Plenty of programs and study guides can teach vocabulary. Vocabulary Synapse, on the other hand actually forces your mind to learn vocabulary. It discovers what words you don’t know, and, using a complex algorithm, shows you those words again and again at appropriate intervals until your mind learns them.

Students: Instead of struggling to force your mind to memorize words, or spending hours making flashcards or writing definitions, let Vocabulary Synapse do the work for you. Just put in the CD, and in a few minutes you will be clicking your way to enlightenment. Check out the demo above to see how it works.

Parents: Almost no supervision is required. Just tell your child the target score he must get, and then have him call you when he gets that score.