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)
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
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)
By (Author) David Olsen
By (author) Michelle Bevilacqua
By (author) Justin Cord Hayes
Adams Media Corporation
Adams Media Corporation
17th January 2009
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
423
Physical Properties
Paperback
448
Width 152mm, Height 203mm, Spine 33mm
635g
Description
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.
Author Bio
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