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WordPal Vocabulary References

Besides the eight digital dictionaries, two encyclopedias, and the dozens of reference books that were consulted, thousands of web sites were visited while developing the definitions and sentences for the WordPal Vocabulary Builder program. Listed below are some of the web sites that have broad appeal or that describe the terminology of a particular field in depth.

Online Dictionaries

http://dictionary.com/

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/

http://www.onelook.com/

http://www.hyperdictionary.com/

http://www.logoi.com/dict/

http://www.m-w.com/

http://www.infoplease.com/dictionary

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/

http://www.wordwebonline.com/

http://www.morewords.com/

http://www.uwasa.fi/comm/termino/collect/

http://wordnet.princeton.edu/

Online Encyclopedias

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

http://www.factmonster.com/encyclopedia.html

http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/

http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/

http://www.bartleby.com/

Architecture Terms

http://www.archiseek.com/guides/glossary/a.html

http://www.homegauge.com/shared/terms.html

Art Terms

http://www.artlex.com/

http://www.artcyclopedia.com/

http://www.ndoylefineart.com/glossary.html

http://www.phrontistery.info/colours.html

Astronomy Terms

http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/ETEmain.html

http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/dictionary.html

http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/

http://home.case.edu/~sjr16/extras_glossary.html

Biology Terms

http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary.asp

http://catalpatreeseeds.com/seeds/gardening-and-seed-glossary

http://www.anbg.gov.au/glossary/

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/glossary.html

Business Terms

http://www.kiplinger.com/personalfinance/basics/glossary/

http://www.investorwords.com/

http://www.investopedia.com/dictionary/

http://www.morganstanleyindividual.com/customerservice/dictionary/

http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/

http://www.sizes.com/units/index.htm

Chemistry Terms

http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/glossary.shtml

http://chemistry.about.com/library/glossary/blglossary.htm

http://home.nas.net/~dbc/cic_hamilton/dictionary/a.html

Computers Terms

http://www.broadbandexpert.com/guides/broadband-resources-how-does-the-internet-work/

http://foldoc.org/foldoc/

http://www.webopedia.com/

http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/

http://www.saugus.net/Computer/Terms/

http://www.informatik.uni-freiburg.de/Java/misc/lang_list.html

Entertainment Terms

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_picture_terminology

http://www.imdb.com/Glossary/

http://www.filmsite.org/filmterms.html

http://www.apparelsearch.com/glossary_A_Textiles.htm

Food Terms

http://www.epicurious.com/cooking/how_to/food_dictionary/

http://www.hungrymonster.com/Foodfacts/Glossary-Terms.cfm

Geology Terms

http://geology.com/geology-dictionary.shtml

http://www.geotech.org/survey/geotech/dictiona.html

http://www.ge-at.iastate.edu/courses/Geol_100/old_files/glossary.v2.html

http://www2.nature.nps.gov/geology/USGSNPS/misc/glossaryAtoC.html

http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/dictionary.html

Geography Terms

http://www.physicalgeography.net/glossary.html

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/glossary/

http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/agidict/welcome.html

Government Terms

http://www.auburn.edu/~johnspm/gloss/

http://www.abc.net.au/civics/demos/p_glossary.htm

http://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/act.htm

Language Terms

http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/contents.htm

http://www.phschool.com/iText/wag/bronze/backmatter/GL_index.html

http://www.ccsdistrict.org:8081/hck/data/english/files/pre_suf_comb.pdf

http://humanities.byu.edu/rhetoric/

http://www.mc2link.com/words.htm

http://www.yuni.com/library/latin.html

Law Terms

http://dictionary.law.com/

http://www.thelawencyclopedia.com/

http://www.law.cornell.edu/lexicon/

http://www.uwm.edu/~baugrud/helpfiles/legalter.htm

Literature Terms

http://www.tuition.com.hk/english-literature/

http://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/lit_terms.html/

http://www.pantheon.org/

Mathematics Terms

http://mathworld.wolfram.com/

http://www.cut-the-knot.org/glossary/atop.shtml

http://home.comcast.net/~igpl/NWD.html

http://phrontistery.info/numbers.html

Meteorology Terms

http://amsglossary.allenpress.com/glossary

http://wwwa.accuweather.com/help.asp?help=weather&page=glossary_a

http://nsidc.org/arcticmet/glossary/

Military Terms

http://members.aol.com/dargolyt/TheForge/ALFAMAIN.HTM

http://www.delusionland.com/medieval/

http://www.armourarchive.org/essays/glossary.shtml

http://www.historicalweapons.com/swordsterminology.html

http://www.shaolin-society.co.uk/weapons/metal.php

Music Terms

http://www.music.vt.edu/musicdictionary/

http://www.enjoythemusic.com/musicdefinition.htm

http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/traditional-music/ency/a1.htm

http://www.mfiles.co.uk/classical-periods.htm

Occupations

http://virtual.cvut.cz/kifb/wordnet/_occupational_role.html

http://www.livius.org/ad-af/aedile/aedile.html

http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sam/occupation.html

Physics Terms

http://www.dictionaryofeverything.com/physics/

http://www.physlink.com/reference/Glossary.cfm

http://searchsmb.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid44_gci551931,00.html

http://atlas.web.cern.ch/Atlas/documentation/EDUC/glossary_terms.html

Physiology Terms

http://www.anatomy.usyd.edu.au/glossary/glossary.cgi

http://www.webschoolsolutions.com/patts/systems/skeleton.htm

Psychology Terms

http://www.psychologymatters.org/glossary.html

http://www.alleydog.com/glossary/psychology-glossary.cfm

http://www.webref.org/psychology/psychology.htm

Sociology Terms

http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/ngfl/sociology/detailed_glossary.htm

Sports Terms

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/glossary.html

http://ultimatehorsesite.com/dictionary/

http://www.taylormarine.com/glossary/

http://www.schoonerman.com/sailingterms/

http://www.angelfire.com/oh/whockey/Terms.html

http://www.firstbasesports.com/hockey_glossary.html

http://www.martial-arts-info.com/

http://climb.mountainzone.com/glossary_a_l.html

Theology Terms

http://www.christiananswers.net/dictionary/

http://www.mountainretreatorg.net/faq/glossary.html

http://www.therealpresence.org/dictionary/adict.htm

Zoology Terms

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/glossary/index.html

http://www.earthlife.net/insects/glossary.html

http://www.anapsid.org/beastly.html

Please e-mail us, if your site or a site you know has a comprehensive list of terms that you wish to be included in the above list.