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Non-profit. Vocabulary Junction, our global literacy campaign, provides free premium tutoring for 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms.

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Vocabulary tutoring: FREE! 

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Learn words 10x faster with sessions MADE JUST FOR YOU.

Focus your energy on words that actually NEED practice. We track your answers and manage your progress!

No personalization at all.

Premium upgrade only remembers lists (not your performance, mind you!).
Same rote "hamster wheel" routine as traditional spelling list .

Practice words until you get them right, every time (spaced repetition). We turn practice words into active vocabulary and guarantee results.

No spaced repetition. No managed follow up on words you don't know. Nothing but mindless busy work. 

Group students as needed: FREE!

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Send words to student accounts: FREE (even send via email)!

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Bookmark the lists you use: FREE!

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180,000 words, constantly expanded

42,000 (many of them variants of a word)

FREE multimedia dictionary (unlimited access):
100s of usage samples!

Multiple definitions (or add your own).

Very limited word resources.
Free: 1 usage sentence.

Paid: definition.

Plus, free for all, forever: 

Images!   Videos!   Audio from around the world!   Word origins!    Root words!    Visual thesaurus!     Tutoring comments!     Part of speech!     Antonym/synonym!      Rhymes with!      Conjugations!       Limericks!    

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Antonym/synonym, Part of speech
 

7 ready-made goal modules (see left).  Mouse over the question mark to meet our word genie.

Not available. You have to piece your progress together yourself.

Vocabulary-Spelling combo quizzes

Either test practice spelling or vocabulary

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US, UK, and common variants accepted.

US centric (separate UK lists)

Earn rewards, diplomas, even real-world prizes! The biggest reward: Speedy progress!

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