Word Lists category: 182 books
The Artful Nuance
A Refined Guide to Imperfectly Understood Words in the English Language
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2009
**?The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter.? (Mark Twain)
What?s the difference between:
Nectar and ambrosia? Bough and branch? Astonished and surprised? Sensual and sensuous? Beside and besides?**
Many people use these words interchangeably...
Pocket Posh Word Power
120 Words You Should Know
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2011
Words such as propinquity, armillary, and farrago should be vocabulary staples. Consult Pocket Posh Word Power: 120 Words You Should Know to determine other additions to your lexicon.This Pocket Posh Word Power collection promises a gargantuan vocabulary boost inside an effortlessly portable,...
PRAXIS Core Test Prep Advanced Vocabulary 3 Review--Exambusters Flash Cards--Workbook 3 of 8
PRAXIS Exam Study Guide
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017
"PRAXIS Core Prep Flashcard Workbook 3: VOCABULARY-Advanced: Level 3" 350 words every well-educated person should know. While you may not hear them every day, they can show up on the PRAXIS 1/PPST test, and understanding them will boost your score. Includes sample sentence, part of speech,...
Six Words You Never Knew Had Something to Do with Pigs
And Other Fascinating Facts About the English Language
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2007
A delightfully addictive compendium of fascinating word facts that does for the dictionary what Eats, Shoots, and Leaves did for the manual of style
With the easy erudition and lively wit that have won her legions of fans, Canada's "Word Lady" reveals the entertaining histories behind 500 of...
The Cabinet of Linguistic Curiosities
A Yearbook of Forgotten Words
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2019
Open The Cabinet of Linguistic Curiosities and you’ll find both a word and a day to remember, every day of the year. Each day has its own dedicated entry, on which a curious or notable event—and an equally curious or notable word—are explored.
On the day on which flirting was banned in New York...
The Dord, the Diglot, and an Avocado or Two
The Hidden Lives and Strange Origins of Common and Not-So-Common Words
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2007
From the creator of the popular A.Word.A.Day e-mail newsletter
A collection of some of the most interesting stories and fascinating origins behind more than 300 words, names, and terms by the founder of WordSmith.org.
Did you know:
There’s a word for the pleasant smell that accompanies...
Smart Words
Vocabulary for the Erudite
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2008
How and where to use 500 of the words that make you sound more cultured, worldly, and downright smart.
Whoever said sounding smart had to be painful? It's all in how you acquire the "ten-dollar words" of English. Smart Words makes fast and smooth learning of words such as prelapsarian, sedulous,...
GRE Test Prep Essential Vocabulary 1 Review--Exambusters Flash Cards--Workbook 1 of 6
GRE Exam Study Guide
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2016
"GRE Prep Flashcard Workbook 1: COLLEGE GRADUATE-Fundamental" 350 frequently tested GRE-General words every college graduate should know. Perfect for anyone who wants to enrich their vocabulary! Improve your reading comprehension and conversation. Includes sample sentence, part of speech, pronunciation,...
What's in a Word
Fascinating Stories of More Than 350 Everyday Words and Phrases
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2000
Here is a fascinating and humorous encyclopedia of more than three hundredwords and phrases and how they have taken on new meanings over time. It is aninformative reference book for the whole family. What's in a Word? is asequel to Garrison's popular Why You Say It. Indexed.
SAT Test Prep Advanced Vocabulary 4 Review--Exambusters Flash Cards--Workbook 4 of 9
SAT Exam Study Guide
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2016
"SAT Prep Flashcard Workbook 4: VOCABULARY-Advanced" 350 words every well-educated person should know. While you may not hear them every day, they can show up on the SAT test, and understanding them will boost your score. Includes sample sentence, part of speech, pronunciation, succinct, easy-to-remember...
ACT Test Prep Advanced Vocabulary Review--Exambusters Flash Cards--Workbook 3 of 13
ACT Exam Study Guide
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2016
"ACT Prep Flashcard Workbook 3: VOCABULARY-Advanced" 350 frequently tested ACT words every college freshman should know. Perfect for anyone who wants to enrich their vocabulary! Improve your reading comprehension and conversation. Includes sample sentence, part of speech, pronunciation, succinct,...
ACT Test Prep Essential Vocabulary Review--Exambusters Flash Cards--Workbook 1 of 13
ACT Exam Study Guide
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2016
"ACT Prep Flashcard Workbook 1: VOCABULARY-Fundamental" 300 basic words every high school freshman should know. Includes part of speech, pronunciation, succinct, easy-to-remember definition, and common synonyms and antonyms. If vocabulary isn't your strong suit, then review these common ACT words...
PRAXIS Core Test Prep Intermediate Vocabulary 2 Review--Exambusters Flash Cards--Workbook 2 of 8
PRAXIS Exam Study Guide
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2017
"PRAXIS Core Prep Flashcard Workbook 2: VOCABULARY-Intermediate: Level 2" 350 frequently tested PRAXIS 1/PPST words every college student should know. Perfect for anyone who wants to enrich their vocabulary! Improve your reading comprehension and conversation. Includes sample sentence, part...
by Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2010
Eliminate mistakes and improve your vocabulary with this engaging guide to the world’s most misused words.
Do you know your delegate from your relegate, your cachet from your cache?
At one time or another we’ve all suffered the embarrassment of having our remarks corrected by a family...