Vocabulary Development helps students expand their word base, prepare for SAT/ACT verbal tests, and create a framework for developing vocabulary in years to come. The course examines root stems, prefixes, suffixes, etymologies, frequently used foreign words, idioms, and derivatives. Topical reading, serendipitous verbal gifts gleamed form daily events, and interesting word histories complement fixed lists of words to master. This class is NOT a memorization factory (although memory does help), but rather a means to understanding the underlying systems of words and meanings.