The Big Book of Words You Should Know

Author: David Olsen
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1440520771
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 358

Book Description
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.

The Big Book Of Words You Should Know To Sound Smart

Author: Robert W Bly
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1440591075
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 336

Book Description
The ultimate word book for aspiring intellectuals! The most compendious collection of words for aspiring scholars, this book helps you hold your own in intellectual discourse. Featuring 2,400 sophisticated, obscure, and obtuse terms, each page provides you with the definitions you need to know to lock academic horns with the clerisy. From antebellum and eleemosynary to impasto and putative, you will quickly master hundreds of erudite phrases that will improve your conversational elegance. Complete with definitions and sample sentences for each entry, The Big Book of Words You Should Know to Sound Smart will elevate your lexicon as you impress the susurration out of the perfervid hoi polloi.

The Words You Should Know to Sound Smart

Author: Robert W Bly
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1598698869
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
ADULT LITERACY GUIDES & HANDBOOKS. This is a tongue-in-cheek guide to words that any smart, well-educated, pretentious person should be able to drop into cocktail conversation.The reader is encouraged to toss off words such as 'Disestablishmentarianism', 'descant', and 'autodidactic', proving, if not the value of a good education, at least the appearance of a good education.Each word is accompanied by a pronunciation guide and a sentence illustrating its use. Some of the sentences are made up, while others are well-known quotations.

The Big Book of Words and Pictures

Author: Ole Könnecke
Publisher:
ISBN: 1776571355
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 11

Book Description
This large-format boardbook contains the whole world of childhood. There's a kitchen, and all the things in it. There are planes and ships, plants and animals, colors and clothing . . . with enchanting small stories on every page. A perfect companion to the popular Big Book of Animals of the World.

The Big Book of Words That Sell

Author: Robert W. Bly
Publisher: Skyhorse
ISBN: 9781510741751
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The language you need to sell and succeed, from America’s top copywriter. Robert W. Bly is a self-made multi-millionaire and brings in six figures of sales annually from marketing and selling his own products, not to mention more than half a million from his freelance writing. He’s been a professional copywriter for nearly forty years and has been named America’s best copywriter. And now he’s drawing back the curtain and revealing hundreds of proven words and phrases that can help you: Grab the reader’s attention. Convey a sense of urgency. Communicate what’s special, different, and unique about your product. Boost response with proven time-tested offers. Arouse the reader’s curiosity. Overcome buyer objections. Announce something new. Move the reader emotionally. Create a perception of superior product value. Give the reader news. And much more. The Big Book of Words that Sell contains the 1200 words and phrases that have proven to sell most effectively for Bob, and the best situations to employ that language in. Use them to: Sell any product or service. Get connections, followers, and friends on social media. Write social media posts and ads that generate more clicks and conversions. Optimize web pages for Google and other search engines. Write e-mails that get higher open and click-through rates. Become a more powerful and persuasive copywriter. Increase web site traffic and conversion. Generate better return from your Call to Actions (CTA). The Big Book of Words that Sell: 1200 Words and Phrases That Every Salesperson and Marketer Should Know and Use is your guide to the world’s most persuasive words and phrases—and how to leverage them to sell your product.

My Big Book of Words & Pictures

Author:
Publisher: Allied Publishers
ISBN: 9788184245042
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 112

Book Description

The Big Book of Words for Curious Kids

Author: Heloise Antoine
Publisher: Peachtree Publishers
ISBN: 9781561451111
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28

Book Description
Observing, recognizing, and naming things will become an exciting adventure with The Big Book of Words for Curious Kids. This appealing, easy-to-use book makes the first steps of learning easier for children and more fun for their parents. Through these pages, children can enter the universe of words on their own level, recognizing little by little the order of things, what things are called, how they are used, and how they relate to one another.

Big Book of English Words

Author: Mairi Mackinnon
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Limited
ISBN: 9781409551652
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
An essential vocabulary builder for young children, with around a thousand everyday words and pictures, arranged thematically.

Little Bill's Big Book of Words

Author: Christine Lukas
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780439384704
Category : Vocabulary
Languages : en
Pages : 30

Book Description
Little Bill encourages children to value their family and friends, to feel good about themselves, and to learn to solve problems creatively.

Big Words for Little Geniuses

Author: Susan Patterson
Publisher: jimmy patterson
ISBN: 0316502944
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 67

Book Description
The ABCs get a fun twist in this New York Times bestselling picture book that joyfully teaches wondrous big words to curious learners. This clever picture book by James and Susan Patterson is filled with amazing A-to-Z art, sophisticated words, and definitions for young logophiles (word lovers!). This is the perfect gift for the little ones in your life with "bibliomania," who will appreciate the "juxtaposition" of impressive words and bright, beautiful illustrations. Includes a list of extra words in the back for further learning. Delightfully whimsical artwork by artist Hsinping Pan brings these big words to life. This early foray into learning is a rollicking read-aloud and tons of fun for all ages.