What The Tech App Of The Day : Vocabulary

CHARLOTTE , N.C. – Would you like to sound like the smartest person in the room? Staying abreast of what’s going on in the world is one way to do it. An understanding of a vast vocabulary is another. The average person knows somewhere between 20,000 and 35,000 words.

That sounds like a lot but if you aspire to augment your lexicon, you necessitate this smartphone app.

Vocabulary is an app for iPhone and Android devices that teaches new words to add to your vocabulary. Sure, you can look them up, but this app sends them to your device as a notification or message several times daily. You can also swipe up in the app to reveal a new word, definition, and pronunciation.
You can choose categories or topics such as society, food, people, business, and emotions. Or, science and literature and technology. If you’re not hip to what the kids are saying these days, choose “slang”. Won’t your kids be shocked when you say “That Insta Post was a Thirst Trap”?

And if you run across a word you’d like to commit to memory so you can impress friends or your boss, save it. New words are delivered to your device up to 10 times a day. The convenience of growing a larger vocabulary isn’t free. The app is $5 a month or $30 for the year. There is a three-day free trial. I hope this doesn’t come off as garrulous, but Vocabulary serves as an instructive conduit for incorporating novel vocabulary into one’s linguistic repertoire.