Download or read book The Words You Should Know to Sound Smart written by Robert W Bly and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-04-18 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ADULT LITERACY GUIDES & HANDBOOKS. 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 word is accompanied by a pronunciation guide and a sentence illustrating its use. Some of the sentences are made up, while others are well-known quotations.
Download or read book Word Smart 6th Edition written by The Princeton Review and published by Princeton Review. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LET YOUR VOCABULARY SPEAK FOR ITSELF. Whether your goal is to get a competitive edge on a specific exam or simply to build your word knowledge, this updated sixth edition of Word Smart gives you the tools you need to transform your vocabulary and start using words with confidence! WORD SMART, 6th EDITION includes: • More than 1,400 vocab words that belong in every savvy student's vocabulary • Lists of common word roots and usage errors • Key terms you need to know to understand fields such as finance, science, and the arts • Need-to-know vocab for standardized tests like the SAT and GRE • Foreign phrases and abbreviations commonly encountered in reading or conversation The words in this book come from a careful analysis of newspapers (from the New York Times to the Wall Street Journal), magazines (from Time to Scientific American), and books from current bestsellers to classics. We also combed through the SAT and other standardized tests to determine which words are tested most frequently. We sifted out the words that most people know, and focused on words that most people misunderstand or misuse. You can be confident that with Word Smart, you'll get the help you need to communicate more clearly and effectively, understand what you read, and score higher on standardized tests!
Download or read book The Big Book Of Words You Should Know To Sound Smart written by Robert W Bly and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-12-04 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A dictionary of "big and intellectual" words"--
Download or read book My Big Barefoot Book of Wonderful Words written by Barefoot Books and published by Barefoot Books. This book was released on 2019-09-01 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow a bustling family through their busy day! Each scene is teeming with people, places and things, and you’ll meet people of all races, cultures, lifestyles and abilities as you go.
Download or read book Smart Words written by Mim Harrison and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-11-04 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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, sybaritic and draconian. How? By sticking to ultra-simple definitions, then offering a memorable--and often funny--description of when or why to use the word. A sample sentence shows you how. And the phonetics are a snap. Here's the description of sybaritic, defined as luxurious: "Make that luxurious with a capital S. The word got its start from Sybaris, an ancient Greek city known for being a tad over the top in the pamper-me department." Whether you're a word lover, a fan of quirky reference books, or simply in need of a vocabulary makeover, Smart Words will help you be smart(er) about the words you use and the way you use them.
Download or read book 100 Words to Make You Sound Smart written by Editors of Editors of the American Heritage Di and published by Collins Reference. This book was released on 2017-02-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A newly rejacketed edition of the best-selling title in the 100 Words series.
Download or read book Word Smart for the GRE written by Anne Curtis and published by The Princeton Review. This book was released on 2003 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The number of students taking the GRE is the highest it has been in years, and now is the perfect time for "Word Smart for the GRE." This brand-new Smart guide defines hundreds of the words that appear on the test most often.
Download or read book Smart Words written by Mim Harrison and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-11-04 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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, sybaritic and draconian. How? By sticking to ultra-simple definitions, then offering a memorable--and often funny--description of when or why to use the word. A sample sentence shows you how. And the phonetics are a snap. Here's the description of sybaritic, defined as luxurious: "Make that luxurious with a capital S. The word got its start from Sybaris, an ancient Greek city known for being a tad over the top in the pamper-me department." Whether you're a word lover, a fan of quirky reference books, or simply in need of a vocabulary makeover, Smart Words will help you be smart(er) about the words you use and the way you use them.
Download or read book Big Words for Little People written by Jamie Lee Curtis and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2008-09-09 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I know some Big Words. I'll teach them to you. Although you are small, you can use Big Words too. Big Words aren't scary. They're big fun to learn. I was taught once and now it's your turn. The eighth hilarious picture book by the #1 New York Times bestselling team of Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell helps little people communicate in a big person's world. With grown-up words like cooperate, respect, patience and considerate, a big, boisterous and zany family celebrates the power of language and discovers that words—big or little—are the bridge that connects us all.
