Vocabulary Mnemonics
de Matt & Dr. Mom
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Episode 100: Omega, Terminus ad quem, crack on, and more
Episode 100: Omega, Terminus ad quem, crack on, and more
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From legerdemain to scrupulousness, from tatterdemalion to kempt, we have the memory tools to help you remember GRE vocabulary, Latin and Greek phrases, medical terms and more -- forever.
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- Episode 100: Omega, Terminus ad quem, crack on, and more · 24 minHappy 100th episode! At ten words per episode, Matt and Mom have now broken down 1,000 words. Thanks to you and all your fellow listeners for coming along for the ride. Today…
- Episode 99: Best words from episodes 76-98 · 23 minWelcome to another "best of the best" episode. We've gone back through our recent episodes and pulled out our 10 favorite words and mnemonics. Looking to add a little zhuzh to…
- Episode 98: Beatific, avocation, prolix, and more · 21 minWe hope everyone had a beatific Christmas... because beatific happens to be today's first word. In this episode, and every episode, Matt and Mom break down 10 unique vocabulary…
- Episode 97: Best words from episodes 51-75 · 22 minWe're going back in time to some of our best words from episodes 51-75. If you're a long-time listener, it will be a fun review. If you're new to the show, they'll all be new to…
- Episode 96: Degust, titrate, epigone, and more · 23 minWhat do you call the covering the waiter removes to unveil a fine platter at a fancy restaurant? If you said "lid," then you need to listen to today's episode. As you'll…
- Episode 95: Best words from episodes 26-50 · 22 minRather than work from a tabula rasa today, Matt and Mom are bringing back their favorite words from episodes 26-50. A fancy way to say "buyer beware"... The conclusion of a…
- Episode 94: meldrop, desiderata, ichthyology, and more · 22 minWe hope you're enjoying Thanksgiving weekend -- free of cheespairing and caviling relatives... And most importantly, free of embarrassing meldrops. In this episode Matt and Mom…
- Episode 93: Best words from episodes 1-25 · 18 minWe're feeling ebullient today... and we're changing things up a little. Rather than give new words, we're choosing some of our favorites from episodes 1-25, including…
- Episode 92: Arcadian, apotheosis, sus, and more · 21 minHere at Vocabulary Mnemonics, we're always reaching for the apotheosis of the podcast world... Hence one of today's words is apotheosis. Matt and Mom also break down arcadian…
- Episode 91: Review game #3 · 23 minIt's time to play an 80s review game! Not the 1980s -- episodes 82-90. Matt and Mom read descriptions of past words and see if they can remember them. For example, Matt starts…
- Episode 90: Stentorian, Specter, Intaglio, and more · 27 minMatt and Mom are coming to you today with their most stentorian voices. Words featured include specter, intaglio, mendacity, Jeremiad, and more. Plus, they crack the code on…
- Episode 89: Portentous, Esprit de Corps, Acquisitive, and more · 25 minToday's episode has a portentous feel to it... because today's first word is portentous. Matt and Mom break down ten lesser-known vocabulary words including acquisitive, pallid…
- Episode 88: Redoubt, backronym, atavistic, and more… · 28 minReady to get your adrenals pumping? You've come to the right place. In today's non-atavistic, fast-paced episode, Matt and Mom cover 10 interesting vocabulary words and answer…
- Episode 87: Brio, Shambolic, Errantry, and more · 24 minWe hope you're full of brio this week and ready to sally forth into the exciting world of vocab. In today's episode Matt and Mom break down the difference between running…
- Episode 86: Pons asinorum, Solipsism, Turpitude, and more · 26 minIf your podcasts are starting to sound like a monolith, you've come to the right place. This has to be the only podcast episode in the world with full breakdowns of gems like…
- Episode 85: Maw, triptych, obelus, and more… · 27 minWe hope this episode finds you in fine fettle! In today's potboiler of an episode, Matt and Mom delve into ten words, including maw, marginalia, obelus, salacious, triptych, and…
- Episode 84: Bathetic, Veblen Good, Furcula, and more · 22 minWhen you come to a furcula in life, what do you do? What do you call something that gets more expensive as the price goes up? And most importantly, what do you call one of…
- Episode 83: Vermilion, mirth, expostulate, and more · 26 minIs today's episode filled with moments of divine afflatus? You'll have to be the judge. Matt and Mom break down ten words including expostulate, mirth, dogma, vermilion, and…
- Episode 82: insipient, zhuzh, simulacrum, and more · 29 minIf you're looking to zhuzh up your vocabulary, you've come to the right place. In today's episode Matt and Mom delve into the inner workings of hydroponics, show their…
- Episode 81: Review game #2 · 26 minIt's game week at Vocabulary Mnemonics. Matt and Mom take five words each from episodes 70-79 and quiz each other. Matt quizzes Mom on her words, and vice versa. Play along at…
