WORD LISTS

The Top 50 Word Lists Created by Visual Thesaurus Subscribers

Spelling Bee Words (100 words)
June 27, 2008
By Ben Zimmer(New York, NY)
Words that have appeared frequently in the National Spelling Bee. Try the VT Spelling Bee! http://www.visualthesaurus.com/bee/
Fun Words (19 words)
August 30, 2008
By Jane C.
Unusual (to me) words that are evocative, entertaining, or otherwise a hoot!
Spiritual List (26 words)
May 23, 2008
By Indigo75(Jacksonville, FL)
A list of encouraging words that will inspire you and get you through the fiery trials of life. In addition, words that we all should embrace and live...
OUR TOWN words (34 words)
August 24, 2008
By Shannon R.(Brooklyn, NY)
These are words that were taken from Thornton Wilder's play, Our Town. While most of the characters are plain-spoken, Wilder used more challenging...
Unit 10 Words (20 words)
January 29, 2008
By Elizabeth W.
Vocabulary Workshop Level B
nice spider diagrams (21 words)
August 19, 2008
By Marc Tinkler(New York, NY)
A collection of words that have nice visual diagrams(spiders)...
Corporate Brand (23 words)
August 10, 2008
By Kristen T.(Evanston, IL)
practical
Critter Qualities (17 words)
May 21, 2008
By Orin Hargraves(MD)
I look for excuses to use these elegant Latinate adjectives that denote characteristics of animals
Apocaluxe (16 words)
February 10, 2007
By Georg-Christof B.
A. is the epitome of fashion decadence which, dancing on the volcano - radiates luxury and noble arrogance.
/sk-/ words (15 words)
July 25, 2008
By Ben Zimmer(New York, NY)
Words beginning with the /sk/ sound suggesting brisk movement. See: " Skedaddle, Scadoodle, Skidoo, Skadoosh! "
Nan's favorites (15 words)
February 17, 2008
By Nancy V.
cool words
Word Lover Words (48 words)
November 10, 2007
By Jim B.
These are great words I need to learn.
Byrd's Practice Words (86 words)
September 20, 2007
By Jim B.
Words from 1000 Most Important Words by Norman Schur that I need to master.
Negatives (9 words)
October 3, 2008
By Lars(Scotland United Kingdom)
Behaviors or attributes to avoid at all cost.
Crucible Act II (11 words)
August 25, 2008
By Diana B.
Words from The Crucible
Jabberwocky (16 words)
July 24, 2008
By Carol A.
Favorite words from Lewis Carroll's poem, Jabberwocky from Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There, 1872
Trademarks (32 words)
September 6, 2008
By Marc Tinkler(New York, NY)
Everyday words that are trademarked that you might not think were...
Maybe it's not the PowerPoints (10 words)
April 29, 2008
By Eliza M.
"What should people take away from a presentation?" Answer this question first. Consider these key words. You'll be well on your way to meeting the...
Sh Yiddish Words (16 words)
February 6, 2008
This is a list of Yiddish Words starting with Sh.
A More Perfect Union - Barach Obama speech (36 words)
May 22, 2008
By Augusto T.(Rio de Janeiro Brazil)
Highlighted vocabulary from the speech
The Original: Words that make you sound smart (accept no imitations) (17 words)
April 27, 2008
By Paul P.
Good for improving your vocabulary. I get them from WOD email, but I only pick the ones I can envision myself using.
sesquipedalianism (23 words)
May 1, 2008
By Ben Zimmer(New York, NY)
Some super-long words (20+ letters, no hyphens or spaces).
Word bag (358 words)
April 7, 2007
By Kent H.
Nice words I have collected from reading.
Intriguing Words (20 words)
April 1, 2008
By judy G.
Words that I like and that might be interesting to kids at school
Things to be afraid of! (19 words)
April 24, 2008
By Marc Tinkler(New York, NY)
A few of the phobias listed in the Visual Thesaurus.
