Reviews
Rating: 5/5
Reviewed by: Thuy on 11/22/2011
VocabGrabber
would be a great tool for the novice to medicine who is trying to make
headway through a highly intellectual article. Well, not even a novice
but even someone who has been in medicine for years but is reading an
article that has nothing to do with their field of expertise. I would
use this when I have medical students or residents critique an article.
This innovative tool allows you to copy and paste electronically
available text directly onto its website and it will define all the
words in your text for you. Theres no need to go and find your handy
(and possibly cumbersome) dictionary because its now at your
fingertips, literally. Medical, biological, and anatomical terms are
also easily defined. Vocabgrabber will also generate synonyms and
antonyms for each word. This makes for more connection between what is
being read and what is already known. And if all else fails, it will at
least highlight the most relevant words so you can get an idea of what
might be going on without suffering through every word of a long
article.
This
would also be an excellent tool for someone who is writing an article
for submission to a publication. The author can critique their writing
and see if they are using words in the proper context and if they are
using the same word over and over again. With the generation of
synonyms, other words can be inserted into the text to prevent
redundancy.
The
advantages of this tool include knowing the definitions of the words
youre reading and making a connection between the new word learned and
other words that are in youre vocabulary. In younger learners, this
would be a fantastic resource for improving reading, writing, and
communication skills. With a subscription to the program, students can
also hear the words pronounced correctly. Basic VocabGrabber is FREE!
But the more sophisticated you want to get with VocabGrabber and its
parental unit Visual Thesaurus, the more likely youre going to have to
spend some money. Otherwise, there are very few disadvantages to
VocabGrabber that I can think of.