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Vocabulary (voh-kab-yuh-ler-ee) -noun, plural = laries
  1. The stock of words used by or known to a particular people or group of persons: His Spanish vocabulary is limited. Technical vocabulary is always expanding.
  2. A list or collection of the words or phrases of a language, technical field, etc., usually arranged in alphabetical order and defined: Study the vocabulary in the third chapter of your textbook.
  3. The words of a language
  4. Any collection of signs or symbols constituting a means or system of nonverbal communication: vocabulary of a computer
  5. Any more or less specific group of forms characteristic of an artist, a style of art, architecture, or the like
[origin: ML vocabularium, n. use of neut. of vocabularius of words, equiv. to L vocabul(um) or "word" + arius or "pertaining to"]

As a young student, I was once given a large hardcover children's dictionary. It was full of brightly colored pictures and had about twenty words per page. I was fascinated by the book and spent hours reading the definitions. Later on, I read quite a bit and thus gained a decent familiarity with words. Occasionally I would ask my mother the question, "What does this word mean?" And she would invariably answer, "Go look it up!" Sometimes I followed through and did, but mostly my lazy side would win out and I wouldn't bother to look up the meaning. While I did have spelling exercises, and I was usually required to look up the definitions of the words on my spelling lists, that was pretty much the extent of my formal vocabulary training. That background has proven to be perfectly adequate for my daily life, but it was a haphazard approach to vocabulary.

By contrast, a number of my friends learned Latin as children—or at least learned Latin and Greek roots. There have been several instances when we have together come across words that we didn't know. I had to search for a dictionary to look it up; they were able to make an educated guess at the meaning of the word, saying, "that root means this, and this root means that, so the word must mean something like..." How I covet that skill!

To be sure, we'll function just fine without learning word roots. In our modern age of computers and the Internet, we have dictionaries galore at our fingertips, and can quickly find the meaning of a word if we need it. But with so much of the English language derived from classical roots (many other languages are, too!), it seems wise to pursue knowledge of those roots. Therefore, nearly all the curricula we carry are root-based.

The main exception to this is the Wordly Wise 3000 series, which teaches a carefully selected list of 3,000 words culled from current popular literature and high-stakes tests.

