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Summary: Good book for someone with an education ...
Review: ... that stopped in about the fifth-grade. It has some good words and it is presented in a readable fashion. But it fails to elevate anyones vocabulary beyond, say a high school senior or college freshman might be required to learn or carry a dictionary around to utilize in their papers.
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Summary: Good for life, not very useful for standart tests
Review: As the date for my GRE and MCAT test approaches, I needed a book to increase my vocabulary for the verbal section (specially for the MCAT where vocabulary section is very tough) so I borrowed this book from a local library... the reading is very appealing: each vocabulary list are classified under a general topic, interesting and curious facts about the words are provided. However, I do not find it very useful for graduate examinations test since it devotes many sections to computer jargoon which obviously do not appear in the GRE. Yet for real life, I think it is useful since many words are used; moreover, one featured that I loved is that it presents English idioms... this is specially useful for people whom English is their second language such as moi
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Summary: The most thought provoking vocabulary book I ever read . . .
Review: If you enjoy words, love reading, and are naturally curious about meaning, this book is bound to become one of your all time favorites. I borrowed a copy from the library twice before realizing I'll be coming back to this book forever so I bought my own copy. It takes today's most relevant words and injects a stimulating and compelling reason for learning them. To summarize this book in one word "fascinating", to summarize in two words "must have." Jay Myers 2-23-03
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