Download or read book The Big Book of Words You Should Know written by David Olsen and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-12-17 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Grammar Girl s 101 Words to Sound Smart written by Mignon Fogarty and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2011-11-08 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Millions of people around the world communicate better thanks to Mignon Fogarty, aka Grammar Girl, whose top-rated weekly grammar podcast has been downloaded more than 40 million times. Now she's turning her attention to improving our vocabulary—one smart word at a time—with Grammar Girl's 101 Words to Sound Smart. Are you often stumped for the perfect way to say or write something? Do you find yourself using the same words over and over? Grammar Girl to the rescue! This handy reference guide contains 101 words that will enhance your writing, adding nuance, subtlety, and insight. Using these words in speeches, you'll sound confident and articulate—a skill that will benefit you for years to come. Full of clear, straightforward definitions and fun quotations from historic luminaries such as Leonardo da Vinci and Charlotte Bronte as well as contemporary notables such as Dave Eggers and Rowan Atkinson, this highly useable guidebook gives you the ability to speak and write eloquently at any occasion, setting you up for a lifetime of success.
Download or read book Big Words for Little Geniuses written by Susan Patterson and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2017-09-04 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teach the little learner in your life the world's biggest words with this fun, adorably illustrated picture book for kids. Filled with amazing A-to-Z art, this clever New York Times bestselling picture book by James and Susan Patterson includes sophisticated words and definitions for clever children to learn. This is the perfect gift for the little ones in your life with "bibliomania," who will appreciate the "juxtaposition" of impressive words and bright, beautiful illustrations. Includes a list of extra words in the back for further learning. Delightfully whimsical artwork by artist Hsinping Pan brings these big words to life, making this early foray into learning fun for all.
Download or read book Smart Words written by Judie Bulluss and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Smart Kids First Words written by Roger Priddy and published by Priddy Books. This book was released on 2002-02-23 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This early learning book utilizes split pages that open up to reveal spectacular images, along with simple questions and hidden pictures, to encourage interactive learning and provide a fun way for toddlers to enhance their vocabulary. Full-color illustrations.
Download or read book Smart Words Words to Make You Sound Smarter written by Jenny Kellett and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-06-25 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Words to Sound Smarter Have you ever stopped and thought: 'there must be a better word to describe how I'm feeling, or what I'm experiencing?'. Perhaps you simply want to sound smarter without hitting the books (except this one, of course!). Then this is for you. In this book, author Jenny Kellett has carefully selected over 100 words that met several criteria: Must not be overly pretentious (no one likes a smarty pants!) Must be useful in everyday speech Must make you sound smarter, but not like you're reading from a dictionary of obscurity Power of Smart Words Sometimes we underappreciate the power and importance of words; just imagine trying to communicate with each other without them. Words allow us to convey every emotion - from joy and excitement to sorrow and pain - in such a simple and effective way. Spending the time to increase your vocabulary can open up an unexpected number of doors for you, and it can be incredibly fulfilling. You'll find yourself being able to express yourself in ways you never thought possible. Thanks to easy-to-understand example sentences for each word, you'll instantly find that words like bloviate, ennui, kibosh and cronyism will just roll off your tongue. Smart Words: Words to Make you Sound Smarter makes for the perfect gift for any wordsmith. Or - if you want to swat up while you do your business - it's the ideal bathroom reader.
Download or read book Martin s Big Words written by Doreen Rappaport and published by Perfection Learning. This book was released on 2007-12 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This definitive picture book biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is an unforgettable portrait of a man whose dream changed America--and the world--forever.
Download or read book Illustrated Word Smart written by Tom Meltzer and published by The Princeton Review. This book was released on 1999 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FROM THE CREATORS OF WORD SMART AN EASIER AND BETTER WAY TO LEARN VOCABULARY Ever look up a word in the dictionary and forget what it means a week later? *Here's a breakthrough approach! Includes 250 entries (all key SAT words) with original illustrations and simple memory techniques *Illustrated Word Smart helps you to memorize important words without having to labor over long vocabulary lists *Provides complete definitions, pronunciation keys, parts of speech, plus end-of-chapter quizzes *Features a special collection of skill-building crosswords and word puzzles by Stanley Newman, puzzle creator for People, Sport, and Games magazines.