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Book of Roots
by Paul O'Brien
from Memoria Press
for 3rd-8th grade
in Memoria Press Latina Christiana (Location: FL-LATCHR)
$26.20
Critical Thinking Detective: Vocabulary Book 1
by Diane Hartsig
1st edition from Critical Thinking Books
in Critical Thinking Vocabulary (Location: VOC-CTP)
$8.99
Critical Thinking Detective: Vocabulary Book 2
by Diane Hartsig
1st edition from Critical Thinking Books
in Critical Thinking Vocabulary (Location: VOC-CTP)
$8.99
Cryptomania!
by Edith H. Fine; illustrated by Kim Doner
from Tricycle Press
for 2nd-5th grade
in Vocabulary Resources (Location: REF-VOC)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Daily Academic Vocabulary, Grade 5
from Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
for 5th grade
in Evan-Moor Vocabulary (Location: ZCLE-EM)
$18.00 $12.00 (1 in stock)
Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms
by Donald Borror
1st edition from Mayfield Publishing Co.
for 4th-Adult
in Vocabulary Resources (Location: REF-VOC)
$12.00 (1 in stock)
Dr. Dooriddles B1
by John H. Doolittle
from Critical Thinking Books
for 4th-7th grade
in Dr. Funster & Dr. Dooriddles (Location: LOG-DR)
$10.99 $6.00 (1 in stock)
Dr. Dooriddles B2
by John H. Doolittle
from Critical Thinking Books
for 4th-7th grade
in Dr. Funster & Dr. Dooriddles (Location: LOG-DR)
$10.99
Dr. Funster's Word Benders B1
by Howard Black, Sandra Parks
from Critical Thinking Books
for 5th-6th grade
in Dr. Funster & Dr. Dooriddles (Location: LOG-DR)
$3.50 (1 in stock)
English From the Roots Up Volume I
by Joegil Lundquist
from Literacy Unlimited Publications
for 2nd-12th grade
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
in English from the Roots Up (Location: VOC-ENGROOT)
English From the Roots Up Volume I - Word Cards
by Joegil Lundquist
from Literacy Unlimited Publications
for 2nd-12th grade
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
in English from the Roots Up (Location: VOC-ENGROOT)
$12.00 (1 in stock)
English from the Roots Up Volume II
by Joegil & Jeanne L. Lundquist
from Literacy Unlimited Publications
for 4th-12th grade
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
in English from the Roots Up (Location: VOC-ENGROOT)
English from the Roots Up Volume II - Word Cards
by Joegil & Joanne L. Lundquist
from Literacy Unlimited Publications
for 4th-12th grade
Cathy Duffy's 100 Top Picks
in English from the Roots Up (Location: VOC-ENGROOT)
Journey Through Grammar Land Parts 1 & 2
by Frode Jensen, Vernie O. Jones
from Wordsmiths
for 3rd-6th grade
in Jensen's English (Location: GRA-JENSEN)
Jumbles
by Noreen Conte
13.01th edition from Critical Thinking Books
for 3rd-5th grade
in Critical Thinking Vocabulary (Location: VOC-CTP)
$11.99
Marie's Words
for 3rd-8th grade
in Vocabulary Resources (Location: REF-VOC)
$12.00 (2 in stock)
Megawords 1
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-10th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$18.49
Megawords 1 - Teacher's Guide and Answer Key
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-10th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$25.69
Megawords 2 - Teacher's Guide and Answer Key
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 5th-6th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$25.69 $12.00 (1 in stock)
Megawords 3 - Teacher's Guide and Answer Key
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-10th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$25.69
Megawords 4
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-10th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$18.49
Megawords 4 - Teacher's Guide and Answer Key
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-10th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$25.69
Megawords 5
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-10th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$18.49
Megawords 5 - Teacher's Guide and Answer Key
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-10th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$25.69
Megawords 6
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-10th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$18.49
Megawords 6 - Teacher's Guide and Answer Key
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-10th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$25.69
Megawords 7
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-10th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$18.49 $9.00 (1 in stock)
Megawords 7 - Teacher's Guide and Answer Key
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-10th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$25.69
Megawords 8
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-10th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$18.49
Megawords 8 - Teacher's Guide and Answer Key
by Kristin Johnson & Polly Bayrd
121st edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 4th-10th grade
in Megawords (Location: SPE-MEGA)
$25.69
More Roots
by Sandra Everson
from Eternal Hearts
for 4th-8th grade
in Vocabulary Resources (Location: REF-VOC)
$10.00 (2 in stock)
Painless Vocabulary
by Michael Greenberg
2nd edition from Barron's
for 4th-8th grade
in Clearance: English & Language Arts (Location: ZCLE-LAN)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Painless Vocabulary
by Michael Greenberg
3rd edition from Barron's
for 4th-8th grade
in Vocabulary Resources (Location: REF-VOC)
$9.99 $6.00 (1 in stock)
Readers in Residence Volume 1
by Debra Bell
from Apologia Educational Ministries
for 4th-6th grade
in Miscellaneous Literature Curriculum (Location: LITCUR-MISC)
$64.00
Readers in Residence Volume 1 - Answer Key
by Debra Bell
from Apologia Educational Ministries
for 4th-6th grade
in Miscellaneous Literature Curriculum (Location: LITCUR-MISC)
$12.00
Ridgewood Analogies 2
