Word power made easy : the complete handbook for building a superior vocabulary / Norman Lewis.
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TextPublisher: New York : Anchor Books, c2014Edition: First Anchor books mass-market editionDescription: xxiii, 528 pages ; 18 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781101873854Subject(s): Vocabulary | Vocabulary -- Problems, exercises, etcLOC classification: PE1449 | .L587 2014 | Item type | Current location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| PE 1693 D48 1991 The New American dictionary of abbreviations / | PE 2839 B47 1996 NTC's dictionary of folksy, regional, and rural sayings / | PE 1146 D836 1992 NTC's spell it right dictionary / | PE1449 .L587 2017 Word power made easy : the complete handbook for building a superior vocabulary / | PE1449 .W67 2022 Britannica's Word of the day : 366 elevating utterances to stretch your cranium and tickle humerus / | PE 1591 W38 1993 Merriam-Webster's collegiate thesaurus / | PE 1629 B66 2022 English for everyone: illustrated english dictionary |
"Expanded and completely revised."
"Originally published in the United States by Doubleday, a division of Random House LLC, New York, in 1949 and 1978"-
How to use this book for maximum benefit -- PART ONE: Getting off to a good start. How to test your present vocabulary ; How to start building your vocabulary ; How to talk about personality types ; How to talk about doctors ; How to talk about various practitioners ; How to talk about science and scientists ; How to talk about liars and lying ; How to check your progress: Comprehensive test I
PART TWO: Gaining increased momentum. How to talk about
actions ; How to talk about various speech habits ; How to insult your enemies ; How to flatter your friends ; How to check your progress: Comprehensive test II
PART THREE: Finishing with a feeling of complete success. How to talk about common phenomena and occurrences ; How to talk about what goes on ; How to talk about a variety of personal characteristics ; How to check your progress : Comprehensive test III ; How to check your standing as an amateur etymologist ; How to keep building your vocabulary
BRIEF INTERMISSIONS: Test your grammar ; Random notes on modern usage ; How grammar changes ; How to avoid being a purist ; How to speak naturally ; Do you always use the proper word? ; Some interesting derivations ; How to spell a word ; Take this spelling test ; Another check on your spelling.
BRIEF INTERMISSIONS: Test your grammar ; Random notes on modern usage ; How grammar changes ; How to avoid being a purist ; How to speak naturally ; Do you always use the proper word? ; Some interesting derivations ; How to spell a word ; Take this spelling test ; Another check on your spelling.
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