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Summary: A solid book for serious study
Review: I got this book while preparing to take the GRE. Their choice of words and their explanations are very good. I strongly recommend this book to anyone who does not just want to cramme the words for an exam. If you love english, you will love this book.
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Summary: just Don't buy this book!
Review: I originally bought this book at a library used book sale some time ago and figured it might come in handy sometime. When I finally got around to reading it, I couldn't put it down. It is replete with effective ways of learning new words, recognizing how groups of words are related, and how to remember their meanings. But they make it fun with mini history lessons, tales of Greek gods and heroes, and humorous anecdotes of students' malapropisms as well as detailed etymologies. This terrific tome would make an ideal prep for the GRE or any standardized vocabulary test. There are also sections on common Latin, French, Italian, German, & Spanish phrases & expressions. This is way more than an antiseptic, desultory, unrelated listing of vocabulary words. I learned a great deal from this book and I considered myself to have a pretty good vocabulary before I read it. Enjoy!
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Summary: Potential Buyer
Review: I was searching for a book to help me build my vocabulary in preparation for the GRE. Of course, I always read the customer reviews before I make any purchase here. I must say that the previous review that gave this book only one star encouraged me the most to buy the book. It appears that this reviewer is in more desparate need for a grammar book than a vocabulary book (you can always work on that later, love). This review will not help anyone decide whether or not to buy the book, but take my advice and analyze how the reviewer writes--not just WHAT they write, lol.
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Summary: Potential Buyer
Review: I was searching for a book to help me build my vocabulary in preparation for the GRE. Of course, I always read the customer reviews before I make any purchase here. I must say that the previous review that gave this book only one star encouraged me the most to buy the book. It appears that this reviewer is in more desparate need for a grammar book than a vocabulary book (you can always work on that later, love). This review will not help anyone decide whether or not to buy the book, but take my advice and analyze how the reviewer writes--not just WHAT they write, lol.
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Summary: A great vocabulary builder!
Review: Nurnberg and Rosenblum did a fine job putting together this book of vocabulary words. The different chapters focus on various themes or groups of words, including some from mythology. Some rather obscure and challenging terms are included, and I particularly liked that aspect of this publication. If you're looking for an entertaining vocabulary building book that includes more words than other competing items, then this is the ideal vade mecum for you.
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