Vocabulary Mnemonics

You'll be glad there's no spelling test on this week's episode, because we discuss pentapopemptic, verisimilitude, and some other biggies. Plus, we also reveal the REAL definition of muggle, a fancy way to talk about your trinkets, and more. Stick around to hear mom use all ten words in The Big Sentence.

Will you be writing us a long encomium after listening to today's episode? The are manifold reasons to think so. After all, we cover everything from a vulpine smile, the fanciest way to say "environment," churlish behavior, and more -- all without prestidigitation. Enjoy!

Yes, there is a word for the mark your backside leaves in the snow when you fall skiing. No, cupidity has nothing to do with Cupid. And most importantly, there's a big difference between being ambidextrous and being an ambidexter. We sort out all these issues, and more, in today's non-hiemal episode. Enjoy!

If the work week has thrown you into a swivet, this week's episode is sure to give you the sangfroid you need to avoid clinomania. As always, we give you define ten hard-to-remember words and give you a clever to mnemonic to help you remember them, hopefully forever. This week you get bonus points if you can spell all the words. Enjoy!

With bombs bursting all around us, we're feeling patriotic. Hence this week's theme of words related to the 4th of July holiday. What exactly does it mean to be spangled? Where does fealty end and jingoism begin? And most importantly, what does McDonald's have to do with voting? You'll get the answers to all these burning questions, and more!

Somewhere Elmer Fudd is smiling. Mom not only discovered the true meaning of "wabbit," she created an Elmer-Fudd themed way to remember its meaning. We also confabulate about perspicacious investors, the antediluvian period of the Bible, why you should ablute regularly... and, of course, we do all this as magniloquently as possible. Enjoy!

If you have a hard time staying convivial in the face of bugbears, not to mention obsequious poltroons, or if you find yourself yearning for the halcyon days of past eons, you won't want to miss today's episode. Enjoy!

In today's bespoke episode, we cover everything from the vagaries of life to uxorious husbands to vapid conversations. We have the temerity to hope it proves cathartic for you. Enjoy!

Today's episode might just be the paragon of non-banal podcasts, or it might cause widespread pandiculations. The only way to find out is by tuning in!

In today's capricious episode we cover everything from sewage discharged into the sea, the favorite medicine of quacks, the murder of a king, and more. Whether you're hirsute or urbane, there's something for you.

Can anything cool come from phlegm? What does a crying child have to do with the beauty of nature? And what does candle wax share with the moon? Nonplussed? Find out the answers to these questions, and more, in today's episode. Then, listen to Mom use all ten words in a stochastic sentence.

It's weird week at Vocabulary Mnemonics. After today's episode you'll know what to call someone who spits when he talks, how to describe things arranged in pairs, and a more specific term for cannibalism. Stick around to hear Mom use all ten words in a particularly outré sentence. Listen and enjoy!

Was the real reason Achilles died because of a jambeau error? Do an umpire and an electromagnetic pulse have something in common? What's Yoda's response to a tired Jedi? And can saying the word "uncouth" cause you to be uncouth? You'll find out the answers to these questions and much more in today's episode. Enjoy!

Today we focus on words that sound fancy and complicated but are quite simple to remember. Oftentimes the mnemonic is right in the word. If you've ever wanted to sound smart without having to do a lot of work, today's episode is for you!

Whether you're looking to have your ephemeral learning needs met or are seeking some entertainment during a peregrination in the South Pacific, this week's episode is for you. Enjoy!

This week we have some erudite words for our book smart listeners, some enigmatic words for our mysterious listeners, and we even throw in a pinnace for our cruisers. Enjoy!

Episode 9 features some "bad" words like licentious and cad, some clear words like lucid and limpid, inevitable words like inexorable, and more!. Stick around for Dr. Mom using all ten words in a surprisingly lucid sentence.

This week, we dive into foreign words like schadenfreude, vis a vis, ad hominem, and more. Enjoy!

Looking for the apposite response to a knotty problem? Want to be able to remember the definitions of abasement, inveigle, and parsimonious? Tune in to this week's episode for all this and more!

Discover clever mnemonics for grandiloquent, impecunious, and 8 more words!