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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).
Bevilacqua, Michelle; Hayes, Justin Cord; Olsen, David
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Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 448 pages. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 644.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Adams Media Corporation United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
Holbrook, MA, United States
ISBN
9781605501390
SKU
V9781605501390
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Bevilacqua, Michelle; Hayes, Justin Cord; Olsen, David
An Adams Media author.
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