Word Mastery for Ivy League Vocabulary (250 words)
November 18, 2007
By Jim B.
Words I need to master.
Antiquarians' Checklist (21 words)
September 23, 2008
By Jyoti
Words used to assess prospective acquisitions
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (38 words)
September 5, 2008
By Trent W.
Student mined vocabualry 2008-2009
Words you don't need to use (6 words)
May 21, 2008
By Magda Pecsenye(New York, NY)
These are words that are overused or abused. Dollar words when a ten cent word will express your meaning just as well.
Social + Technology (6 words)
May 1, 2008
By George B.(Falls Church, VA)
Current hype about social media leads me to follow leads through social + technology + networks + communication + stuff.
Freedom (29 words)
March 10, 2008
By anita H.
FLW
Saroya Meyer (5 words)
February 5, 2007
By Saroya M.
Baekjul Boogool
Words Pronounced Differently when Capitalized (49 words)
April 25, 2008
By Gwen C. Aquinas
Some words chage their pronunciation when capitalized. Source:http://jeff560.tripod.com/words3.html
Menu Words (35 words)
July 3, 2008
By Jay B.(Omaha, NE)
Words that help describe menu items
Persuasion in six words (6 words)
April 23, 2008
By Eliza M.
First you've got a deal, then you sweeten the offer with a pitch. Then you've got to demonstrate its value to someone.
Mood Words (66 words)
April 20, 2007
By Karen H.
Can you put into words the "Many Moods of You?" Step up to the Mood Plate, and give it a swing! You might just re-define yourself, or that "special...
Travel Words (13 words)
May 16, 2007
By Erin H.
Used for Quick Guides 05/07, Add: home is where the heart is, across the country, down the block, around the world, take a trip, cross the globe,...
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (51 words)
October 5, 2008
By Dean S.
These are words used in the book "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", written by J.K. Rowling.
Science (128 words)
October 5, 2008
By Dean S.
These are words related to Science.
TWIV (60 words)
September 30, 2008
By Larry H.
CLH This Week in Vocabulary words
wordprint: 92808 (10 words)
September 30, 2008
By Eliza M.
A week of assignments featuring watches, autos, and career coaching. Some interesting words offer a common lesson: performance equals strength.
September 29 (20 words)
September 29, 2008
By Annette S.(Round Rock, TX)
Homophones
Neither a borrower nor lender be (14 words)
September 26, 2008
By Eliza M.
Every time one of these financial times comes around, a new buzzword arises to stabilize our fears against sad reminders of the last one.
Fluorescence (6 words)
September 25, 2008
By Dean S.
These words are related to Fluorescence. Fluorescent minerals are beautiful when viewed under ultraviolet light. Here is a link to some of these...
The Tell Tale Heart (15 words)
September 25, 2008
By Linda B.(Staunton, VA)
The story is written by Edgar A. Poe who used the vivid words to describe how he felt and how he saw.
Rocks and Minerals (23 words)
September 25, 2008
By Dean S.
Collecting Rocks and Minerals is a great hobby. Definitions are from http://www.conservapedia.com
U.S. Constitution (15 words)
September 25, 2008
By Dean S.
These are words used in the Constitution of the United States of America. Definitions provided by http://www.conservapedia.com
Book of Mormon (15 words)
September 25, 2008
By Dean S.
Words used in the Book of Mormon. I used "GUIDE TO THE SCRIPTURES", http://scriptures.lds.org/en/gs/contents, for the word descriptions. Each entry...
New Testament (15 words)
September 25, 2008
By Dean S.
These are words used in the New Testament of the Bible. I used "GUIDE TO THE SCRIPTURES", http://scriptures.lds.org/en/gs/contents, for the word...
Old Testament (12 words)
September 25, 2008
By Dean S.
These are words used in the Old Testament of the Bible. I used "GUIDE TO THE SCRIPTURES", http://scriptures.lds.org/en/gs/contents, for the word...