This essential resource for grades 6-8, ages 11-14 is a great study aid for students building vocabulary and engaging with more complex text as they prepare for high school.

• Discover the meanings of over 67,000 words and phrases
• 23,000 usage examples and more than 1,000 carefully drawn illustrations clarify and expand understanding
• Abundant word history and synonym paragraphs
• 250 newly added words and senses across a variety of fields include chatbot, cryptocurrency, escape room, greenwash, Juneteenth, metaverse, sus, yeet, and zedonk
• A new Mythological, Folkloric, Legendary, and Scriptural Names section provides students with information about figures they encounter in literature and cultural studies