内容简介
LETYOURVOCABULARYSPEAKFORITSELF.Whetheryourgoalistogetacompetitiveedgeonaspecificexamorsimplytobuildyourwordknowledge,thisupdatedsixtheditionofWordSmartgivesyouthetoolsyouneedtotransformyourvocabularyandstartusingwordswithconfidence!WORDSMART,6thEDITION includes:• Morethan1,400vocabwordsthatbelongineverysavvystudent'svocabulary•Listsofcommonwordrootsandusageerrors •Keytermsyouneedtoknowtounderstandfieldssuchasfinance,science,andthearts•Need-to-knowvocabforstandardizedtestsliketheSATandGRE•ForeignphrasesandabbreviationscommonlyencounteredinreadingorconversationThewordsinthisbookcomefromacarefulanalysisofnewspapers(fromthe NewYorkTimes tothe WallStreetJournal),magazines(from Time to ScientificAmerican),andbooksfromcurrentbestsellerstoclassics.WealsocombedthroughtheSATandotherstandardizedteststodeterminewhichwordsaretestedmostfrequently.Wesiftedoutthewordsthatmostpeopleknow,andfocusedonwordsthatmostpeoplemisunderstandormisuse.YoucanbeconfidentthatwithWordSmart,you'llgetthehelpyouneedtocommunicatemoreclearlyandeffectively,understandwhatyouread,andscorehigheronstandardizedtests!
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