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Back to SearchEpisode 89: Portentous, Esprit de Corps, Acquisitive, and more
Today's episode has a portentous feel to it... because today's first word is portentous. Matt and Mom break down ten lesser-known vocabulary words including acquisitive, pallid, esprit de corps, shoa…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Episode 88: Redoubt, backronym, atavistic, and more…
Ready to get your adrenals pumping? You've come to the right place. In today's non-atavistic, fast-paced episode, Matt and Mom cover 10 interesting vocabulary words and answer life's big, burning qu…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 87: Brio, Shambolic, Errantry, and more
We hope you're full of brio this week and ready to sally forth into the exciting world of vocab. In today's episode Matt and Mom break down the difference between running errands and errantry, why i…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 86: Pons asinorum, Solipsism, Turpitude, and more
If your podcasts are starting to sound like a monolith, you've come to the right place. This has to be the only podcast episode in the world with full breakdowns of gems like fartlek, turpitude, sol…
Published on 3 months ago
Episode 85: Maw, triptych, obelus, and more…
We hope this episode finds you in fine fettle! In today's potboiler of an episode, Matt and Mom delve into ten words, including maw, marginalia, obelus, salacious, triptych, and more. Let's hope thin…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Episode 84: Bathetic, Veblen Good, Furcula, and more
When you come to a furcula in life, what do you do? What do you call something that gets more expensive as the price goes up? And most importantly, what do you call one of those heaps of stones used …
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 83: Vermilion, mirth, expostulate, and more
Is today's episode filled with moments of divine afflatus? You'll have to be the judge. Matt and Mom break down ten words including expostulate, mirth, dogma, vermilion, and more, and give you mnemon…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 82: insipient, zhuzh, simulacrum, and more
If you're looking to zhuzh up your vocabulary, you've come to the right place. In today's episode Matt and Mom delve into the inner workings of hydroponics, show their prescience, do a little progno…
Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago
Episode 81: Review game #2
It's game week at Vocabulary Mnemonics. Matt and Mom take five words each from episodes 70-79 and quiz each other. Matt quizzes Mom on her words, and vice versa. Play along at home and see if you can…
Published on 4 months ago
Episode 80: Lagniappe, inimical, unctuous, and more
Welcome to the Vocabulary Mnemonics podcast. In today's episode, Matt and Mom discover a way to take the podcast to the next level: lagniappe. They go on to break down solarium, aqueous, rubric, inim…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago