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The Big Book of Words You Should Know: Over 3,000 Words Every Person Should be Able to Use (And a few that you probably shouldn'

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Big Book of Words You Should Know: Over 3,000 Words Every Person Should be Able to Use (And a few that you probably shouldn'
Authors and Contributors      By (author) David Olsen
By (author) Michelle Bevilacqua
By (author) Justin Cord Hayes
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:448
Dimensions(mm): Height 203,Width 152
Category/GenreReference
ISBN/Barcode 9781605501390
ClassificationsDewey:423
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Adams Media Corporation
Imprint Adams Media Corporation
Publication Date 17 January 2009
Publication Country United States

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.

Author Biography

An Adams Media author.