Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11725 in Books
• Published on: 1989-12-31
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 384 pages

Synopsis
Quizzes and examples of actual vocabulary tests are included in an informal guide to vocabulary enrichment for students, businessmen, and general readers.

Customer Reviews

Good book, but not for beginners
I bought this book in order to improve my vocabulary and it has been being very useful. The writer goes inside the word, showing where it came from. I am just not quite sure if that book is useful for beginners. Otherwise, it is a very good book.

The bible for the virtuoso of etymology
This is the most incredibly wonderful book written on the subject of words. The approach is not like wordlists but is full of stories and anecdotes. This book is an eyeopener for the wonderful world of words.

A must for anyone interested in words at any level.

More exciting than its title would suggest
I originally bought this book at a library used book sale some time ago and figured it might come in handy sometime. When I finally got around to reading it, I couldn't put it down. It is replete with effective ways of learning new words, recognizing how groups of words are related, and how to remember their meanings. But they make it fun with mini history lessons, tales of Greek gods and heroes, and humorous anecdotes of students' malapropisms as well as detailed etymologies.

This terrific tome would make an ideal prep for the GRE or any standardized vocabulary test.

There are also sections on common Latin, French, Italian, German, & Spanish phrases & expressions.

This is way more than an antiseptic, desultory, unrelated listing of vocabulary words. I learned a great deal from this book and I considered myself to have a pretty good vocabulary before I read it. Enjoy!