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Robinson, Adam; And Others – 1996
Taking up where "Word Smart" (published in 1988) left off, this book aims to expand the educated person's vocabulary with 848 more words. Besides different words, the book features a special emphasis on correct pronunciation--so that embarassament can be avoided by those who speak up in class or who try to impress their friends with…
Descriptors: Drills (Practice), Higher Education, Independent Study, Persuasive Discourse
Robinson, Adam; And Others – 1993
Based on the idea that knowing which words to use and how to use them are keys to an individual's getting the most from his or her mind, this book aims to improve people's vocabularies. To find out which words should be known, research into the vocabularies of educated adults was conducted by "The Princeton Review." Newspapers from…
Descriptors: Drills (Practice), Higher Education, Independent Study, Persuasive Discourse