Awesome vocabulary
By: by Becky Burckmyer ; with illustrations by Sage Stossel.
Publisher: The Career Press; Career Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Franklin Lakes, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9781601630445
Subjects: Vocabulary; English language -- Grammar; English language -- Spoken English
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Wordset I: River Denizens cause Charlie profound exasperation; title: The right word: write quite right, not almost right; title: Wordset II: Debra's pain is visceral, excruciating, need for help paramount; title: Oops! words that don't mean what you think; title: Wordset III: Jim's lingering on the verge of a subconscious disinclination; title: Homonyms: they're, their, don't fret!; title: Wordset IV: Carol wistfully views modish, self-assured New Yorkers'; title: A stratagem for learning the meanings of new words: prefixes, roots, and suffixes; title: Wordset V: tumultuous rapture he's infatuated with beguiling bride; title: Foreign words and phrases: understand them! use them; title: Wordset VI: bibliophile Jean's book perusal reveals repressed trauma; title: New synonyms for tired old syllables; title: Wordset VII: Thunderstruck and vulnerable, Robert seeks to surmount loss; title: Bad or nonexistent words: avoid them at all costs; title: Wordset VIII: Massive dissonance prompts Daphne to persEvere undeterred; title: Still more words you should know:; title: Top-notch nouns; title: Top-notch verbs; title: Top-notch adjectives; title: Top-notch adverbs.