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Word of the Day™

Each vocabulary card in these sets features a different word, beautifully illustrated to look like its meaning! Including high-frequency SAT words, Word of the Day™ is a great review for any class, whether you have 5 minutes a day, or a dedicated vocabulary lesson set aside.

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Studies show that most of us are visual learners. We remember and retain information more easily when it’s presented in positive, pleasant images, and even moreso when the images are vivid and colorful!

These award-winning Word of the Day™ vocabulary cards are all of the above, but to take it one step further, the images are specifically designed to look like the definition of the day’s word! The word “toxic” has a skull and crossbones for the “x,” and “decoy” has fun camouflage letters with a duck decoy in place of the letter “d.” This fun, visually-linked style continues through all of the cards, helping students create associations for even the hardest to remember words. The definitions are also included on the back allowing students to discuss and self-check.

There are many ways to incorporate Word of the Day™ into your daily routine. You can simply display one vocabulary word each day in the vinyl pocket provided and discuss briefly. In just those few minutes, you’ll see a marked difference in your students’ performance! You can also display cards with similar definitions together along a gradient line, discussing the subtle differences. Research has shown that learning words in combination helps improve retention. You can ask students to list synonyms and antonyms for the day’s word, have them use it in a sentence, or determine the part of speech. If the word has several parts of speech, you can discuss how this might affect the definitions. The possibilities are endless, and fit well into any time constraint!

Each card is 4.25” x 11”, printed on coated cardstock, and available in either the base set of 180 cards or a booster set of 60. When you purchase the base set cards, we’ll include one vinyl pocket to display the Word of the Day™!

Word Lists

Set 1:

Accentuate
Accolade
Acrid
Acrophobia
Adhere
Adorn
Affable
Ambidextrous
Amorphous
Anxious
Apathy
Appease
Arboreal
Archaic
Archives
Behemoth
Beret
Brawny
Bristle
Buffoon
Bulwark
Burgeon
Burnish
Caldron
Cantankerous
Capitulate
Cartographer
Caustic
Cerebral
Chuck
Cobbler
Collage
Compress
Concatenate
Conduit
Conflagration
Cordial
Covert
Culinary
Decoy
Defoliate
Desist
Destitute
Detain
Deteriorate
Devoured
Dexterous
Dichotomy
Diorama
Dirge
Dishevel
Diurnal
Dwindle
Efface
Effervescent
Enigma
Epistle
Erroneous
Euphoria
Exemplary
Expedite
Extol
Fetter
Galleon
Gape
Gaunt
Gluttonous
Gourmand
Guise
Heed
Hyperactive
Illuminated
Incarceration
Incessant
Inclement
Incongruous
Insipid
Iridescent
Jubilant
Jurisprudence
Juvenile
Kindle
Laceration
Lachrymose
Lamentation
Lance
Languish
Larceny
Largess
Lethargic
Livid
Lofty
Luminous
Magnanimous
Mallet
Meander
Medley
Menagerie
Morose
Nebulous
Nocturnal
Noxious
Obdurate
Oblivious
Odious
Ogle
Ointment
Olfactory
Opaque
Opulent
Ornate
Ossify
Ostracize
Oust
Palisade
Pallid
Penultimate
Penurious
Pinnacle
Placate
Pliable
Plumage
Plummet
Podium
Potentate
Potpourri
Prodigious
Pungent
Radiant
Rancid
Redundant
Reiterate
Renown
Resplendent
Robust
Rotund
Ruddy
Sagacious
Sallow
Sanguine
Saturate
Savant
Scale
Scintillating
Sentinel
Serene
Serrated
Sibling
Somnolent
Tactile
Tedium
Tepid
Tome
Tortuous
Totter
Toxic
Tranquil
Transcribe
Tremulous
Trepidation
Truncate
Unanimous
Unkempt
Uproarious
Vagrant
Variegated
Verbose
Verdant
Vertigo
Vigilant
Virtuoso
Viscous
Vivacious
Wane
Wax
Whelp
Whimsical
Yoke
Zany
Zenith

Booster Set 1:

affluent
aquatic
arid
assuage
atrophy
ballad
cacophony
coalesce
corpulent
corrugated
crescendo
deplete
desiccated
diminutive
dour
edifice
efface
emaciated
emancipate
entomology
epicure
erratic
escarpment
excavate
exhilaration
feral
flamboyant
foliage
garrulous
humorous
hypochondriac
impecunious
innate
intermittent
interval
intransigent
isolate
languid
legerdemain
loquacious
lucent
maelstrom
malady
malleable
metamorphosis
monolithic
nefarious
nocturnal
obliterate
onomatopoeia
ostracism
peruse
precipice
riddled
sanction
soporific
sullen
torpid
unscathed
whelp

2 reviews for Word of the Day™

  1. Melissa Medlin, Instagram Follower and Teacher

    If you want your students to actually understand the definitions and use the words when they write, then these are the absolute best products out there! I used them for 5 years and they improved our whole atmosphere when it came to English vocabulary. We loved them.

  2. Michelle Davis

    These products are exactly what I’ve been looking for to use with my English Learners to assist with their vocabulary development! My students laugh and love when I get the cards out. They help them remember English words that they were having difficulty with before I introduced them to the cards.

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