by George Libonate
from Educators Publishing Service
for 5th grade
in EPS Analogies (Location: LOG-EPS)
$11.79
Ridgewood Analogies 2 - Guide
by George Libonate
from Educators Publishing Service
for 5th grade
in EPS Analogies (Location: LOG-EPS)
$5.29
Rummy Roots
by Sandra Everson
from Eternal Hearts
for 4th-8th grade
in Vocabulary Resources (Location: REF-VOC)
Science Vocabulary Crossword Puzzles Grades 4-6
by Noreen Conte
from Critical Thinking Books
for 4th-6th grade
in Critical Thinking Vocabulary (Location: VOC-CTP)
$12.00
Spelling DooRiddles B1
by John Doolittle
from Critical Thinking Books
for 4th-6th grade
in Spelling Resources (Location: REF-SPE)
$9.99
Spelling, Vocabulary, Poetry 5 - Kit
3rd edition from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Spelling & Vocabulary (Location: SPE-ABK)
$25.00 (1 in stock)
Spelling, Vocabulary, Poetry 5 - Teacher Edition/Poetry CD
5th edition from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Spelling & Vocabulary (Location: SPE-ABK)
Spelling, Vocabulary, Poetry 5 - Teacher Edition/Poetry CD
6th edition from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Spelling & Vocabulary (Location: SPE-ABK)
Spelling, Vocabulary, Poetry 5 - Test Book
5th edition from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Spelling & Vocabulary (Location: SPE-ABK)
Spelling, Vocabulary, Poetry 5 - Test Book
6th edition from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Spelling & Vocabulary (Location: SPE-ABK)
Spelling, Vocabulary, Poetry 5 - Test Key
5th edition from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Spelling & Vocabulary (Location: SPE-ABK)
$4.00 (5 in stock)
Spelling, Vocabulary, Poetry 5 - Test Key
6th edition from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Spelling & Vocabulary (Location: SPE-ABK)
Spelling, Vocabulary, Poetry 5 - Workbook
5th edition from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Spelling & Vocabulary (Location: SPE-ABK)
$11.00 (1 in stock)
Spelling, Vocabulary, Poetry 5 - Workbook
6th edition from A Beka Books
for 5th grade
in A Beka Spelling & Vocabulary (Location: SPE-ABK)
Synonymns Wrap-Up Keys
from Learning Wrap-Ups
for 3rd-6th grade
in Grammar Reference (Location: REF-GRA)
Vocabulary From Classical Roots 5
by Lee Mountain
from Educators Publishing Service
for 5th grade
in Vocabulary From Classical Roots (Location: VOC-VCR)
$18.69
Vocabulary from Classical Roots 5 - Teacher's Guide
from Educators Publishing Service
for 5th grade
in Vocabulary From Classical Roots (Location: VOC-VCR)
$35.59
Vocabulary from Classical Roots Book 5 - Test Book
by Lorraine Sintetos
from Educators Publishing Service
for 5th grade
in Vocabulary From Classical Roots (Location: VOC-VCR)
$10.00 (1 in stock)
Vocabulary Intro Wrap-Up Keys
from Learning Wrap-Ups
for 3rd-6th grade
in Vocabulary Resources (Location: REF-VOC)
Vocabulary Riddles Book 1
from Critical Thinking Books
for 4th-8th grade
in Critical Thinking Vocabulary (Location: VOC-CTP)
$8.99
Vocabulary Riddles Book 2
from Critical Thinking Books
for 4th-8th grade
in Critical Thinking Vocabulary (Location: VOC-CTP)
$8.99
Vocabulary Smarts 2
by Judy Wilson Goddard
1st edition from Critical Thinking Books
for 4th-5th grade
in Critical Thinking Vocabulary (Location: VOC-CTP)
$13.99
Vocabulary Virtuoso - Elementary
by Nancy Forderer
from Critical Thinking Books
for 4th-5th grade
in Critical Thinking Vocabulary (Location: VOC-CTP)
$19.99
Weighty Word Book
by Paul M. Levitt, Douglas A. Burger, and Elissa S. Guralnick, Illustrated by Janet Stevens
from University of New Mexico Press
for 2nd-6th grade
in Vocabulary Resources (Location: REF-VOC)
$10.00 (1 in stock)
Word Archeology
by Rebecca Locklear
for 4th-12th grade
in Vocabulary Resources (Location: REF-VOC)
$39.95
Word Roots A1
by Cherie Blanchard
from Critical Thinking Books
for 4th-12th grade
in Word Roots (Location: VOC-WR)
$9.00 (1 in stock)
Word Roots A2 (old)
by Cherie Blanchard
from Critical Thinking Books
for 4th-12th grade
in Clearance: English & Language Arts (Location: ZCLE-LAN)
$7.20 (1 in stock)
Word Roots Level 1
by Cherie Blanchard
from Critical Thinking Books
for 4th-12th grade
in Word Roots (Location: VOC-WR)
$26.99
Word Roots Level 2
by Cherie Blanchard
from Critical Thinking Books
for 4th-12th grade
in Word Roots (Location: VOC-WR)
$24.99
Word Smart Junior II
by C.L. Brantley
from Princeton Review
for 4th-6th grade
in Vocabulary Resources (Location: REF-VOC)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Wordly Wise 3000 Book 5
by Kenneth Hodkinson & Sandra Adams
4th edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 5th grade
in Wordly Wise 3000 Vocabulary (Location: VOC-WW3K)
$17.29
Wordly Wise 3000 Book 5 - Answer Key
by Kenneth Hodkinson & Sandra Adams
4th edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 5th grade
in Wordly Wise 3000 Vocabulary (Location: VOC-WW3K)
$9.49 $5.50 (1 in stock)
Wordly Wise 3000 Book 5 - Set
by Kenneth Hodkinson & Sandra Adams
4th edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 5th grade
in Wordly Wise 3000 Vocabulary (Location: VOC-WW3K)
$41.19
Wordly Wise 3000 Book 5 - Tests
by Kenneth Hodkinson & Sandra Adams
4th edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 5th grade
in Wordly Wise 3000 Vocabulary (Location: VOC-WW3K)
$18.99
Wordly Wise Book 2
by Kenneth Hodkinson & Joseph Ornato
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 5th grade
in Wordly Wise Vocabulary (Location: VOC-WW)
Wordly Wise Book 2 - Answer Key
by Kenneth Hodkinson & Joseph Ornato
2nd edition from Educators Publishing Service
for 5th grade
in Wordly Wise Vocabulary (Location: VOC-WW)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Words on the Vine
by Claudia Vurnakes
from Instructional Fair
for 5th - 8th Grade
in Vocabulary Resources (Location: REF-VOC)
$12.99 $4.00 (1 in stock)
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