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Vocabulary Lists:

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.

http://www.esldesk.com/esl-quizzes/misspelled-words/misspelled-words.htm

Daily Vocabulary Test

A new short three question multiple choice quiz every day to test your vocabulary knowledge.

http://www.zdaily.com/vocabulary.htm

Graand

Free Classified Ads Portal

www.graand.com

Dave's Choice Words

Dave's Choice Words are fun, free vocabulary building exercises.

http://www.davidfisco.com/dcwindex.php

English Words from Chinese

English words which have come into the language from Chinese.

http://spotlightongames.com/quote/chinesewords.html

Exploring Words

Another advanced English-vocabulary program for long-distance learners of all ages, everywhere.

http://www.wordexplorations.com/

Grandiloquent Dictionary

A collection of 2000 words which are often omitted from dictionaries, and are in danger of being eliminated from the English language.

http://www.islandnet.com/~egbird/dict/dict.htm

Heenan's Universal Dictionary

A collection of weird and wonderful words and their alternate meanings; sources, too, where available.

http://www.wordskit.com/words/

International House of Logorrhea

An online dictionary of obscure and unusual words and obsolete terms to help enhance vocabulary; over 15,500 English words with brief definitions.

http://phrontistery.info/ihlstart.html

The 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.

http://phrontistery.info/

Vocab Vitamins

Introduces an uncommon word or phrase each day, along with a definition. Includes archives, and a daily email service.

http://www.vocabvitamins.com/

Vocabulary Activities for Standardized Tests

Interactive activities on word lists based on themes.

http://www.syvum.com/squizzes/vocabulary/

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.

http://vocabularymail.com/

A Word A Day - Today's Word

Audio clip, definition, and example usage.

http://wordsmith.org/words/today.html

Word of the Year

Find out which word Merriam-Webster named the word of the year and click through their list of most popular words.

http://reference.aol.com/nowyouknow/word-of-the-year

WordGenie

An electronic vocabulary enhancement system that runs as a screen saver on your PC computer.

http://wordgenie.hypermart.net/

Berbatov & Brown out for Man Utd

Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov will miss two games, while defender Wes Brown is out for up to five weeks.

news.bbc.co.uk

Kinnear open to role for Shearer

Manager Joe Kinnear tells the BBC's Football Focus "the door is always open" for Alan Shearer to work at Newcastle.

news.bbc.co.uk

Jail comedy course? You must be joking, says minister

A stand-up comedy course at a top security prison is cancelled by the justice minister.

news.bbc.co.uk

Clinton 'will accept State post'

Hillary Clinton will agree to serve as secretary of state under US President-elect Barack Obama, the New York Times reports.

news.bbc.co.uk

Gallas 'stripped' of captain role

William Gallas is stripped of the Arsenal captaincy after his public attack on the team, BBC Sport understands.

news.bbc.co.uk

Pickle 'n' mix

What's the point of Woolworths these days?

news.bbc.co.uk

Darling 'cannot avoid tax rises'

Alistair Darling may be forced to set out future taxes rises to pay for a short-term boost to the economy, the BBC understands.

news.bbc.co.uk

BBC local video scheme rejected

The BBC Trust rejects the corporation's plans to launch a £68m network of local news websites with video content.

news.bbc.co.uk

'Not just pirates'

Somali man says world ignores their real problems

news.bbc.co.uk

'No justification' for Brand show

Lewd calls from Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross to actor Andrew Sachs had "no editorial justification", the BBC Trust says.

news.bbc.co.uk

Citigroup plunges on uncertainty

Shares in Citigroup, one of the biggest banks in the US, fall amid continued uncertainty about the firm's future.

news.bbc.co.uk

No green shoots

Job losses affecting us all, says grocer in our High Street

news.bbc.co.uk

OAP targeted in 'animal' attack

An 18-year-old behaved "almost animal" when he punched, kicked and robbed a frail elderly pensioner in her home.

news.bbc.co.uk

Train fares to rise 6% in January

Rail passengers will face big fare rises in January - with some tickets going up by double the rate of inflation.

news.bbc.co.uk

Welfare changes

Lone parent work reforms set to cause division

news.bbc.co.uk

Moscow super skyscraper halted

The Russian firm building Europe's tallest tower suspends work, citing the global credit crisis

news.bbc.co.uk

Send your video, pictures and story ideas

Have you got a good story? BBC News wants to hear from you.

news.bbc.co.uk

Teacher guilty of 'incompetence'

A primary school teacher becomes the first in Scotland to admit charges of serious professional incompetence.

news.bbc.co.uk

In pictures

Images of carefree royal moments up for sale

news.bbc.co.uk

Double death crash couple jailed

A woman and her partner are jailed for killing a young couple whom they hit with their Jaguar at 113mph (181km/h).

news.bbc.co.uk

Aircraft seat company in job cuts

A County Down aerospace firm blames global economic conditions for considering up to 95 redundancies.

news.bbc.co.uk

VAT fraudster must pay back £26m

A man jailed for his part in a multi-million pound VAT fraud is told to sell his assets to repay £26m to the government.

news.bbc.co.uk

Pirates 'earned $150m this year'

Somali pirates have been paid more than $150m (£101m) in ransoms in the past 12 months, Kenya's foreign minister says.

news.bbc.co.uk

Fragmented world

Are US predictions for the next 20 years accurate?

news.bbc.co.uk

Car bomb accused 'is a pacifist'

An NHS doctor accused of masterminding car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow is a peaceful man, his barrister tells a court.

news.bbc.co.uk