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(1)(2)(3)VOCABULARY & SPELLING
SUCCESS
IN 20 MINUTES A DAY
N E W Y O R K
4th Edition
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(5)INTRODUCTION vii
CHAPTER 1 Pretest
CHAPTER 2 Vocabulary Terms and Language Origins 11
CHAPTER 3 Spelling Rules 15
CHAPTER 4 Vocabulary List 1—Prefixes 31
CHAPTER 5 Vocabulary List 2—Suffixes 45
CHAPTER 6 Vocabulary List 3—Learning Roots 59
CHAPTER 7 Vocabulary List 4—More Roots 73
CHAPTER 8 Vocabulary List 5—Foreign Language Terms
Used in English 87
CHAPTER 9 Vocabulary List 6—Business Terms 101
CHAPTER 10 Vocabulary List 7—Technology Terms 115
CHAPTER 11 Vocabulary List 8—Legal Terms 129
CHAPTER 12 Vocabulary List 9—Terms Relating to Language
and Literature 143
CHAPTER 13 Vocabulary List 10—Short Words That Mean a Lot 157
CHAPTER 14 Vocabulary List 11—Adjectives 171
CHAPTER 15 Vocabulary List 12—Acronyms 185
Contents
(6)The following resources will help you build your vocabulary beyond the words in this book In this list, you will find print material to help you on your way to further word study Before you look at any of the books listed, you should get a good dictionary For general reference at home, a collegiate or col-lege dictionary will suffice Try Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (Merriam-Webster, Inc., 2003) You can also refer to an online dictionary, such as Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary, found at www.m-w.com
A P P E N D I X
Additional Resources
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(7)R e c o m m e n d e d B o o k s
1001 Vocabulary & Spelling Questions(NY: LearningExpress, 1999)
Bromberg, Murray, and Julius Liebb.601 Words You Need to Know to Pass Your Exam,Fourth Edition (NY: Bar-ron’s Educational Series, 2004)
Bromberg, Murray, and Melvin Gordon.1100 Words You Need to Know, 4th Edition (NY: Barron’s Educational Series, 2000)
Contemporary Vocabulary (NY: St Martin’s Press, 1995)
Cornog, Mary Wood.Merriam Webster’s Vocabulary Builder(Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster Publishing, Inc., 1994)
Elster, Charles Harrinton.Verbal Advantage: 10 Steps to Powerful Vocabulary(NY: Random House Reference, 2000) Funk, Wilfred John, and Norman Lewis.30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary(NY: Pocket Books, 1991) Keen, Dennis.Developing Vocabulary Skills(Boston, MA: Heinle & Heinle ITP Publishers, 1994)
Kolby, Jeff.Vocabulary 4000: The 4000 Words Essential for an Educated Vocabulary(Los Angeles, CA: Nova Press, 2000)
Lewis, Norman.Word Power Made Easy(NJ: BBS Publishing Corporation, 1995)
Randol, Susan (editor).Random House Webster’s Power Vocabulary Builder(NY: Ballantine Books, 1996) Robinson, Adam.Word Smart: Building an Educated Vocabulary(Princeton, NJ: Princeton Review Series, 2001) Schur, Norman W.1000 Most Important Words(NY: Ballantine Books, 1982)
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