Learn 79 vocabulary words from today's Daily Reader:
1. 5 Things You Should Know About The Baby Cured Of HIV
Popular Science, 3/4/2013
SAT/ACT Vocabulary Word Count: 16
Doctors have announced that a little girl born with HIV has been "cured;" after treatments she only has trace amounts of HIV in her bloodstream and has been able to keep the virus in check without medication. Read more and learn vocabulary words like compatible, dormant, eradicated, heinous, natal, vengeance, and virtually.
2. Pope Fever Grips Rome
Newsweek: The Daily Beast, 3/4/2013
SAT/ACT Vocabulary Word Count: 30
There is nothing like a good old-fashioned conclave to get Rome buzzing. Like a Super Bowl for the faithful, the election of a new pontiff is colorful, exciting and gossip-filled. Read more and learn vocabulary words like allegations, deliberations, frail, impostor, impropriety, prelate, resigned, secular, shrouded, statutes, and touting.
3. Finally, a Pop-Cultural Portrayal of Ballet as Art, Not Sport
The Atlantic, 3/4/2013
SAT/ACT Vocabulary Word Count: 33
Looking for a show that really celebrates ballet as an art form? ABC Family's Bunheads may be your ticket! Read more and learn vocabulary words like aspiring, cachet, contemporaneous, elusive, idiosyncratic, implausibly, insular, pristine, resurgence, touchstone, vitality, and whimsical.
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