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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.
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't): Over 3,000 Words Every Person Should Be Able to Use (and a Few That You Probably Shouldn't)
$16.99
Book details
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- January 17, 2009
- ISBN
- 9781605501390
- Publisher
- Adams Media Corporation
- Pages
- 448
- Language
- English
- BISAC
- Reference, Word Lists, Language Arts & Disciplines, Spelling & Vocabulary, Dictionaries
- Related subjects
- English language