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March 31, 2026 · 6 min read

What GRE, CAT and GMAT Vocabulary Have in Common

Three different exams, three different formats — but the vocabulary they test overlaps more than you think.

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March 28, 2026 · 7 min read

How Chess Ratings Inspired a Vocabulary App

ELO ratings gave chess a single number that means something. The same mathematics can do the same for your vocabulary.

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March 24, 2026 · 6 min read

William F. Buckley Jr. and the Case for the Right Word

He used words like lucubrate, pellucid, and otiose not to intimidate — but because they were, precisely, the right words.

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March 24, 2026 · 5 min read

We Rated 29,875 Books by Vocabulary Difficulty

Ulysses is harder than Pride and Prejudice. Middlemarch is harder than Emma. We can now prove both — mathematically.

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March 24, 2026 · 6 min read

The 8 Levels of English Vocabulary — Where Do You Stand?

From Initiate to Lex Archmaster — what words define each level, and what it takes to move up.

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March 24, 2026 · 8 min read

CAT/GRE Vocabulary: Why Word Lists Don't Work

Every serious exam aspirant has tried memorising a word list. Almost none finish it. Here is why — and what to do instead.

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March 24, 2026 · 7 min read

Vocabulary in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Why learning remains the last human frontier — and why vocabulary matters more than ever.

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