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Games from TheFreeDictionary.com

The following games will improve your spelling and vocabulary on the iBT.

» Spelling Bee

To help improve your spelling:

1. select a level of difficulty
2. click on the speaker to hear the word
3. Use the definition to help you
4. Type the word into the box
5. click ANSWER to see if you spelled the word correctly
6. then hit NEXT WORD

» Match Up

1. click on a work in the left column of words
2. click on the word in the right column that you think means the same thing as the word you selected in the left column
3. repeat steps 1 and 2 for each work in the left column.
4. if you make a mistake, click CLEAR
5. When you are finished matching your answers, click ANSWER to see if you're correct.

» Hangman

Try to guess the word by choosing one letter at a time. You can only guess incorrectly 10 times.

TOEFL Word of the Day

Receive a new TOEFL vocabulary word from Strictly English every day in your mailbox. Study it. Memorize it. Use it three times throughout the day.

Word of the Day Archive

• » DETERMINING

  determining adj : having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or...
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• » SCRAMBLED

  scrambled adj : thrown together in a disorderly fashion; "a scrambled plan of action"
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• » GRITSTONE

  gritstone n : a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone [syn: {grit}, {gritrock}]
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Today's Word from TheFreeDictionary.com

• » hunker

  DEFINITION: (verb) To squat close to the ground.
  SYNONYMS: scrunch up, squat, scrunch, crouch.
  USAGE: The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm.
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• » prenatal

  DEFINITION: (adjective) Existing or occurring before birth.
  SYNONYMS: antenatal, antepartum.
  USAGE: Comprehensive prenatal medical care is vital to ensuring the health of new babies.
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• » aliment

  DEFINITION: (verb) To supply with sustenance, such as food.
  SYNONYMS: nutrify, nourish.
  USAGE: He was required by court order to aliment the abandoned family.
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