchritudinous, hoi polloi, fetid, and seven more recondite words all used together in a surprisingly cogent sentence? Thanks for listening -- enjoy the show!

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