Word Workout: Building a Muscular Vocabulary in 10 Easy Steps

· Macmillan Audio · Narrated by Charles Harrington Elster
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Word Workout is a practical audiobook for building vocabulary - a graduated program featuring thousands of words that begins with those known by most college graduates and ascends to words known only by the most educated, intelligent, and well-read adults. This workout is a comprehensive program, chock-full of information about synonyms, antonyms, and word origins, and replete with advice on proper usage and pronunciation. There are also creative review quizzes at each step of the way to measure your progress and reinforce learning. Unlike other vocabulary books, Word Workout provides a complete learning experience with clear explanations and surefire methods to retain new knowledge. Far more than a cram session for a standardized test, this book is designed as a lifetime vocabulary builder, featuring words used by the top tier of literate Americans, laid out in 10 accessible chapters designed for anyone who is looking for some serious verbal exercise.

From "avowal" to "proselytize", from "demagogue" to "mendicant", Charles Harrington Elster has carefully picked the words you need to know, and given you an easy, fast, and fail-safe way to learn and remember them.

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CHARLES HARRINGTON ELSTER is a nationally recognized authority on language and the author of The Accidents of Style, Verbal Advantage and many other books. He has written for The New York Times Magazine, the Boston Globe, and the Wall Street Journal, and been a guest commentator on hundreds of radio shows. He lives in San Diego, California.

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