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Words You Should Know in High School : 1,000 Essential Words to Build Vocabulary, Improve Standardized Test Scores, and Write Successful Papers
Burton Jay Nadler
Paperback - $15.95
Arm students with the vocabulary they'll need to tackle everything from studying for the SATs to writing excellent papers and coming up with the right words at a college or job interview.
March Hares and Monkeys' Uncles
Harry Oliver
Hardcover - $24.95
Why is a March hare mad? Why do we sometimes call ourselves a monkey's uncle? What are people really doing when they go and see a man about a dog? And what is the original meaning of flying by the seat of your pants? While we might choose our words c ...
Usage and Abusage : A Guide to Good English
Eric Partridge
Paperback - $24.95
An updated edition of a useful, entertaining guide to picking the right words (and avoiding the wrong ones). Janet Whitcut has revised Eric Partridge's popular reference to reflect the language of well-informed writers, readers, and speakers today. T ...
Word Smart II : How to Build a More Powerful Vocabulary
Princeton Review
Paperback - $23.95
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- The word "noisome" has nothing whatsoever to do with noise?
- "Ordinance" and "ordnance" have two distinct meanings?
- An "errant" fool is a fool who is lost, while an "arrant" fool is one whose foolishness is o ...
Word Smart : Building an Educated Vocabulary
Princeton Review
Paperback - $23.95
This revised and updated edition of the classic bestseller "Word Smart" highlights the words educated adults should know, and provides the keys to effective communication, vocabulary enrichment, and standardized test score improvement.
Whiffletrees and Goobers : 1,001 Fun and Fabulous Forgotten Words and Phrases
W. R. Runyan
Paperback - $22.95
Did you know that a horse apple is actually a type of orange? Or that a whiffletree is not a tree at all? You will, after you pore through this delightful dictionary of old-fashioned words that are quickly slipping from America's vocabulary. With ove ...
200 More Words You Need to Know
Kathy Sammis
Paperback - $39.95
Builds skill areas such as reading/decoding, categorizing, and comparing/contrasting words. Incorporates low-level material ideal as a resource for your remedial and ESL students. Encompasses 10 units of lessons that contain definition activities, re ...
NTC's Super-Mini Common American Phrases
Richard A. Spears
Paperback - $11.95
Learning everyday expressions is now more convenient for non-native speakers of English thanks to these pocket-size dictionaries. Each is a compact, yet complete and up-to-date, reprint of one of NTC's top-selling ESL titles.
When Words Matter Most : Thoughtful Words and Deeds to Express Just the Right Thing at Just the Right Time
Robyn Freedman Spizman
Hardcover - $23.95
Were you ever at a loss for words? Did you ever want to show you cared but didn't know how? This special book offers hundreds of creative suggestions for expressing compassion, kindness, congratulations, and condolences to friends, family, neighbors, ...