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The Big Book of Words You Should Know: Over 3,000 Words Every Person Should be Able to Use

By David Olsen , Michelle Bevilacqua , Justin Cord Hayes

Book information

Publisher
Inc, F & W Media
Year
2009
ISBN
1-60550-139-5, 978-1-60550-139-0, 978-1-44052-077-8
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2580106 bytes)
Series
And a few that you probably shouldn't
Pages
443\270
Time added
2016-04-05 23:00:00

Description

Do you know what ''quatrefoil'' and ''impolitic'' mean? What about ''halcyon'' or ''narcolepsy''?This book is a handy, easy-to-read reference guide to the proper parlance for any situation. In this book you will find: Words You Absolutely Should Know (covert, exonerate, perimeter); Words You Should Know But Probably Don't (dour, incendiary, scintilla); Words Most People Don't Know (schlimazel, thaumaturgy, epergne); Words You Should Know to Sound Overeducated (ad infinitum, nugatory, garrulity); Words You Probably Shouldn't Know (priapic, damnatory, labia majora); and more.Whether writing an essay, studying for a test, or trying to impress friends, family, and fellow cocktail party guests with their prolixity, you will achieve magniloquence, ebullience, and flights of rhetorical brilliance.

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