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Do you want to:
* Formulate your ideas better
* Write better papers, emails and business letters
* Speak more precisely and persuasively
* Comprehend more of what you read
* Read faster because you comprehend better
* Get better grades in high school, college and graduate school
* Score higher on tests like the SAT, GRE, LSAT and GMAT
* Perform better at job interviews and conferences
* Sell yourself, your services, and your products better
* Be more effective and successful at your job

If playing a simple vocabulary game will yield this result and FEED THE HUNGRY as well, why not spend some of your time and head on to FREE RICE.

For 5 words you get correctly, the United Nations World Food Program will be able to donate 50 grains of rice to feed the hungry.

Newly wed to Shunsuke, eldest son of the wealthy Tsubakikoji family, Reiko suffers the loss of her husband the very next day. Under the cruel and unceasing mockery of the aristocrats, Reiko’s common-born blood sets to boil. Clutching the rose Shunsuke gave her to her bosom, Reiko issues a defiant challenge to the house. “I am the widow of the eldest son of the Tsubakikoji family. This house is mine!” (more…)

Did you ever think that Adam did a bad job naming the “koala bear” and the “guinea pig” as such? Think you can outdo him? Well, here is your chance to save the world from more misnaming. Join and play Verbotomy!

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In 2000, what type of surgery did David Letterman undergo?
A) Kidney Transplant; B) Quintuple Heart Bypass Surgery; C) Brain Transplant

What is the main ingredient in wasabi?
A) Mustard; B) Seaweed; C) Horseradish

How old was Ronald Reagan when he became president?
A) 75; B) 60; C) 69

If you think you did good in those questions, you may want to try out NBC’s online game version of Endemol’s 1 vs 100.

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