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Index
Title
Contents
Introduction
About This Book
Conventions Used in This Book
Special Features
How This Book Is Organized
Icons Used in This Book
Where to Go from Here
Part I : Getting Your Bearings
Chapter 1: Figuring Out How Words Work
Getting an Idea of a Good Vocabulary
Talkin’ the Talk
Reaping Vocabulary’s Rewards
Trying to Make Sense of the English Language
Improving Your Vocabulary the Easy Way
Chapter 2: Building Your Vocabulary
Playing to Improve Your Vocabulary
Reading Up on Words
Boosting Your Vocabulary for Standardized Tests
Pronouncing Words Correctly
Exercising Your New Vocabulary
Chapter 3: Picking Up Meaning
Reading Between the Lines
Talkin’ the Talk
Talkin’ the Talk
Talkin’ the Talk
Being an Armchair Detective
Deciphering Words with Multiple Meanings
Chapter 4: Using the Right Word
Choosing Your Words
Digging into Diction
Talkin’ the Talk
Bringing Home the Bacon: Idioms
Talkin’ the Talk
Abbreviating Acronyms
Part II : Mastering the Basics
Chapter 5: Getting to the Root of the Matter
Tending to Word Roots
Getting Scientific with Greek Roots
Talkin’ the Talk
Cultivating Latin Roots
Chapter 6: Starting Off with Prefixes
Going to the Head of the Word
Talkin’ the Talk
Seeing Prefixes Everywhere: De-, Re-, In-, Un-, and Pre-
Eyeing Other Common Prefixes
Sailing through Greek Prefixes
Talkin’ the Talk
Pursuing Prefixes from Latin
Adding In Anglo-Saxon Prefixes
Acting Like a Prefix: Words that Do Double Duty
Chapter 7: Ending Well: Suffixes
Meeting the Most Often Used Suffixes
Expanding Your Suffix Collection
Talkin’ the Talk
Putting Suffixes to Work
Part III : Expanding Your Base
Chapter 8: Shading Meaning: Synonyms, Antonyms, Connotations, Denotations
Distilling Synonym Essentials
Talkin’ the Talk
Analyzing Antonyms
Understanding Subtext: Connotation and Denotation
Chapter 9: Hear Your Homonyms and Homophones Here
Differentiating Homonyms and Homophones (In Case You’re Curious)
Talkin’ the Talk
Dealing with Homonyms and Homophones
Making a Lo-o-o-ng List
Having Fun with Homonyms
Chapter 10: Compounding Words
Presenting Compound Basics
Using Compounds to Build Your Vocabulary
Compounding a Few, Final Words
Chapter 11: Romancing English: Words from French, Spanish, and Italian
Ooo La La! English Words from French
Talkin’ the Talk
Talkin’ the Talk
Ole! Words from Spanish
Living la Dolce Vita: Words from Italian
Talkin’ the Talk
Chapter 12: Borrowing from the Neighbors: Words from Other Languages
Liking Latin
Talkin’ the Talk
Talking Blarney: Words from the Irish and Scots
Oy Vey! English Words from Yiddish
Talkin’ the Talk
Dressing Up with Words from Arabic
Talkin’ the Talk
Lapping Up Words from Other Lands
Part IV : Getting Savvy with Vocabulary
Chapter 13: Trying Your Skills on Standardized Tests
Assembling the Skills You Need
Getting Familiar with the Types of Test Questions
Talkin’ the Talk
Incorporating General Test Prep Tips
Chapter 14: Taking Care of Business Vocabulary
Talking on Company Time
Talkin’ the Talk
Mastering Jargon
Chapter 15: Mutterings on Money Matters
Managing Your Money Day to Day
Talkin’ the Talk
Investigating Investment Terms
Talking about Markets
Taxing Terms
Talkin’ the Talk
Chapter 16: Speaking Legalese
Mastering Legal Terms
Talkin’ the Talk
Talkin’ the Talk
Talkin’ the Talk
Hailing the Chief: Words about Government
Chapter 17: Doctoring Your Words: Medical Terms
Talking about Your Body
Choosing a Specialist
Talkin’ the Talk
Determining What Ails You
Decoding Medical Lingo
Talkin’ the Talk
Chapter 18: Acquiring Shopping and Eating Language
Cashing In with Collectibles
Talkin’ the Talk
Dressing for Success: Terms for Clothes
Chowing Down: Terms for Food
Chapter 19: Expanding the Language: Recent Additions
Combining Old Words to Make New Words
New Words Galore: Neologisms
Talkin’ the Talk
Talkin’ the Talk
Chapter 20: Exploring Words from Real and Mythical People and Places
What’s in a Name? A Lot When It’s an Eponym!
Words from Places: Toponyms
Talking with Words from Animals
Talkin’ the Talk
Words from Myths and Literature
Part V : The Part of Tens
Chapter 21: Don’t Go There: Language to Avoid
Ageist Vocabulary
Bureaucratic Language
Doublespeak
Empty Words
Inflated Language
Euphemisms
Language Biased Against the Handicapped
Jargon
Racist Vocabulary
Sexist Language
Chapter 22: Distinctions Worth Making
Sound-Alike Words
What a Difference a Letter (Or Two) Makes
Words with Similar Meanings
One Word or Two?
Chapter 23: Ten Techniques for Nonnative Speakers
A or An
Degree of Comparison
Count Nouns
Noncount Nouns
Nouns That Can Be Both Count and Noncount
Nouns as Adjectives
Plurals
Proper Nouns
The and A
Who, Which, That
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