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Word Smart: Building an Educated Vocabulary
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This revised and updated edition of the classic bestseller "Word Smart" highlights the words educated adults should know, and provides the keys to effective communication, vocabulary enrichment, and standardized test score improvement.
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Language in Thought and Action: Fifth Edition
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Samuel I Hayakawa, Robert MacNeil (Illustrator), Alan R Hayakawa
In this thoroughly revised, updated edition of his classic "Language in Thought and Action, " S.I. Hayakawa discusses the role of language in human life, the many functions of language, and how language - sometimes without our knowing - shapes our thinking. The author writes provocatively about the relationship between language and racial and ...
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100 Words Almost Everyone Confuses & Misuses
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This reference to the 100 most confused and misused words lists each word along with a concise and authoritative usage note based on the renowned usage program of the American Heritage Dictionaries.
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100 Words Every High School Graduate Should Know
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American Heritage Dictionary (Creator), Steve Kleinedler (Preface by)
The 100 words every high school grad should know have been compiled by the editors of "The American Heritage Dictionary"--a must-have for anyone who wants to be well-versed in the English language.
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The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins
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Robert Hendrickson
This is an updated encyclopedia that explores the origins of thousands of words and phrases.The most comprehensive single-volume reference of its kind, "The Facts On File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins, Fourth Edition" has been completely updated and expanded and now contains definitions and origins of more than 15,000 words and ...
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504 Absolutely Essential Words
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Murray Bromberg, M.A., Julius Liebb, M.A., Arthur Traiger
Here's the latest edition of a proven English vocabulary supplementary etxt for ESL and remedial English courses. Forty-two lessons each introduce twelve new words in sample sentences and short, entertaining articles. Frequent word repetition helps students master these 504 words that are basic to every educated person's vocabulary. Self-testing ...
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100 Words to Make You Sound Smart
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The newest title in the popular 100 Words series is an informative and entertaining resource that can help anyone be right on the money when looking for words that will make a point, seal the deal, or just keep folks listening.
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage
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Objective and comprehensive, Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage is a readable and entertaining guide to the complext history of some of the thorniest usage issues in the English language. The scholarship and authority of this indispensale work have earned it universal critical acclaim.
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100 Words Almost Everyone Mispronounces
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This latest installment in the bestselling 100 Word series settles the score on 100 controversies and misconceptions about words with difficult or slippery pronunciations.
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Words You Should Know in High School: 1000 Essential Words to Build Vocabulary, Improve Standardized Test Scores, and Write Successful Papers
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Burton Jay Nadler, Jordan Nadler, Justin Nadler
Arm students with the vocabulary they'll need to tackle everything from studying for the SATs to writing excellent papers and coming up with the right words at a college or job interview. Young Adult.
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Why You Say It: The Fascinating Stories Behind Over 600 Everyday Words and Phrases
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Webb B Garrison
Ambrose E. Burnside, a one-time manufacturer of rifles, is the only man who twice refused command of the Army of the Potomac in the Civil War - only to accept the post under stern orders from President Lincoln. He was three-time governor of Rhode Island and a U.S. senator. Yet Burnside is remembered most for the term "sideburns" - which is named ...
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Story of Language
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100 Words to Make You Sound Great
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The newest title in the popular 100 Words series is an informative and entertaining resource that can help anyone be right on the money when looking for words that will make a point, seal the deal, or just keep folks listening.
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When Words Matter Most: Thoughtful Words and Deeds to Express Just the Right Thing at Just the Right Time
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Robyn Freedman Spizman
This book explores the art of finding the right words and actions at the right time--an invaluable handbook for expressing compassion, kindness, caring, and congratulations to friends and family, neighbors and colleagues, and anyone else who touches your life. Spizman focuses on how to use words wisely and well in both difficult and joyful times, ...
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Word Smart II: How to Build a More Powerful Vocabulary
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" "Did you know that... - The word "noisome" has nothing whatsoever to do with noise? - "Ordinance" and "ordnance" have two distinct meanings? - An "errant" fool is a fool who is lost, while an "arrant" fool is one whose foolishness is obvious? If any of these facts caught you by surprise, then you need "Word Smart II." More than one million ...
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Who's Whose?: A No-Nonsense Guide to Easily Confused Words
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Philip Gooden
The English language is a minefield, full of words that look alike and sound alike but mean different things. If you mistrust (or distrust?) your spellchecker and have ever been fazed (or phased?) by the difference between enquire and inquire, or complementary and complimentary, this is the perfect companion for you.
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The Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words: Over 10,000 Common and Confusing Words Explained
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Diagram Group
This unique reference book strives to define, describe, and explain more than 10,000 common words and phrases that can be confusing or tricky. Illustrations throughout.
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A Word a Day: A Romp Through Some of the Most Unusual and Intriguing Words in English
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Anu Garg, M.S., Stuti Garg
Assembled by the editor of the popular "Word a Day" website, this volume looks at some of the more interesting words in the the language, including definitions and examples of usage.
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Kaplan Word Power
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Includes: *750 must-know words *Engaging lessons to help you utilize words in context *55 practice quizzes to test your skills *Helpful tips and strategies for figuring out new words, roots, and more *Key words used on standardized tests like the SAT and GRE
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MCAT Biological Sciences Flashcards
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Kaplan
Test Yourself -- Raise Your Score As the creator of the #1 MCAT course, Kaplan knows the terms and concepts you need to know to score higher on the MCAT, "MCAT Biological Sciences Flashcards" includes: 350 biological terms, from anatomy to biochemistry Critical formulas and definitions Convenient, portable format for on-the-go ...
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The Joy of Lex: How to Have Fun with 860,341,500 Words
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Gyles Brandreth
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1500 Words in 15 Minutes a Day: A Year-Long Plan to Learn 28 Words a Week
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Ceil Cleveland
This title features: a fool-proof, intensive plan to power up your vocabulary; and, 52 chapters, each presenting new words with easy-to-use techniques for understanding and retention, so that working only 15 minutes a day, readers will add 1500 words to their vocabulary. Controlled vocabulary techniques are a proven method for overcoming the ...
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The Words You Should Know to Sound Smart: 1,200 Essential Words Every Sophisticated Person Should Be Able to Use
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Robert W Bly
This is a tongue-in-cheek guide to words that any smart, well-educated, pretentious person should be able to drop into cocktail conversation.The reader is encouraged to toss off words such as 'Disestablishmentarianism', 'descant', and 'autodidactic', proving, if not the value of a good education, at least the appearance of a good education.Each ...
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There's a Word for It: A Grandiloquent Guide to Life
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Charles Harrington Elster
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Literally, the Best Language Book Ever: Annoying Words and Abused Phrases You Should Never Use Again
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Paul Yeager
By turns gleefully precise and happily contrarian, Yeager attacks with a linguistic scalpel the illogical expressions that are so commonplace in everyday conversation.
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