improve my vocabulary

It is only little, but I have added a Facebook application that gives me a new word every day on my page. I look, read and repeat that word, every day learning something new. It’s really good! I also signed up for two word of the day emails, which I’m hoping will be just as good.

Pronunciation: \ˈzi-gə-ˌrat\
Function: noun
Etymology: Akkadian ziqqurratu
Date: 1877

1. An ancient Mesopotamian temple tower consisting of a lofty pyramidal structure built in successive stages with outside staircases and a shrine at the top.

2. A structure or object of similar form.

lim·i·nal
Pronunciation: \ˈli-mə-nəl\ Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin limin-, limen threshold
Date: 1884

1 : of or relating to a sensory threshold

2 : barely perceptible

3 : of, relating to, or being an intermediate state, phase, or condition : ,