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

The Big Book of Words You Should Know: Over 3,000 Words Every Person Should be Able to Use (And a...
ISBN-10
1440520771
ISBN-13
9781440520778
Category
Reference
Pages
448
Language
English
Published
2008-12-17
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Authors
Michelle Bevilacqua, Justin Cord Hayes, David Olsen

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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