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) - Couverture souple

Olsen, David

 
9781605501390: 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)
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1605501395 ISBN 13 : 9781605501390
Editeur : Adams Media, 2009

Synopsis

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.

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Éditeur
Adams Media
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1605501395
ISBN 13 
9781605501390
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
448
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
Simon and Schuster Netherlands BV
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